Show Active Directory colored computerlist

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This is a way to display all computer objects in Active Directory of the type “Server”. If the server is reachable, then display the name in green, otherwise red.

Get-ADComputer -filter 'OperatingSystem -like "*Server*"' -SearchBase 'dc=laakie,dc=local' | ForEach-Object {
    $rtn = Test-Connection -CN $_.dnshostname -Count 1 -BufferSize 16 -Quiet
    if ($rtn -match 'True') {
        write-host -ForegroundColor green $_.dnshostname
    } else {
        Write-host -ForegroundColor red $_.dnshostname
    }
}