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Network and Security Tips

Title | Date | Rating
Fixing Accidental Enabling of 802.1X for a Network
Date - Jun 03, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Addressing the "Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network" message.
Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share
Date - Feb 18, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network
Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share
Date - Feb 18, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.
Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers
Date - Feb 17, 2009
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders
Date - Jun 26, 2008
Rating - 2.5
Author - Eric Geier
How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
Turning the Windows XP Wireless Utility On or Off
Date - Apr 03, 2008
Rating - 2
Author - Eric Geier
How to toggle between your wireless adapter’s configuration utility and Windows XP’s.
Utilizing the Alternative IP Address
Date - Nov 28, 2007
Rating - 4
Author - Eric Geier
How to streamline your IP configuration in Windows XP when regularly switching between static and dynamic IP addressing networks.
Turning on Autologon
Date - Feb 01, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
A simple way of enabling autologon and when you might want to use it.
Administrator account with no password
Date - Jan 04, 2006
Rating - 2.1
Author - Mitch Tulloch
While conventional wisdom is that Administrator accounts should have long, complex passwords, this is not always so...
Avoid Mapped Drives
Date - Nov 10, 2005
Rating - 1.8
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Why mapped drives can be a bad idea on today's networks.
Remove Unused Drivers and Devices
Date - Sep 16, 2005
Rating - 4.5
Author - Tony Bradley
If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
Internet Connection Sharing with Windows 2000 Professional acts a proxy server
Date - Mar 07, 2005
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Undo : Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments
Date - Jan 25, 2005
Rating - 1.9
Author - Wayne Maples
security risks of cable modems
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
E-Mail Attachment Safety - How to avoid getting infected by E-Mail Worms, Viruses and Trojans
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
XP : speedup access to network shares
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.9
Author - Wayne Maples
What’s New in Security for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.8
Author - Wayne Maples
Toggle XP logon to Windows 2000 logon mode
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.2
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows Freeware and Commercial Personal Firewalls for SOHO Small Office and Home
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Do it yourself WHOIS command
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3.5
Author - Wayne Maples
Set Windows XP Local Account Passwords to Never Expire
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.4
Author - Wayne Maples
HotFix & Security Bulletin Service
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 3
Author - Wayne Maples
Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4
Author - Wayne Maples
Internet Connection Firewall Feature Overview
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
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