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Connect to Windows over Rsync

Trying to connect your Linux-based servers to Windows workstations to pull data via rsync? Here’s how. Install OpenSSH service On the Windows side, install the optional OpenSSH Service: # Powershell Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server* Start-Service sshd Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic' New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH Server (sshd)' ` -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22 There are plenty of tutorials to do it through the GUI with Optional Features; given how much Microsoft is changing their menu options, you will need to look it up for your particular version of Windows.

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Forcing Wi-Fi on

Summary: In the K12 Education world, laptops are becoming more and more prevelant, and so is Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, limited users are allowed to forget Wi-Fi networks and turn on Airplane Mode and disable Wi-Fi altogether, ruining the experience for the next user. Technical Details and Assumptions We are assuming there is no MDM solution in place (i.e. Jamf, Intune, etc) We assume you’re running on-prem Active Directory (for the Group Policy portions) We assume you are not using certificate-based authentication (and therefore, not simply deploying Wi-Fi Profiles with GPO) We assume the profile has been loaded somehow already Requirements You have a method of deploying the Wi-Fi key (i.

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Wi-Fi only works when logged in

If you have a Wi-Fi network, and it doesn’t seem to connect unless you login, you need to change the profile. Symptom: Domain joined computer would not come online unless I logged in as a local user account (domain wasn’t available). Would work fine afterwards, but would disconnect as soon as I logged off. Resolution: The Wi-Fi network was set to only be a user profile. To change it: Open the Command Prompt or Powershell as an Administrator