Author: Marc Wilson

Marc Wilson

Marc is one of the Editors of PCWDLD & loves to get his Hands into Things he Shouldn't.

He's passionate about Networking (Cisco, etc), Microsoft Server and has a knack for Audio Engineering as well.

With an Extensive History in Windows Server Administration and Exchange Server Administration, Marc is paving the Future for newcomers to learn more about Tools & Software they can use to make your job easier!

Monitor Windows Server Bandwidth Usage [ Free Tools & Utilities]

We’ve already heard the usual complaints from end-users… “my Internet is slow…,” or “my downloads are taking too long…” and the first thing that comes to our mind is to…

Domain Password Policy – How To Configure and Setup

Domain Password Policy – How To Configure & Setup!

Having strong passwords in an Active Directory (AD) network ensures that hackers can’t crack user’s passwords with methods such as brute-force dictionary attacks. By default, in an Active Directory domain,…

Best PING Sweep Software & Tools for Bulk Uptime/Downtime Stats

One of the easiest and most efficient ways to determine a range of IP addresses mapping to live hosts in a network is through the basic network scanning method, known…

How to Monitor Windows Services via Powershell & Alert if Down/Up!

There are many ways to monitor Windows services but one of the most flexible methods is via PowerShell (PS). The advanced PS scripts referenced in this post will help you…

Best SSH Clients for Windows for Managing/Saving Sessions & Passwords!

Believe it or not, Secure Shell (SSH) is becoming one of the most important remote connection protocols today. SSH is used by many systems and network administrators to connect to…

Ping MTU – Find a Path’s MTU using PING Command

In some cases, higher-layer protocols may create large-size packets that not all network paths can support, such as the case of the jumbo frames. These large packets (or frames) exceed…

active directory backup – A tutorial and free guide

Active Directory Backup – Easy & Fast Way to Backup your Domain!

In this post, you are going to learn how to do a Manual backup of an Active Directory domain controller. First, we are going to install the Windows Server Backup…

FreshService Alternatives for Help & Service Desk Software Solution!

A Help and Service Desk are some of the most critical resources of any business. These are the areas where customers or end-users interact with the company and get information…

SNMP Trap vs Syslog – Whats the Difference?

IT admins use either Syslog or SNMP traps for monitoring purposes. Both standards provide very similar monitoring information but through different functionalities. Summary of Each: Syslog works more as a…

Tagged, UnTagged and Native VLANS Tutorial – A Quick Guide about What they Are?

In the early days of networks, we used hubs to connect devices to a local area network (LAN). These devices were unintelligent – they forwarded every packet they received to…