File Pathname character limitations in Windows
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!When you copy files from one location to other in Windows, you might have seen the errors like “File name too long to copy” with those wonderful useless options SKIP or CANCEL.
This is because of the limit on the [...]
Slow Network copy and connection drops in Windows 7
If you experience Slow Network Connection or file copy from and to the Windows 7 PC or laptop takes ages to completes or connection disconnects then this could be caused by the Task Offload settings. The task offload settings are enabled by default at the NIC level and globally at the system level. This should [...]
ngrep – Grep traffic patterns of your network interfaces
If you are a *NIX person then you should probably be aware of the usefulness of GREP utility. GREP is a utility to filter specific text entries from various inputs like a file, console/terminal output in *NIX. ngrep is a free tool which in simple words is a grep tool for network traffic where you [...]
Skype 2.5 VoIP client on Windows Mobile smartphones
Skype is the leading VoIP client that helps make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users and make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles all over the Internet. Skype client software is supported on Windows Mobiles. Skype 2.5 for Windows Mobile is the version that can run [...]
Disable IPv6 Random identifier in Windows 7, Server 2008 & Vista
Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public and link-local addresses. A public IPv6 address is a global address that is registered in [...]
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!When you copy files from one location to other in Windows, you might have seen the errors like “File name too long to copy” with those wonderful useless options SKIP or CANCEL.
This is because of the limit on the [...]
If you experience Slow Network Connection or file copy from and to the Windows 7 PC or laptop takes ages to completes or connection disconnects then this could be caused by the Task Offload settings. The task offload settings are enabled by default at the NIC level and globally at the system level. This should [...]
ngrep – Grep traffic patterns of your network interfaces
If you are a *NIX person then you should probably be aware of the usefulness of GREP utility. GREP is a utility to filter specific text entries from various inputs like a file, console/terminal output in *NIX. ngrep is a free tool which in simple words is a grep tool for network traffic where you [...]
Skype 2.5 VoIP client on Windows Mobile smartphones
Skype is the leading VoIP client that helps make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users and make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles all over the Internet. Skype client software is supported on Windows Mobiles. Skype 2.5 for Windows Mobile is the version that can run [...]
Disable IPv6 Random identifier in Windows 7, Server 2008 & Vista
Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public and link-local addresses. A public IPv6 address is a global address that is registered in [...]
If you are a *NIX person then you should probably be aware of the usefulness of GREP utility. GREP is a utility to filter specific text entries from various inputs like a file, console/terminal output in *NIX. ngrep is a free tool which in simple words is a grep tool for network traffic where you [...]
Skype is the leading VoIP client that helps make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users and make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles all over the Internet. Skype client software is supported on Windows Mobiles. Skype 2.5 for Windows Mobile is the version that can run [...]
Disable IPv6 Random identifier in Windows 7, Server 2008 & Vista
Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public and link-local addresses. A public IPv6 address is a global address that is registered in [...]
Starting Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, to prevent address scans of IPv6 addresses based on the known company IDs of network adapter manufacturers, Windows by default generate random interface IDs for non-temporary autoconfigured IPv6 addresses, including public and link-local addresses. A public IPv6 address is a global address that is registered in [...]
