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- Secure NT servers with the Security Configuration Manager
- To better standardize your network's security, you can fine-tune the security settings for your Windows NT servers by using the Security Configuration Manager. Talainia Posey shows you how it works in this Daily Drill Down.With all of the attention outwardly focused on the security features of Windows 2000 and the...
- Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT Server, Talainia Posey, Security Configuration Manager, security, server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Service Pack 4 CD
- Technical articles 2002-04-01
- Lock IT Down: Expose holes in your network by using the tools of the hacker trade
- Develop a knowledge of some of the most used hacker tools and develop a strong defense against them.Whether it’s because they can’t afford an upgrade or because this OS has proven to be especially reliable and stable, the fact remains that a lot of companies are still using Windows NT...
- Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, Talainia Posey, tool, network, Microsoft Windows NT, hacker, security, Microsoft Windows, hot fix, hacker tool, service pack
- Technical articles 2002-02-21
- Configure IT Quick: Follow these steps to transfer and seize operations master roles
- Learn how to transfer or seize a domain controllers operations master when you need to change the assigned roles of domain controllers because of performance issues or hardware failure.Active Directory assigns roles to domain controllers to help take care of its maintenance needs. Sometimes you may need to change the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, information technology, Talainia Posey, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, operations master role, domain controller, domain
- Technical articles 2002-01-24
- Get IT Done: Lay the groundwork for a successful server role change
- Learn how to plan for changing domain controllers operations master role, including verifying permissions and locating the operations master roles.Domain controllers in a Windows 2000 environment have certain roles to fulfill to make sure Active Directory AD functions properly. However, because of server failure or maintenance, you may someday be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows, Directory services, PRODUCTIVITY, Advertising & Promotion, server, Get IT Done, Talainia Posey, ADSI Edit, ADSI, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Support Tools, permission
- Technical articles 2002-01-21
- When to move operations master roles to another server
- Maintaining Active Directory keeps your Windows server busy. However, through roles, servers can share the workload. Talainia Posey explains this process and when you might need to transfer those roles from one server to another.Along with basic duties, a Windows 2000 server must keep Active Directory running, which can bog...
- Tags: Servers, Infrastructure Master, Talainia Posey, domain controller, server, specific role, domain
- Technical articles 2002-01-17
- Build Your Skills: How to optimize Active Directory with NTDSUTIL
- Learn to optimize your Active Directory database to increase its efficiency and improve overall system response timeThe Active Directory AD database is constantly changing, and over time, these changes can cause the database to respond to the system more slowly than necessary. To squeeze the best possible performance out of...
- Tags: Storage, Directory services, Talainia Posey, defragmentation, database, online defragmentation, AD database, Microsoft Windows Active Directory
- Technical articles 2002-01-10
- Configure IT Quick: Establishing trusts in Windows 2000
- Learn how rules for establishing trusts changed from Windows NT to Windows 2000 and how to manage the new trust relationshipsSupporting Windows NT in a medium-to-large scale environment required administrators to establish complex trust relationships between domains. In Windows 2000, all of the rules for establishing trusts have changed. In...
- Tags: Talainia Posey, information technology, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, domain, trust relationship, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2002-01-07
- Get IT Done: Tweak system performance with Terminal Services Configuration tool
- Tweaking Terminal Services to better meet your needsWindows 2000 Terminal Services usually runs flawlessly and requires practically no administration, so it’s easy to forget that you can make adjustments to it. But it's just as easy to make a few tweaks and get things running even better. To do this,...
- Tags: tool, Talainia Posey, Get IT Done, terminal services
- Technical articles 2001-11-15
- Rearrange Active Directory objects using MoveTree
- Learn how to use this utility that is built into Windows 2000 and is capable of moving both leaf objects and root objects within Active Directory.In a previous article, “How to move objects among domains in Active Directory,” I showed you how to move computer accounts around within your Active...
- Tags: Directory services, Talainia Posey, MoveTree, domain, Microsoft Windows Active Directory
- Technical articles 2001-11-08
- How to move objects among domains in Active Directory
- Once your Active Directory tree is established, it can be difficult to rearrange the objects. This is especially true of computer accounts such as workstations, servers, and domain controllers. Talainia Posey shows you ways to make the move go smoothly.Active Directory AD should be structured to mimic your company's organizational...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Talainia Posey, domain, computer, MoveTree, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, computer account
- Technical articles 2001-11-05
- Reorganizing Active Directory to better meet your needs
- You can organize Active Directory pretty much any way you want. But just as soon as you get it the way you want it, you?ll probably have to reorganize it. Talainia Posey shows you how to reorganize your Active Directory tree.One of the big ideas behind Active Directory AD is...
- Tags: Directory services, Advertising & Promotion, Talainia Posey, organizational unit, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, permission, domain
- Technical articles 2001-10-25
- Get IT Done: Additional ways to identify and prevent DHCP failures
- Learn additional ways to prevent DHCP from failingYour DHCP server can be the lifeblood of your network. A failure at this level can cause office-wide downtime, which puts even more pressure on you to quickly correct the situation. But there are many ways that DHCP services can fail, so it's...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Talainia Posey, Get IT Done, DHCP, IP address, IP, server, DHCP Server
- Technical articles 2001-10-22
- Configure IT Quick: Customize your Windows 2000 DNS implementation
- A DNS server is one of the most critical elements of a Windows 2000 network. DNS servers are used to resolve host names to IP addresses when browsing the Web, and Windows 2000 depends on a DNS server for Active Directory to work. Of course, when a network component...
- Tags: Domain names, Servers, Operating systems, NETWORKING, information technology, Talainia Posey, DNS server, server, DNS, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2001-10-11
- Automating installations with the Sysprep tool
- Sysprep can make multiple PC installations from a single image a snap. In this Daily Drill Down, Talainia Posey helps you make this installation automatic and fast.In part one of this series, “Working with the Sysprep tool, part 1,” I introduced you to Sysprep, a tool used for duplicating hard...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, Talainia Posey, SysPrep, SysPrep tool, Mini Setup Wizard, tool, Mini
- Technical articles 2001-08-21
- Administering removable storage: Interacting manually
- If you have removable storage devices, you might have need to manually interact with them. Talainia Posey offers up her advice on manually interacting with your removable storage devices.So far in this Daily Drill Down series (“Troubleshooting removable storage in Windows 2000” and “Administering removable storage with a snap-in”), I’ve...
- Tags: storage, Talainia Posey, media pool, removable storage
- Technical articles 2001-08-07
- Get IT Done: Troubleshooting Windows 2000 DHCP servers
- Learn how to diagnose the cause of a DHCP failure and repair it, as well as how to prevent future failures.Imagine for a moment that it’s a Tuesday morning after a long, relaxing, three-day weekend. You come back into the office and discover that no one can get onto the...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Talainia Posey, Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 2000, DHCP, DHCP Server, server, IP, IP address
- Technical articles 2001-07-16
- Build Your Skills: Learning more performance tools for troubleshooting
- Look at the Network performance object and protocol tests to troubleshoot server problems.In the Daily Drill Down ”Using performance-monitoring tools to troubleshoot network problems,” I explained that although Performance Monitor’s primary purpose is to keep an eye on how your server is performing, you can also use it to identify...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Performance management, Talainia Posey, network, counter, performance, performance object
- Technical articles 2001-07-09
- Administering removable storage with a snap-in
- If your server is running Windows 2000 and has removable media storage devices, you?ll want to know how to deal with the interaction between the two. Talainia Posey introduces you to a variety of tasks with the Removable Storage snap-in.In a previous Daily Drill Down, I explained how Windows 2000...
- Tags: Talainia Posey, removable storage, removable storage device, storage
- Technical articles 2001-06-28
- Using performance-monitoring tools to troubleshoot network problems
- Are you having problems on your network? You can find out using several tools, but a utility for that purpose comes with Windows 2000. Talainia Posey shows you how to use the Performance Monitor utility to identify network problems.When some people think of performance monitoring, they tend to think about...
- Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Talainia Posey, network, tool, performance, performance monitoring
- Technical articles 2001-05-31
- Working with the Sysprep tool, part 2
- Now that you know the basics behind the Windows 2000 Sysprep tool, Talainia Posey gives you an overview on how to use it more effectively. With tips on automated configuration, you will definitely not want to miss this Daily Drill Down.In part one of this series, I introduced you to...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, Talainia Posey, SysPrep, SysPrep tool, Mini Setup Wizard, tool, Mini
- Technical articles 2001-05-28
