Test-ComputerName.ps1
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<#
.Synopsis
Check connectivity of a system
.DESCRIPTION
This function pings and opens a connection to the default RDP port to verify connectivity, futhermore it will check if a DNS entry exists and whether there is a computeraccount
.NOTES
Name: Test-ComputerName
Author: Jaap Brasser
Version: 1.0
DateUpdated: 2013-08-23
.LINK
http://www.jaapbrasser.com
.PARAMETER ComputerName
The computer to which connectivity will be checked
.EXAMPLE
Test-ComputerName
Description:
Will perform the ping, RDP, DNS and AD checks for the local machine
.EXAMPLE
Test-ComputerName -ComputerName server01,server02
Description:
Will perform the ping, RDP, DNS and AD checks for server01 and server02
#>
Function Test-ComputerName {
param (
[CmdletBinding()]
[string[]]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
)
begin {
$SelectHash = @{
'Property' = @('Name', 'ADObject', 'DNSEntry', 'PingResponse', 'RDPConnection')
}
}
process {
foreach ($CurrentComputer in $ComputerName) {
# Create new Hash
$HashProps = @{
'Name' = $CurrentComputer
'ADObject' = $false
'DNSEntry' = $false
'RDPConnection' = $false
'PingResponse' = $false
}
# Perform Checks
switch ($true) {
{ ([adsisearcher]"samaccountname=$CurrentComputer`$").findone() } { $HashProps.ADObject = $true }
{ $(try { [system.net.dns]::gethostentry($CurrentComputer) } catch {}) } { $HashProps.DNSEntry = $true }
{ $(try { $socket = New-Object Net.Sockets.TcpClient($CurrentComputer, 3389); if ($socket.Connected) { $true }; $socket.Close() } catch {}) } { $HashProps.RDPConnection = $true }
{ Test-Connection -ComputerName $CurrentComputer -Quiet -Count 1 } { $HashProps.PingResponse = $true }
Default {}
}
# Output object
New-Object -TypeName 'PSCustomObject' -Property $HashProps | Select-Object @SelectHash
}
}
end {
}
}
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