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Use netstat to See Interface Statistics

Use netstat to See Interface Statistics

We can use netstat to see interface statistics including errors. This is typically done to verify that you have don’t have layer 1/layer 2 issues. For example if a switch port is configured for 100/Auto and the device expects 1000/Auto it may have issues. Setting both ports ...

Permanently Delete Files Windows Using Cipher

Permanently Delete Files Windows Using Cipher

The cipher program does a few interesting things. This post will talk about wiping free space, making it (realistically) unrecoverable using the free built in tool called cipher. Deleting Files As you probably know, deleting files doesn’t really “delete” them. It only makes the space available for future overwrite. This means that ...

Change Default Browser in Thunderbird Client

Change Default Browser in Thunderbird Client

I like thunderbird. It’s a free email client and lets me read all of my accounts at once. I hate that it defaults to edge browser though. There is no easy to find option for changing the default link handler in thunderbird. To fix this you need to edit your config profile. Click ...