How to install .NET 3.51 on Windows easily with Powershell.

I had problems installing .NET 3.51 on Windows 8.1, the downloaded installed kept saying that it could not access the Internet to download and install the files, which is retarded. So I put in the Windows DVD and used the command below in an Administrator Powershell session. PS C:\Windows\system32> Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:I:\sources\sxs … Read more

Some more useful Linux commands for the desktop and server user.

This simple command allows the user to print the contents of a variable. homer@deusexmachina:~ % echo "$LOGNAME" homerhomer@deusexmachina:~ % echo "$LOGNAME" homer Use the netstat command to get information about all network connections to and from your machine. homer@deusexmachina:~ % netstat Active Internet connections Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 0 … Read more

Getting information from a Windows machine using the net command on Linux.

The net command may be used to get information from a Windows PC. Below is an example. I am reading the time from a Windows 7 Ultimate PC. root@debian:/home/homer# net time -I 192.168.100.5 Fri Jul 11 11:22:32 2014root@debian:/home/homer# net time -I 192.168.100.5 Fri Jul 11 11:22:32 2014 This command shows the network shares that my … Read more