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Networking Tips

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Changing the Remote Desktop Port: Date - Jun 19, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
NAP Client state – Three ways to check the state.: Date - Jul 09, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article discusses the three ways to check the NAP state on a client computer running Windows Vista and Windows XP with SP3.
Using Netsh to Manage Wireless Connections: Date - Dec 10, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Chris Sanders; Netsh is more powerful now than ever. Here we look at how to use Netsh to manage your wireless network connection properties.
Getting XP Computers to Appear on Network Map: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Installing LLTD protocol on XP, so PC will appear on Vista's Network Map
Manually Deleting a Network Bridge: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
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.
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.
Watching for network activity: Date - Jun 14, 2006; Rating - 3.1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to watch for network activity in Vista.
Identifying the IPv6 Loopback Address: Date - Nov 14, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to identify the IPv6 Loopback Address
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.
Identifying IPv6 Link Local Addresses: Date - Nov 15, 2006; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to identify IPv6 Link Local Addresses
Securely transfer data between Vista machines: Date - Sep 25, 2007; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to securely transfer data between Vista machines
HyperTerminal and Windows Vista: Date - Jun 30, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Windows Vista no longer includes HyperTerminal - here are some workarounds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Getting past the size limit for roaming profiles: Date - May 03, 2007; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to enable really big roaming user profiles if needed i.e. roam a lot of stuff.
How to Disable Ad Hoc Wireless Connections on Vista: Date - Oct 28, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Windows Vista won’t automatically create ad hoc wireless connections with other computers, but for greater security you may want to disable ad-hoc wireless connections entirely. Here’s how to do this.
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.
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.