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Netstat Command: Using Windows Troubleshooting Utility
When Windows has trouble communicating over a TCP/IP network, the common fix in the past was to use TCP/IP utilities such as PING and TRACERT to diagnose the problem. However, Windows XP takes network troubleshooting to a new level. While all of the standard...
Using DNS on Multihomed Computers, Part 1
One of the key features of Windows 2000 is its dynamic DNS. By simply providing a client with the IP address of a DNS server, the client is able to automatically register its name when it comes on-line. Unfortunately, this normally simple process can get a...
Making Proxy Server Work in a Windows 2000 Environment
I recently made a decision to relocate my business to another state. During the process of planning the relocation, I realized that the type of Internet connection that I have now won’t be available in my new location. Presently, I am using a DSL...
The Microsoft Web Outage: What Went Wrong?
Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island, you’ve no doubt heard about the run of bad luck Microsoft had a few weeks ago. In one week’s time, Microsoft had three major Web failures. The first of these failures was related to a router...
Running 16-Bit Applications as a Separate Process
It’s no secret that Windows 2000 is a 32-bit operating system. As such, it stands to reason that 32-bit applications simply will run better under this OS than 16-bit applications will. Unfortunately, some companies haven’t updated their legacy...
Auditing Active Directory and Reviewing Audit Logs
So far in this series, I’ve worked through the basics of auditing. However, I haven’t yet covered two main areas: auditing the Active Directory and reviewing the audit logs. In this article, I’ll discuss these topics. Auditing the Active...
Master Boot Record: Repairing Your MBR After Virus Removal
One of the most important parts of your system’s hard disk is the Master Boot Record (MBR). Without a valid MBR, it’s impossible to boot the system from the hard disk. Unfortunately, many viruses are designed to attack a system’s MBR. Sure,...
Working with the UDF File System
If you’ve been working with Windows NT and Windows 2000 for a while, you’re probably familiar with the FAT 16, FAT 32, CDFS, HPFS, and NTFS file systems. However, Windows 2000 supports another file system that you might not be aware of: Universal...
Windows 2000 Power Management, Behind the Scenes
We’ve all see the Control Panel applet for Power Options: It lets you control a wide variety of power-related settings, such as when the system goes into standby mode, and how the system interacts with the UPS. Because you can control Windows...
Using the Security Descriptor Check Utility and NLTEST
So far in this article series, I’ve discussed a variety of GUI and command-line utilities that you can use to perform basic maintenance on the Active Directory. In this article, I’ll continue the discussion by showing you a few more such...