For smaller setups and times when you don't need server-to-server tunnels, OpenVPN may do the trick. But where do you turn when you need cross-platform security without any performance compromises?
Tags: Linux, Windows, Unix, IPSec, OpenVPN

From better administration to best practices analysis, Windows Server 2008 R2 packs a bevy of features that make life with ActiveDirectory easier to work with.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, server, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory

Bought by Symantec, buried and now back in the hands of its creators, L0phtcrack provides network administrators with a way to mass-audit passwords on their networks, then remediate problem accounts.
Tags: Windows, authentication, security, Linux, passwords

Apple's app store is a runaway success, but its consumer focus leaves IT managers cold. Ondeego says it has an alternative.
Tags: iPhone, Windows, Blackberry, security, mobile apps

Codima's products are designed to be easy to use, cost efficient and highly visual, with the direct visualization of IT assets in Microsoft Office Visio as a key objective.
Tags: Windows, Network Management & Monitoring, Visio, Codima

Configuration management has meant everything from a custom script executed over a remote shell to increasingly sophisticated applications like Puppet and cfengine. What's next? And what about your network gear?
Tags: Linux, Windows, Unix, configuration management

Working Smarter, Part One: You probably can't work any harder to keep your network running smoothly and efficiently, so get ready to learn how to work smarter.
Tags: OSI, Windows

The Windows security market is mature and full of established players. Why consider latecomer Forefront?
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Forefront

This company's VitalSuite monitors and manages all aspects of IP network operation and performance, including many specific measures of VoIP quality.
Tags: services, voice, Windows, VoIP, Cisco

Windows harbors a hashing algorithm that was great for its time. Unfortunately, its time is past and you need to learn how to remedy the vulnerabilities it creates.
Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, server, security

There's a lot to consider when you decide to deploy DNS with Windows network. This overview will get you started, and next week we'll look at securing your setup.
Tags: Windows, DNS, howto

Windows isn't going away and neither is Linux. Since you'll probably have both of them running on your network, what are the best choices for managing a mixed environment? And what about all those virtualized servers?
Tags: virtualization, VMWare, Linux, Windows

Moving files between servers and shares on a Windows network can make for a mysterious tangle of permissions. Robocopy cuts through the confusion.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, security, file systems

With IPSec, you can encrypt network traffic and protect it from malicious users. With the first of our two part series, we tell you how to implement it on Windows Server 2003.
Tags: Windows, security, IPSec

Configuring networked printer drivers for Windows desktops can be a real chore. Or you can use CUPS and Samba and it's not so bad after all.
Tags: OS X, Linux, Windows, printers

Our recipe for quick configuration will make it easy for you to drop a Samba-based PDC into your Windows network for single sign-on authentication, roaming profiles, and more.
Tags: Linux, Windows, Active Directory, Samba

Gigabit network cards are becoming more and more common, but getting maximum speed depends on a the right mix of hardware, software, and finesse. Here's how to squeeze top performance out of your gigabit gear using Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows.
Tags: Windows, Linux, hardware, GigabitEthernet, TCP/IP

From time synchronization to wrestling with PAM, there are a lot of ins and outs to join your Linux systems with Active Directory. Here's how to manage it.
Tags: Windows, Linux, interoperability, Active Directory, Samba

For small networks dependent on an ISP for DNS services, heterogeneous networks where you can't count on every machine having a NetBIOS name, or when slow DNS propagation is an issue for remote workers, the traditional names file has always been useful for UNIX hosts by providing a static mapping of names to IP addresses that takes precedence over DNS servers for hostname lookups. Just a few levels down in the file system, Windows has the same functionality, too.
Tags: Windows, DNS, network, Windows 2000

Viruses and programs gone haywire can damage one of the most important components of your hard drive: The Master Boot Record. Brien Posey explains how the damage can occur, and how you can fix it.
Tags: Windows, troubleshoot