Netsh
Netsh – how to manage networks with Netsh commands
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Netsh is a versatile command line tool for administrating networks on Windows. Once you’ve learned the syntax and its special structure, you can solve a range of tasks and problems. Get to know the Netsh commands and find out how to administrate Windows networks comfortably, and efficiently via Windows command prompt.

Netsh – how to manage networks with Netsh commands
Tar backup: How to create an archive with Linux
Create a tar backup: How the archiving works
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Regular backups are one of the most important factors of IT security. With Linux systems – which are often the backbone of a webserver – you can very efficiently create backup copies with the program tar. What can the archiving program do? We explain to you how tar functions and what its special features are. So that you’re able to create regular backups with tar in the future, we explain step by...

Create a tar backup: How the archiving works
Netcat
What is Netcat?
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Netcat is a true all-rounder in networks. Fault diagnostics, chats, extensive data transfers, and network security all form part of the impressive repertoire offered by the command line tool. But if it ends up in the wrong hands, it can also be misused. IT managers should therefore familiarize themselves with the tool.

What is Netcat?
Ping Command
How to use the ping command in Windows
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The ping command line program is available to you on all current operating systems. Using a step-by-by step tutorial, we’ll show you how you can activate ping in Windows via the command prompt and how to employ the tool for network diagnostics to verify the connection between two computers.

How to use the ping command in Windows
Introduction to cURL in Windows
Getting started with cURL in Windows
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cURL is integrated into Windows 10 and is a complex web development tool. It enables direct communication with websites via the Windows command prompt window without having to use an FTP client or browser. In this article, we will provide you with practical examples to help you learn the basics of using cURL for Windows.

Getting started with cURL in Windows
Fuchsia OS
Fuchsia OS – Google’s operating system of the future?
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Since 2016, Google developers have been working on a new open source operating system. Unlike Chrome OS and Android, Fuchsia OS is not based on the Linux kernel. Google is trying out a different path. We introduce you to the software project, take a look at the state of development, and dare to make some initial predictions about what Google has in store for Fuchsia OS.

Fuchsia OS – Google’s operating system of the future?
VPN service comparison
VPN service providers compared
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A virtual private network (VPN) hides internet users in the network, and protects them from targeted attacks. With the help of VPN services, barriers between countries via geo-blocking can also be overcome. There are now numerous VPN providers based in very different countries. Some offer particularly stable servers, although all of them have their own strengths.

VPN service providers compared
WinRAR alternatives
WinRAR alternatives: Comparing the best solutions
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If you want to send large files as an e-mail attachment, you have to compress them first. Zipped in small, handy containers, these packed files are not unzipped until they reach their destination. Besides the well-known WinRAR, there are a few other alternatives worth checking out for zipping and unzipping files. We’ll show you the advantages and disadvantages of the best WinRAR alternatives here....

WinRAR alternatives: Comparing the best solutions
Nagios plugins: how to install the extensions
Nagios plugins: the basic modules of the popular IT monitoring software
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Although the software itself doesn’t contain any functions for monitoring hosts, services, or events, Nagios is one of the most in-demand IT monitoring solutions. This task is left up to Nagios’ plugins, which can be installed in addition to the core files. Check out our digital guide and find out more about these indispensable modules and how to use these for your own Nagios installation.

Nagios plugins: the basic modules of the popular IT monitoring software
Creating a batch file
Creating a batch file: How to write your own .bat file
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Windows operating systems can be controlled and configured in a wide variety of ways. To this day, experienced administrators use Command Prompt, the Windows command-line interpreter, for this purpose. If you want to have Windows automatically process a sequence of commands, you can create a batch file. This tutorial will show you how.

Creating a batch file: How to write your own .bat file