Windows XP Oneliners
net time /setsntp:pool.ntp.org
This will make your system run on time within the millisecond
Diagnose Network Problems
netsh diag gui
Flush the ARP cache
netsh interface ip delete arpcache
ARP is the Address Resolution Protocol which caters for the coupling between ip-address and ethernet address
Flush the DNS cache
ipconfig /flushdns
DNS is the Domain Name System which caters for the coupling between an internet computer name (e.g. www.linux.com) and the corresponding ip-address.
Open up the Windows-XP SP2 firewall voor remote desktop
netsh firewall add portopening TCP 3389 RDP enable custom 10.10.0.0/16
netsh firewall add allowedprogram C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe mstsc.exe enable
Of course adapte the network specification (10.10.0.0/16 in the example) to your own
network of choice, or (and this is not recommended from a security perspective) define
"any" instead of the network.
Patch Windows without Internet
Heise Offline Update
AutoPatcher
Microsoft monthly ISO
The Heise tool supports Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 and automatically incorporates the newly released patches
from every Patch Tuesday.
last edit: 20070618
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