Windows' NETSTAT command is a great utility for helping you to diagnose and repair TCP/IP problems. Although it will certainly never replace traditional diagnostic utilities like PING or TRACERT, NETSTAT is a welcome addition to the reportoire. Learn when and how to use NETSTAT in this article.
Windows XP's built-in firewall may be a step in the right direction, but it can also be a double-edged sword. Read about the security advantages and limitations in Microsoft's latest offering.
We have all heard many positive and a few negative issues regarding the much anticipated release of Windows XP. To Network Managers, the main question will be whether to upgrade or not. To begin with, MSCE Brien M. Posey takes a look at the network configuration capabilities of the new OS.
Take out insurance on your group policy! Group policies are a primary method for network managers to handle security in Windows 2000. In part five of this series, we describe what to do when existing group policies require repair.
Take out insurance on your group policy! Group policies are a primary method for network managers to handle security in Windows 2000. However, things can go wrong. Our stalwart MCSE steps through the possible pitfalls, shows you solutions, and presents tips on how to avoid such problems before they occur. In part four, we look at some common group policy-related problems.
Take out insurance on your group policy! Group policies are a primary method for network managers to handle security in Windows 2000. However, things can go wrong. Our stalwart MCSE steps through the possible pitfalls, shows you solutions, and presents tips on how to avoid such problems before they occur. In part three, we look at some specific troubleshooting techniques you can employ.
Take out insurance on your group policy! In this installment, we look at how to document your group policies in Windows, and narrow down where problems may lie.
In a large enough enterprise, malevolent hackers may use on-site packet sniffing to learn the ins and outs of your network. How can you detect this problem, and what can you do about it? Brien M. Posey offers the techniques necessary to track down unwarranted sniffing.
Take out insurance on your group policy! Group policies are a primary method for network managers to handle security in Windows 2000. However, things can go wrong. Our stalwart MCSE steps through the possible pitfalls, shows you solutions, and presents tips on how to avoid such problems before they occur.
Occasionally, you may wish to configure a client logging into a Windows server for two Network Interface Cards. Such Multihomed computers are likely to have issues when being set up for Windows' dynamic DNS servers. In this series, our stalwart MCSE explains the issues and how to confront them.
Occasionally, you may wish to configure a client logging into a Windows server for two Network Interface Cards. Such Multihomed computers are likely to have issues when being set up for Windows' dynamic DNS servers. In this series, our stalwart MCSE explains the issues and how to confront them.
Setting up a Virtual Private Network can be the path to security ruin, if you're not careful about how you establish some of your Windows settings. We show you what to avoid, and why.
This week we take a look at Win2K support tool, Process Viewer. We show you how to establish how much processor time each process takes up, and how to change their priority or even kill the process. Third in a series.
Getting networks to play well together isn't always as easy as it should be -- especially when you may have inherited one as the result of a merger. Written from the perspective of a Windows networking manager, we take a look at how to get Novell and Microsoft networks to co-exist and provide transparent services for users.
In Part 2 of our series on how to prioritize Windows 2000's services, we look at some of the problems such tweaking can cause, and how to avoid them.
Windows 2000 can be told how to adjust the priorities for multitasking purposes, such as user requests vs. background services. This can be a powerful tool for speeding up your server, but can also turn heavily against you if not handled correctly. In this series, MCSE Brien M. Posey tells you how to tweak these priorities, identifies the issues, and shows how to handle them.
Sometimes you just have to make a legacy work. Under some circumstances, networkers may prefer to use Microsoft's Proxy Server rather than Win2K's Internet Connection Sharing Service. MCSE Brien M. Posey walks you through the process.
It's easy to connect clients to a Remote Installation Services server--if you can find the directions anywhere. Here's a quick and easy way to make the client connection.
Windows 2000's Start command opens new windows for programs to run in. Among other things, this handy command will let you get around Windows 2000's insistence on running all 16-bit applications in a single memory space, at a set priority.
Microsoft's Web site was pounded recently--and in the blinding glare of hindsight, the factors that made the attacks possible were easy to spot.
Your legacy 16-bit applications will run much more slowly than 32-bit apps on Windows 2000, because of the translation process. Here's how to speed them up.
After you spend days restructuring a network or preparing to bring new systems online, you don't want to have to repeat your work due to a devastating crash. You need the best possible safeguard to back up your system and restore it, if need be.
Auditing is a vital component of network security. You should edit a number of Active Directory events--and be sure to read the audit logs on a daily basis.
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.
Windows 2000 supports the Universal Disk Format, which goes beyond the capabilities of FAT, NTFS, and other file systems you may be more familiar with.
