WindowsNetworking.com Articles & Tutorials Archive

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Articles & Tutorials for 2007 year

Active Directory Janitor - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Administration Tools: Date - Dec 27, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Active Directory Janitor was selected the winner in the Administration Tools category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. DameWare NT Utilities and Total Network Inventory were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Understanding Windows Server 2008 – Windows Server Virtualization (WSV): Date - Dec 20, 2007; Author - David Davis; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; What you need to know about the new Windows Server 2008 Virtualization (WSV), how to install it, and how it compares to VMware ESX.
Batteries: Date - Dec 18, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Explanation of common battery technologies seen in the computer industry.
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 3): Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to create protection groups in DPM 2007.
Microsoft Office Communications Server Resource Kit Chapter 5: Conferencing Scenarios (Part 1): Date - Dec 06, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / VoIP; A WindowsNetworking.com exclusive! The three articles in this series represent an entire chapter of the soon-to-be-released Microsoft Office Communications Server Resource Kit.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 5: Date - Dec 04, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; This article goes over the group policy settings that are designed to help to control workstation hard drives.
LAN Survey - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Network Inventory solution: Date - Nov 28, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; LAN Survey was selected the winner in the Network Inventory category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Remote System Information and Total Network Inventory were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Computer Cooling Technologies: Date - Nov 22, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; An overview of some different computer cooling technologies and an introduction to some of the issues involved when attempting to limit your network's energy usage.
Networking Basics: Part 14 - Security Groups: Date - Nov 20, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; The various types of security groups that Windows allows you to create.
New White Paper Section Now Available!: Date - Nov 19, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; WindowsNetworking.com has further expanded the amount of content available to visitors by launching a new Networking White Paper section!
Installing IIS 7.0: Date - Nov 14, 2007; Author - Peter Schmidt; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; This article will cover the basics of installing Internet Information Services 7.0 and the different installation modes available, when they can be used and what benefits they have.
How to Configure Windows 2008 Advanced Firewall with the NETSH CLI: Date - Nov 08, 2007; Author - David Davis; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to configure the new Windows 2008 Server Advanced Firewall from the Windows command line interface (CLI) using the netsh utility.
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop: Date - Nov 06, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; Some reasons why it is sometimes difficult to establish a Remote Desktop session with a remote computer, and some workarounds to these various issues.
Office Communications Server 2007: Hands-On (Part 3): Date - Oct 31, 2007; Author - Ted Wallingford; Section - Articles & Tutorials / VoIP; Find out how to install, configure, and begin using Office Communications Server in this hands-on introduction.
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Data Recovery: Date - Oct 30, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery was selected the winner in the Data Recovery category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. GetDataBack and Active@ File Recovery Enterprise were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 4: Date - Oct 25, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; This article continues the series by discussing more User Account Control settings.
Multi-Core CPUs: Date - Oct 23, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Topics related to the adoption of multi-core CPUs.
Networking Basics: Part 13 - Creating Groups: Date - Oct 17, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; This article continues the Networking for Beginners series by introducing the concept of security groups.
Windows Server 2008 - First Look: Date - Oct 11, 2007; Author - David Davis; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; In this review of Windows Server 2008, we take a look at the features and benefits of Microsoft’s newest and most advanced server Operating System. What is new, why should you try it out, and how can it help you?
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 2): Date - Oct 09, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to install Agents and add disks to the DPM Storage Pool and a high-level overview of the five areas in the DPM Administrator Console.
Working With Network Monitor (Part 5): Date - Oct 03, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; This article concludes the Working with Network Monitor series by showing you how to extract readable data from a captured packet.
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 1): Date - Sep 27, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; A high-level overview of Data Protection Manager 2007 beta 2 and how to deploy it.
Acronis True Image Server - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Backup Solution Category: Date - Sep 26, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Acronis True Image Server was selected the winner in the Backup Solution Category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Veritas NetBackup and CA ARCserve Backup were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Working With Network Monitor (Part 4): Date - Sep 25, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; This article continues the Network Monitor series by examining various filtering techniques.
Introduction to Internet Information Services 7.0: Date - Sep 19, 2007; Author - Peter Schmidt; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; The basics of Internet Information Services 7.0 also known as IIS 7.0. IIS 7.0 is the web server role in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 3: Date - Sep 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Group policy settings that are unique to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Memory and Storage - Part 3: Bus Specifications: Date - Sep 11, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Understanding how memory is connected to the CPU and how it can be manipulated.
Win a Copy of Mitch Tulloch’s Introducing Windows Server 2008!: Date - Sep 07, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; We are offering WindowsNetworking.com visitors the opportunity to win a copy of Mitch Tulloch’s book, Introducing Windows Server 2008.
Networking Basics: Part 12 - User Account Management: Date - Sep 05, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How to create a user account and some basic user account management techniques.
How to configure the new Windows Server 2008 advanced firewall MMC snap-in: Date - Aug 30, 2007; Author - David Davis; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; The new features of the Windows Server 2008 Advanced Firewall and how to configure this powerful host-based firewall using the new MMC snap-in.
Cisco PIX - Voted WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Firewalls & VPN hardware: Date - Aug 29, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Cisco PIX was selected the winner in the Firewalls & VPN hardware category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice awards. Checkpoint VPN-1 UTM and SonicWALL PRO 5060 were runner-up and second runner-up respectively.
Enabling Network Mapping in Windows Vista: Date - Aug 28, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Vista; Enabling Windows Vista’s Network Mapping feature on domain networks.
Office Communications Server 2007: Microsoft goes VoIP (Part 2): Date - Aug 22, 2007; Author - Ted Wallingford; Section - Articles & Tutorials / VoIP; Installing, configuring and beginning to use Microsoft Office Communications Server.
Working with Network Monitor (Part 3): Date - Aug 16, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; How to begin isolating the captured data that you are interested in.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 2: Date - Aug 14, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Group policy settings that are unique to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Networking Basics: Part 11 - The Active Directory Users and Computers Console: Date - Aug 08, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; The Active Directory Users and Computers console and how to use this console to manage remote domains.
Memory and Storage - Part 2: New Memory Technologies: Date - Aug 02, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Data storage up-and-coming technologies
Working with Network Monitor (Part 2): Date - Jul 31, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; How to use Network Monitor.
Office Communications Server 2007: Microsoft goes VoIP (Part 1): Date - Jul 25, 2007; Author - Ted Wallingford; Section - Articles & Tutorials / VoIP; Standards and strategic position of Microsoft Office Communications Server platform revealed and explored.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 1: Date - Jul 19, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Some of the more useful new group policy settings included in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Memory and Storage - Part 1: Date - Jul 17, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Common for all OSes; Common forms of data storage, up-and-coming technologies and common memory addressing protocols.
Networking Basics: Part 9 – Active Directory Information: Date - Jul 11, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How objects are stored in the Active Directory
The WindowsNetworking.com Readers' Choice Awards - Vote for your Favorite Product!: Date - Jul 05, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Beginning in July 2007 WindowsNetworking.com will hold monthly Readers’ Choice polls, giving visitors the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category.
Windows Vista Resource Kit Chapter 23: Supporting Users Using Remote Assistance (Part 3): Date - Jul 05, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Vista; A WindowsNetworking.com exclusive! The three articles in this series represent an entire chapter of the Windows Vista Resource Kit, excerpted with permission from Microsoft Press.
Working With Network Monitor (Part 1): Date - Jul 03, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Troubleshooting; How Network Monitor can be used to troubleshoot various types of network problems.
Windows Vista Resource Kit Chapter 23: Supporting Users Using Remote Assistance (Part 2): Date - Jun 27, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Vista; A WindowsNetworking.com exclusive! The three articles in this series represent an entire chapter of the Windows Vista Resource Kit, excerpted with permission from Microsoft Press.
Networking Basics: Part 10 - Distinguished Names: Date - Jun 21, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; The basics of naming objects within a directory.
Windows Vista Resource Kit Chapter 23: Supporting Users Using Remote Assistance (Part 1): Date - Jun 19, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Vista; A WindowsNetworking.com exclusive! The three articles in this series represent an entire chapter of the Windows Vista Resource Kit, excerpted with permission from Microsoft Press.
Implementing Web Single Sign On With Windows CardSpace: Date - Jun 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Vista; How Windows CardSpace can be used as a single sign on solution for Web sites.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 14: Learning More about WMI Scripting: Date - Jun 07, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How to learn more about managing Windows networks using WMI scripting.
Understanding DNS Recursion: Date - Jun 05, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How recursive DNS queries work.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 7): Date - May 30, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to configure a Vista client and how to test your NAP server.
Introducing Windows Server 2008 - Chapter 7: Active Directory Enhancements: Date - May 24, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; A special preview of the new book Introducing Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft Press - exclusively on WindowsNetworking.com!
A fully featured free IP PBX & SIP Server – 3CX Phone System Product Review: Date - May 22, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Product Reviews; This article reviews the 3CX free edition PBX. In this review we will cover the various features of the software based PBX from 3CX.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 13: A Handy Return-All-Values Script: Date - May 16, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; A workhorse script that can return all values of all properties of a specific instance of a WMI class.
Securing Printer Usage in Windows Server 2003 (Part 3): Date - May 10, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; How and when to audit network printers.
Copper and Glass: A Guide to Network Cables: Date - May 08, 2007; Author - Russell Hitchcock; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; A high level overview of twisted pair cables, Coax cables, and Fibre optic cables.
Networking Basics: Part 8 - FSMO Roles continued: Date - May 02, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Continuation of the discussion of FSMO roles.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 12: Properties of a WMI Class: Date - Apr 26, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How to display all the properties of any WMI class.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 6): Date - Apr 24, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Creating a default authentication policy.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 11: More Scripting Tricks: Date - Apr 18, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Another remote scripting trick and using WMIC to remotely query for local Administrators.
Securing Printer Usage in Windows Server 2003 (Part 2): Date - Apr 11, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; Printer permissions and other security settings.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 10: Remote Scripting Tricks: Date - Apr 04, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Two tricks for remote scripting.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 5): Date - Mar 27, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; The process for creating authorization policies.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 9: Understanding Remote Scripting: Date - Mar 21, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Some of the concepts and pitfalls surrounding remote scripting.
Securing Printer Usage in Windows Server 2003 (Part 1): Date - Mar 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; How to secure sensitive printers in your organization.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 8: Troubleshooting Remote Scripting using Network Monitor 3.0: Date - Mar 07, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; How to use Network Monitor 3.0 for troubleshooting a remote scripting error.
Networking Basics: Part 7 - Introduction to FSMO Roles: Date - Mar 01, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; The necessity of FSMO roles.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 7: Troubleshooting the Mystery Error: Date - Feb 27, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Steps for troubleshooting remote scripting.
How Vista will interact with Longhorn Server: Date - Feb 21, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; The advantages of using Longhorn Server in environments where Vista has been deployed.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 6: Remote Scripting First Steps: Date - Feb 15, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; A look at remote scripting using the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WMI class discussed previously.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 4): Date - Feb 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to configure the Network Policy Server.
Ten Reasons to Switch to an IP PBX: Date - Feb 07, 2007; Author - Nick Galea; Section - Articles & Tutorials / VoIP; The benefits of replacing your old PBX with an IP PBX.
Managing Windows Networks Using Scripts - Part 5: Getting Over the Hump: Date - Feb 01, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Getting over the hump of learning how to use scripts to administer Windows networks.
Crash Course in IPv6 (Part 3): Date - Jan 30, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Network Protocols; A more detailed look at multicast and anycast addresses.
Understanding Advanced TCP/IP Settings in Windows 2003: Date - Jan 24, 2007; Author - Andrew Z. Tabona; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; The Advanced TCP/IP settings dialog and its relevant tabs.
Networking Basics: Part 6 - Windows Domain: Date - Jan 23, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Discusses the anatomy of a Windows domain.
Configuring Disk Quotas in Windows 2003: Date - Jan 18, 2007; Author - Andrew Z. Tabona; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 2003; What disk quotas are, when they should be used, and how to configure them in Windows 2003.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 3): Date - Jan 16, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Continues the discussion of installing Network Access Protection on Longhorn Server.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 2): Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Major components needed for implementing Network Access Protection.
A First Look at Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager, Version 2: Date - Jan 04, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How version 2 of Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager will fill some of the voids left by Data Protection Manager 2006.
Working with the Windows System Resource Manager (Part 2): Date - Jan 02, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; How to allocate resources to an application defined within the Windows System Resource Manager.