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Get public IP using DNS

show public IP

Google:

dig o-o.myaddr.l.google.com txt @ns1.google.com +short
nslookup -type=txt o-o.myaddr.l.google.com ns1.google.com

"10.11.12.13"

OpenDNS:

dig myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com +short
nslookup myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com

10.11.12.13

Akamai:

dig whoami.akamai.net. @ns1-1.akamaitech.net. +short
nslookup whoami.akamai.net. ns1-1.akamaitech.net.

10.11.12.13

other usage

dig o-o.myaddr.l.google.com txt
nslookup -type=txt o-o.myaddr.l.google.com

returns txt record of DNS request to authoritative source address
edns0-client-subnet if available, showing original DNS request source address

dig o-o.myaddr.l.google.com txt @8.8.8.8 +short
nslookup -type=txt o-o.myaddr.l.google.com 8.8.8.8

"198.51.100.1"
"edns0-client-subnet 203.0.113.0/24"
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vSphere Clipboard Copy and Paste

To enable Copy and Paste option for a specific virtual machine:

Note: VMware Tools must be installed for the Copy and Paste option to work.

  1. Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine.
  2. Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.
  3. Click Edit Settings.
  4. Navigate to Options > Advanced > General and click Configuration Parameters.
  5. Click Add Row.
  6. Type these values in the Name and Value columns:

    isolation.tools.copy.disable FALSE
    isolation.tools.paste.disable FALSE

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1026437

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Add and set screen mode using xrandr

This works in ubuntu if you want to set any other screen mode get the according screen line with cvt XRES YRES FREQUENCY
Also the device name may have to be modified but VGA1 is typical for an second monitor which is plugged in via VGA.


xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60" 109.25 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1280x1024_60
xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x1024_60
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ESXi CDP

To configure CDP for a Standard vSwitch:

Log in as root to the Service Console (via SSH, remote console, or physical console if connecting to ESX) or to management vmkernel port (if connecting to ESXi).

Verify the current CDP setting for the desired virtual switch (vSwitch1, in this example):

esxcfg-vswitch -b vSwitch1

You see an output similar to:

listen

The output of listen indicates CDP is configured to read CDP information from the physical switch if available.
This is the default setting for ESX/ESXi 3.5, 4.x, and 5.x.

Set the CDP status for a given virtual switch. Possible values here are down, listen, advertise or both.

  • Listen mode – The ESXi/ESX host detects and displays information about the associated Cisco switch port, but information about the vSwitch is not available to the Cisco switch administrator.
  • Advertise mode – The ESXi/ESX host makes information about the vSwitch available to the Cisco switch administrator, but does not detect and displays information about the Cisco switch.
  • Both mode – The ESXi/ESX host detects and displays information about the associated Cisco switch and makes information about the vSwitch available to the Cisco switch administrator.
esxcfg-vswitch -B both vSwitch1

Verify the new setting:

esxcfg-vswitch -b vSwitch1

You see an output similar to:

both

Enable CDP with PowerShell

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $myhost
$esxcli.network.vswitch.standard.set("both","1500","vSwitch0")

To configure CDP on a vNetwork Distributed Switches (vDS):

  1. Connect to vCenter Server using the vSphere Client.
  2. In the vCenter Server home page, click Networking.
  3. Right-click the vDS and click Edit Settings.
  4. Select Advanced under Properties.
  5. Using the checkbox and the dropdown, change the CDP settings.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003885

script

bat messagebox / jscript embedded in bat

@if (@x)==(@y) @end /***** jscript comment ******
	@echo off

	cscript //E:JScript //nologo "%~f0" "%~nx0" %*
	exit /b 0
@if (@x)==(@y) @end ******  end comment *********/

/*
Value	Button
0	OK
1	OK, Cancel
2	Abort, Ignore, Retry
3	Yes, No, Cancel
4	Yes, No
5	Retry, Cancel

Value	Icon
0	No Icon
16	Critical
32	Question
48	Exclamation
64	Information
*/

var icon = 64;
var button = 0;
var title = "Sample Title";
var message = "Sample Message";
var timeout = 30;

var pressed_message = "button pressed";
var timeout_message = "timedout";


function runPopup(){
	var wshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
	var btn = wshShell.Popup(message, timeout, title, button + icon + 0x10000);

/*
Value	Return Code
1	OK
2	Cancel
3	Abort
4	Retry
5	Ignore
6	Yes
7	No
-1	None, message box was dismissed automatically (timeout)
*/
	switch(btn) {
		// button pressed.
		case 1:
			WScript.Echo(pressed_message);
			break;

		// Timed out.
		case -1:
		   WScript.Echo(timeout_message);
		   break;
	}
}

runPopup();