Thursday, May 22, 2014

Join me at TechDays in San Francisco happening June 5-6

 
I'm excited to be participating in TechDays in San Francisco happening June 5-6. You can't ask for a better line up of speakers and sessions. It is two days, 4 tracks per day and just some amazing content. The entire schedule is available up on Eventboard (mobile app) and it is the best way to figure out who is presenting and the session abstracts.

The remarkable part of this regional conference is the quality and level of speakers they get who also present at events like Microsoft TechEd, TechMentor, Windows Connections, and many other key conferences. Oh, and one of the best parts of this conference? It is only $200 for two days and there is limited time to sign up. All the proceeds go to help fund raise for Pacific IT Professionals, a non-profit IT pro user group to run their monthly user group meetings so come help them out!

So join me in San Francisco at the Microsoft office and hear from industry experts about IT, DevOps and all the interesting innovations happening in the industry today, like PowerShell!
- Ed

Monday, May 19, 2014

Presented at Cisco Live 2014 in San Francisco - TECRST-3614 session follow up

For those that attended the Cisco Live TECRST-3614 - Practical Knowledge for Enterprise IPv6 Deployments session yesterday (May 18, 2014), thank you for participating. I was unfortunately unable to present some of my IPv6 Windows host specific content. I wanted to provide some PowerShell examples along with some info from my demo because I had to skip all of that content.
So, to add a bit more value here are some of my demo scripts I planned to walk through as part of the session. The demos were based on my book chapters and the code from those so this is a quick way to get much of that information (it isn't a match one for one but it should still be useful).

Demo 1:
# - Chapter 5 - IPv6 and PowerShell
# - IPv6 only PowerShell cmdlets
Get-NetIPv6Protocol
Set-NetIPv6Protocol
#
# - Randomize IPv6 Addresses for Privacy
# turn off privacy addressing (make it do EUI-64)
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -RandomizeIdentifiers Disabled
# turn back on privacy addressing
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -RandomizeIdentifiers Enabled
#
# - Temporary IPv6 Address Behavior
# - turn off temporary addressing
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -UseTemporaryAddresses Disabled
# - turn back on temporary addressing
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -UseTemporaryAddresses Enabled
#
# - Physical and Logical Interfaces
Get-NetAdapter
Set-NetAdapter
Disable-NetAdapter
Enable-NetAdapter
Rename-NetAdapter 
Restart-NetAdapter
# - examples of the above cmdlets
# - Disable an example Wi-Fi adapter
Disable-NetAdapter -InterfaceDescription 'Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205' -Confirm:$false
# - Enable the example Wi-Fi adapter
Enable-NetAdapter -InterfaceDescription 'Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205' -Confirm:$false
# - Rename the adapter
Rename-NetAdapter  -Name <current name> -NewName <new name>
# - Disable then Enable the adapter
Restart-NetAdapter
#
# - Interface Management
Get-NetIPAddress
New-NetIPAddress
Set-NetIPAddress
Remove-NetIPAddress
Get-NetIPConfiguration
# - examples of the above cmdlets
# - see if any existing IP addresses are assigned to interface 20 (Wi-Fi)
Get-NetIPAddress รข€“InterfaceIndex 20
# - Set the IP address on the interface for the first time using PowerShell
New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::1 -PrefixLength 64 -DefaultGateway 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::254
# - If you are modifying an existing server IP stack you will need to use PowerShell
Set-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::2 -PrefixLength 64
# - Remove the IP address on the interface
Remove-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -Confirm:$false
#
# - Routing Management
Get-NetRoute
New-NetRoute
Remove-NetRoute
# - examples of the above cmdlets
# - see the existing IPv6 routing table
Get-NetRoute -AddressFamily IPv6
# - add an example IPv6 route to the routing table
New-NetRoute -DestinationPrefix 2600::/12 -InterfaceIndex 20 -NextHop fe80::5ef:b5a3:2ab1:54ce -Publish Yes -RouteMetric 256
# - remove an example IPv6 route to the routing table
Remove-NetRoute -DestinationPrefix 2600::/12 -Confirm:$false
#
# - DNS Client Management
Get-DnsClientServerAddress
Set-DnsClientServerAddress
# - see the existing DNS resolver IPv6 addresses on a Windows host
Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv6
# - set the IPv6 DNS resolvers to 2001:4860:4860::8888 and 2001:4860:4860::8844
Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 20 -ServerAddresses("2001:4860:4860::8888","2001:4860:4860::8844")
# - restore the DNS settings to what DHCP provided
Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 20 -ResetServerAddresses
#
# - 6to4 transition technology
Get-Net6to4Configuration
Set-Net6to4Configuration
Reset-Net6to4Configuration
# - first check the 6to4 status with PowerShell
Get-Net6to4Configuration
# - show the status with netsh
netsh interface ipv6 6to4 show state
# - turn off 6to4
Set-Net6to4Configuration -State Disabled 
# - same task with netsh
netsh interface ipv6 6to4 set state disable 
#
# - ISATAP transition technology
Get-NetIsatapConfiguration
Set-NetIsatapConfiguration
Reset-NetIsatapConfiguration
# - first check the ISATAP status
Get-NetIsatapConfiguration
# - show the status
netsh interface ipv6 isatap show state
# - turn off ISATAP
Set-NetIsatapConfiguration -State Disabled
Set-NetIsatapConfiguration -ResolutionState Disabled
# - same task with netsh
netsh interface isatap set state disable
netsh interface isatap set router state disable 
#
# - Teredo transition technology
Get-NetTeredoConfiguration
Get-NetTeredoState
Set-NetTeredoConfiguration
Reset-NetTeredoConfiguration
# - Teredo status
Get-NetTeredoConfiguration
Get-NetTeredoState
# - show the status with netsh
netsh interface teredo show state
# - turn off teredo 
Set-NetTeredoConfiguration -Type Disabled
# - same task with netsh
netsh interface teredo set state type=Disabled
#
# - EOF


Demo 2:
# - Chapter 3 - IPv6 Addressing
# - Enable ISATAP forwarding:
# - ISATAP Router PowerShell configuration example for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceAlias <Name> -AddressFamily IPv6 -Forwarding Enabled -Advertising Enabled
# - ISATAP Router netsh configuration example for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
netsh interface ipv6 set interface <ISATAP Interface Name or Index> forwarding=enabled advertise=enabled
#
# - Enable ISATAP routing and publish the route for the ISATAP prefix:
# - ISATAP PowerShell configuration example for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
New-NetRoute -DestinationPrefix <Prefix> -InterfaceAlias <Name> -AddressFamily IPv6 -Publish Yes
# - ISATAP netsh configuration example for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
netsh interface ipv6 add route <Address/Prefix> <ISATAP Interface Name or Index> publish=yes
#
# - Enable the ISATAP interface:
# - ISATAP PowerShell configuration example for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
Set-NetIsatapConfiguration -Router <IPv4 address>
# - ISATAP netsh configuration example for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
netsh interface isatap set router <IPv4 Address or name>
#
# - Teredo
# - Teredo status PowerShell example
Get-NetTeredoConfiguration 
# - Teredo status netsh example
netsh interface teredo show state 
#
# - Configure the Teredo Server in PowerShell
Set-NetTeredoConfiguration -Type server -ServerName <Name or IP Address>
# - Configure the Teredo Server in netsh
netsh interface teredo set state type=server servername=<Name or IP Address>
#
# - Configure the Teredo Relay with routing in PowerShell
Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceAlias <Name> -AddressFamily IPv6 -Forwarding Enabled
# - Configure the Teredo Relay with routing in netsh
netsh interface ipv6 set interface <Interface Name or Index Number> forwarding=enabled
#
# - Turn on Shunt for Teredo
Set-NetTeredoConfiguration -ServerShunt $True
Reset-NetTeredoConfiguration -ServerShunt
# - Confirm Shunt is on for Teredo
Get-NetTeredoConfiguration
#
# - Configure Teredo Clients with PowerShell
Set-NetTeredoConfiguration -ServerName <name>
# - Configure Teredo Clients with netsh
netsh interface teredo set state servername=<IPv4 address>
#
# - Multicast
# - Display the multicast addresses on a host's interface
netsh interface ipv6 show joins <interface id>
# - Display the multicast neighbors on a host's interface
Get-NetNeighbor -AddressFamily IPv6 -InterfaceIndex <interface id> | ft
# - Remove the multicast neighbor entries on a host
Remove-NetNeighbor -AddressFamily IPv6 -Confirm:$false
#
# - Random IDs
# - turn off random addressing (make it do EUI-64) with PowerShell
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -RandomizeIdentifiers Disabled
# - turn back on random addressing with PowerShell
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -RandomizeIdentifiers Enabled    
#- shutting off random extension (force EUI-64) with netsh
netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=active
netsh interface ipv6 set global randomizeidentifiers=disabled store=persistent
#
# - Temporary IPv6 Address
# - turn off temporary addressing with PowerShell
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -UseTemporaryAddresses Disabled
# - turn back on temporary addressing with PowerShell
Set-NetIPv6Protocol -UseTemporaryAddresses Enabled
# - shutting off temporary addresses
netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=active
netsh interface ipv6 set privacy state=disabled store=persistent

# - Manually setting IPv6 Addresses
# Set the IP address on the interface for the first time using PowerShell
New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::1 -PrefixLength 64 -DefaultGateway 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::254
# If you are modifying an existing server IP stack you will need to use PowerShell
Set-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 2001:0db8:cafe:0010::2 -PrefixLength 64
# - EOF

Demo 3:
# - Chapter 8 - IPv6 and DNS
# - Installing DNS
Add-WindowsFeature DNS
Get-WindowsFeature DNS
# - to modify the DNS listener IP address
Get-DnsServer | Export-Clixml -Path "c:\DnsServerConfig1.xml"
# - import the DNS listener file back in (it replaces the file)
$x = Import-Clixml "c:\DnsServerConfig1.xml"
Set-DnsServer -InputObject $x
#
# - IPv6 DNS resource entries
Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone
Add-DnsServerResourceRecordAAAA
Remove-DnsServerResourceRecord
# - build out the example.com zone
Add-DnsServerPrimaryZone -Name "example.com" -ZoneFile "example.com.dns"
# - build out an AAAA record
Add-DnsServerResourceRecordAAAA -Name "ipv6host" -ZoneName "example.com" -CreatePtr -AllowUpdateAny -IPv6Address "2001:db8:a::1" -TimeToLive 08:00:00
# - as an alternative do
Add-DnsServerResourceRecord -AAAA -Name "ipv6host" -ZoneName "example.com" -CreatePtr -AllowUpdateAny -IPv6Address "2001:db8:a::1" -TimeToLive 08:00:00
# - remove the record
Remove-DnsServerResourceRecord -name "ipv6host" -ZoneName "example.com" -RRType AAAA -Force
#
# - Get DNS query block list
Get-DnsServerGlobalQueryBlockList
# - Root Hint information
Get-DnsServerRootHint
Import-DnsServerRootHint
Add-DnsServerRootHint
Remove-DnsServerRootHint
# - example PowerShell cmdlet to see unique root level servers
Get-DnsServerRootHint | sort-object -property{$_.NameServer.RecordData.NameServer} -Unique
# - removing a.root-servers.net
Remove-DnsServerRootHint -NameServer "a.root-servers.net"
# - adding a new a.root-server.net entry
Add-DnsServerRootHint -NameServer "a.root-servers.net" -IPAddress 2001:503:ba3e::2:30
# - check for the change
Get-DnsServerRootHint | Where-Object {$_.NameServer.RecordData.NameServer -EQ "a.root-servers.net."} | Sort-Object -Unique
#
Get-DnsServerSetting
Test-DnsServer
# - example of testing DNS
Test-DnsServer -IPAddress ::1 -ZoneName "example.com"
# - check for the DNS Server module
Get-Command -Module DNSServer
#
# - DNS client settings
Get-DnsClientServerAddress
# - For IPv6 only
Get-DnsClientServerAddress -AddressFamily IPv6
# - set new DNS resolver server IPs
Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 4 -ServerAddresses("2001:4860:4860::8888","2001:4860:4860::8844")
# - check the DNS resolver settings
Get-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 4 -AddressFamily IPv6
# - test against the default DNS resolvers
Resolve-DnsName -Name www.cav6tf.org -Type AAAA
# - test against a specific DNS resolver
Resolve-DnsName -Name www.cav6tf.org -Type AAAA -Server 2001:4860:4860::8888
# - script to determine which interface a name resolver will use to connect to a resource
$rn = Resolve-DnsName -name www.cav6tf.org -type AAAA
Find-NetRoute -RemoteIPAddress $rn.ip6address
# - EOF

Demo 4:
# - Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous IPv6
# - NCSI
# - example that modifies the ncsi url location
Set-NCSIPolicyConfiguration -CorporateWebsiteProbeURL http://ipv6.ncsi.example.com -policystore Howfunky
# - get the ncsi policy
Get-NCSIPolicyConfiguration
# - reset back to default the ncsi policy on host "Howfunky"
Reset-NCSIPolicyConfiguration -PolicyStore Howfunky
#
# - prefix policy table
# - get the prefix policy table
Get-NetPrefixPolicy
# - netsh commands to manage the prefix policy table
netsh interface ipv6 show prefixpolicies
netsh interface ipv6 add prefixpolicy <prefix> <precedence> <label>
netsh interface ipv6 set prefixpolicy <prefix> <precedence> <label>
netsh interface ipv6 remove prefixpolicy <prefix> <precedence> <label>
# - sample script to get an RFC 3484 host to RFC 6724
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy 3ffe::/16 1 12 store=persistent
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy fec0::/10 1 11 store=persistent
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy fc00::/8 4 13 store=persistent
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy fd00::/8 3 14 store=persistent
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy ::/96 1 3 store=persistent
netsh int ipv6 add prefixpolicy ::ffff:0:0/96 35 4 store=persistent
# - EOF

Demo 5:
#---
# multicast
# - mld vserion 2
Set-NetIPv6Protocol MldVersion=3
#
# netsh command
netsh interface ipv6 set global mldversion=version2
#
# - set igmp v2
Set-NetIPv6Protocol MldVersion=2
#
#
resolve-dnsname -name www.cav6tf.org -LlmnrOnly
#
#---
# multicast
netsh interface ipv6 show joins
Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily ipv6 -InterfaceIndex 4 | ft
netsh interface ipv6 show joins interface=4
#
#
# - script to determine which interface a name resolver will use to connect to a resource
$rn = Resolve-DnsName -name www.cav6tf.org -type AAAA
Find-NetRoute -RemoteIPAddress $rn.ip6address
# - EOF

Please let me know if you have any questions. I would like to know if folks are finding the examples useful.
- Ed

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Book signing at Microsoft TechEd on Tuesday

My publisher will be hosting a book signing at their booth at Microsoft TechEd and I am schedule for a spot. Come join me at the @Apress booth #740 on Tuesday from 11:30 to Noon. I will be signing copies of my book and would love to chat and talk about IPv6 and Windows.


If you have your own copy with you I am happy to sign that one also. If you aren't lucky enough to get a copy of the book I will have some discount codes to hand out at the event for an ebook version. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Houston!
- Ed

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

I am presenting at Microsoft TechEd 2014 in Houston, TX

Microsoft TechEd North America

This year is going by too fast! I can't believe Microsoft TechEd is right around the corner. I am excited to be presenting again at the event, this time I am doing:
How IPv6 Impacts Private Cloud Deployments

The abstract for the presentation:
Thursday, May 15 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Edward Horley
Track: Datacenter and Infrastructure Management
Session Type: Breakout
Topic: IPv6
This presentation is focused on how IPv6 impacts Microsoft Private Cloud deployments. Topics covered include Hyper-V Network Virtualization (HNV), HNV Gateways, NVGRE, Windows PowerShell configuration for IPv6 addressing, DHCPv6 reservations for client hosts, IPAM integration, and general best practices for deployment. 
 
If you are attending TechEd this year I would love to see you in my session. I will be handing out discount codes for an ebook version of my recent book title Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators from Apress.
Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators
 

See you in Houston!
- Ed