net-connections

For connecting to networked resources, eg. SMB, SSH, Wireguard

SSH

Remember to not use strict host checking for automating ssh login.

ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $target

• every subsequent logins will be immediate

Tabby Terminal

winget install eugeny.tabby

By default it will import SSH config are config file.. But for complete configuration and settings, it stores config file at

%appdata%/tabby/config.yaml

Copying all the content to the computer will restore operation.

SSH Server

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse?tabs=gui&pivots=windows-11
Install

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server

Enable —now

Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'
Start-Service sshd

SMB

Iperf3

Iperf used for network testing, for instruction on how to use instead of installation refer to iperf3

winget install ar51an.iperf3

Proxmox

Spice connection uses this software
The connection files/shortcut will be placed in

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\spice

Virt viewer must be installed, see Proxmox VM

cv4pve

https://github.com/Corsinvest/cv4pve-pepper

winget install Corsinvest.cv4pve.pepper

Basic usage

cv4pve-pepper.exe --host $env:PVE_HOST --api-token $env:PVE_TOKEN --vmid 670 --viewer `C:\Program Files\VirtViewer v11.0-256\bin\remote-viewer.exe`

• PVE_HOST
• API_TOKEN or username and password
• VMID
• Virt Viewer Location

Setting environment variables

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PVE_HOST", "10.10.120.8", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Using shortcuts

• create a shortcut using the following script

$shortcutPath = "C:\Users\hubcc\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\spice\devbox.lnk"
 
$shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut($shortcutPath)
 
$shortcut.TargetPath = "cv4pve-pepper.exe"
$shortcut.Arguments = '--host %PVE_HOST% --api-token %PVE_TOKEN% --vmid 670 --viewer "C:\Program Files\VirtViewer v11.0-256\bin\remote-viewer.exe"'
$shortcut.Description = "This is a modified shortcut"
$shortcut.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Windows\System32"
 
$shortcut.Save()
 
Write-Host "Shortcut updated and saved."