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Verifying DNS Server Configuration Using Nslookup: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to verify the configuration of a DNS server by using Nslookup.
Verifying DNS Server Configuration Using the DNS Console: Date - Feb 24, 2010; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to verify the configuration of a DNS server by performing test queries against it.
Configuring Zone Transfers using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to configure and force zone transfers using DNSCMD.
Configuring Conditional Forwarders using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to configure a conditional forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.
Configuring Forwarders using DNSCMD: Date - Nov 05, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to configure a forwarder for your DNS server from the command-line.
Creating Resource Records using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to use the DNSCMD command to create a resource record from the command-line.
Creating a Reverse Lookup Zone using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; An example of how to use the DNSCMD command to create a reverse lookup zone from the command-line.
Creating a Forward Lookup Zone Using DNSCMD: Date - Oct 29, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here are five examples of how to use the DNSCMD command to create forward lookup zones from the command-line.
Viewing the zones on a DNS server: Date - Sep 02, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Dnscmd command to view a list of the zones on a DNS server.
Verifying SRV resource records using Nslookup: Date - Sep 02, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Nslookup command to verify that the SRV resource records needed by Active Directory have been created properly when Dcpromo was run on the server.
Displaying DHCP scope activity using Netsh: Date - Aug 19, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to display statistics for a single scope on your DHCP server.
Displaying DHCP server activity using Netsh: Date - Aug 19, 2009; Rating - 2.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to display statistics for a DHCP server.
Creating a DHCP Scope using a Batch File: Date - Aug 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; By creating a batch file of Netsh commands you can automate the creation of DHCP scopes.
Backing up DHCP database using Netsh: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to back up the DHCP database of your DHCP server.
Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
Configure DHCP options using Netsh: Date - Aug 05, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to configure DHCP options from the command line.
Creating and managing DHCP scopes using Netsh: Date - Aug 05, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to create and manage DHCP scopes from the command line.
Authorizing a DHCP server using Netsh: Date - Aug 04, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can use the Netsh command to authorize a DHCP server from the command line.
Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks: Date - Jul 02, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Filtering networks using the WLAN Netsh commands.
Enabling and Using Wireless Tracing: Date - Jun 25, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Generating a report to troubleshoot wireless issues, using the Netsh WLAN commands.
Remove/Disable Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in Vista): Date - Jun 02, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Stop Vista from saving the username and password used for authenication.
Enabling 802.1X/PEAP for Wired Networks (in Vista): Date - May 28, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Make the Authenication tab visible on the network properties dialog.
Preventing Wireless Connection to Certain Networks in Vista/Server 2008: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Windows Vista and Server 2008 include Netsh Commands specifically for WLANs, which let you block access to specified wireless networks.
Importing/Exporting Wireless Profiles in Vista/Server 2008: Date - Apr 07, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Windows Vista and Server 2008 include Netsh Commands specifically for WLANs, which let you import and export wireless network profiles.
TCP Chimney Offload and Windows Server 2008: Date - Feb 24, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to verify that your server is utilizing the capabilities of a NIC that supports TCP Chimney Offload.
Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.4; Author - Eric Geier; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
How Global Name Zones Work In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - 2; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article shows the steps included when resolving a name in DNS Server running on Windows Server 2008.
How To Change The Bakcup Interval Of DHCP Database: Date - Jan 06, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can change the Backup Interval of DHCP using a registry entry.
Dynamic Port Range in Windows Server 2008: Date - Dec 09, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the default Dynamic Port range in Windows Server 2008 and how to see the range using the NetSH command line tool.
How To Check If Servers In DMZ Are Up and Running Or Pinging?: Date - Nov 26, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the steps you have use to make sure the Servers in the DMZ are pinging from a Desktop computer which is running out of the DMZ.
How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: Date - Oct 21, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
Changing the IP Address of a Server: Date - Oct 09, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Chris Sanders; Changing the IP address of a Windows server requires some special consideration. Here are a couple of things to make note of when doing this.