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- How to migrate DNS information to Windows Server 2003
- Under Windows NT, DNS was a nice service to have on your server for resolving TCP/IP addresses, but it wasn't necessary. When Microsoft introduced Active Directory and Windows 2000, DNS became an essential service. If you've already deployed DNS on your network, you can save a lot of time and...
- Tags: DNS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server, William C. Schmied, zone data
- Technical articles 2004-12-28
- The pitfalls of MAC filtering
- If you’re familiar with 802.11b wireless networking, you’ve no doubt heard the horror stories about how weak Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is. In the rush to move away from WEP and its supposed weakness, many organizations have implemented Media Access Control MAC filtering as their sole wireless access point WAP...
- Tags: access point, MAC, MAC address, William C. Schmied, wireless
- Technical articles 2004-12-13
- TechRepublic Guided Tour: A look at Windows Server 2003's Active Directory Sites And Services
- The Active Directory Sites And Services console is, in most small to medium Active Directory organizations, overlooked more often than not. After all, it's typically only larger organizations that get into the most complex of Active Directory designs, calling for multiple sites, each of them with multiple IP subnets. Even...
- Tags: William C. Schmied, Active Directory Sites, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Technical articles 2004-03-08
- Migrating user files and settings
- Whenever you plan on rolling out a new workstation to one of your users, you must take time to consider the value of the user's state, which consists of two items: user settings and user data. User data refers to the files that users use and create in the process...
- Tags: FSTW, network, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-11-17
- Step-By-Step: How to migrate DNS information to Windows Server 2003
- Under Windows NT, DNS was a nice service to have on your server for resolving TCP/IP addresses, but it wasn't necessary. When Microsoft introduced Active Directory and Windows 2000, DNS became an essential service. If you've already deployed DNS on your network, you can save a lot of time and...
- Tags: DNS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server, William C. Schmied, zone data
- Technical articles 2003-10-23
- Migrating WINS from Windows NT to Windows Server 2003
- It's a tough decision to upgrade a server that is working perfectly. It's not something that most administrators take lightly. But what happens once you have decided you need to move to a Windows Server 2003 network? How will you easily make the change? You've already invested hundreds, if not...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, WINS, William C. Schmied, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, network, Figure B Here
- Technical articles 2003-10-16
- Get IT Done: Print Migrator eases the move from Windows NT to Windows 2000
- You have a few Windows NT 4.0 Server computers running as print servers, and now it’s time to move those old reliable NT print servers to Windows 2000. Are you ready for all the work it’s going to take: upgrading the operating system, reinstalling printer drivers, reconfiguring permissions, and so...
- Tags: Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, migration, Print, Print Migrator, Print Migrator 3.0, print server, printer, server, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-07-14
- A solid wireless option for SOHO environments
- Networks have been around now for more than 20 years. But in the small office/home office SOHO community, I've seen that many networks today aren't exactly networked. Here's an example. I have a client who has a small Windows 2000 domain running with one DC and about a half dozen...
- Tags: computer, Linksys, Linksys WAP11, network, SOHO, WAP11, WET11, William C. Schmied, wireless
- Technical articles 2003-06-05
- What's in store when you migrate DHCP to Windows Server 2003
- It's a tough decision to upgrade a server that is working perfectly. It's not something that most administrators take lightly. But what happens when you have decided you need to move to a Windows Server 2003 network? How will you easily make the change?You've already invested hundreds, if not thousands,...
- Tags: DHCP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-03-25
- Controlling WLAN access with IDS
- Like it or not, wireless networks are quickly becoming as common as old-school copper networks. If you have a WLAN up and running now, it is only a matter of time before one of your employees buys a wireless access point from the local computer store and hooks it up...
- Tags: AirMagnet, intrusion detection, intrusion detection system, network, William C. Schmied, WLAN
- Technical articles 2003-03-03
- Putting the Tablet PC to work
- In case you hadn’t heard, the new generation of Tablet PCs has recently started shipping, complete with a specially engineered version of Windows XP: the Windows XP Tablet Edition. Tablet PCs, while still somewhat expensive and currently limited in selection, have tremendous potential to revolutionize the way your business operates—if...
- Tags: PC, survey, tablet, tablet PC, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-02-10
- The Files And Settings Transfer Wizard helps migrate user settings
- Once you’ve decided to take the plunge and upgrade your existing desktop clients to Windows XP Professional, you’ll need to have a plan in place to migrate your users’ settings and documents. Of course, if you're using roaming network profiles and network file storage, or if you're choosing to perform...
- Tags: FSTW, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Settings Transfer Wizard, User State Migration Tool, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-02-04
- Make your move to Windows XP
- Over the past year and a half, I've been pushing Windows XP whenever clients asked me about it. Some of them bit, some of them did not. While I won't dispute the fact that Windows 2000 Professional is an extremely solid operating system, especially now with Service Pack 3 out...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Remote Assistance
- Technical articles 2003-02-03
- Lock IT Down: Review of Iolo Technologies' System Mechanic
- When I first read the press kit for Iolo Technologies' System Mechanic, I was skeptical. Over the past 10 years, I've seen countless products that claimed to do it all and to work across multiple platforms seamlessly. System Mechanic is one of those products that promises 15 feature-packed tools that...
- Tags: Figure B Here, information technology, System, System Mechanic, William C. Schmied
- Technical articles 2003-02-04
- Get IT Done: The command prompt configuration guide
- Customize the command prompt in Windows to make it easier to useIt wasn’t so long ago that the only way to effectively configure an operating system was to work from the command line. Over the past several years, Microsoft has done its best to eliminate the need for power users...
- Tags: Operating systems, Get IT Done, William C. Schmied, Microsoft Windows, command line, Cmd.exe, Microsoft Windows XP, COMMAND.COM, Microsoft Windows NT
- Technical articles 2002-11-12
- The pitfalls of MAC filtering
- Why MAC filtering isnt a lone solutionIf you’re familiar with 802.11b wireless networking, you’ve no doubt heard the horror stories about how weak Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is. In the rush to move away from WEP and its supposed weakness, many organizations have implemented Media Access Control MAC filtering as...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, William C. Schmied, MAC, wireless, access point, MAC address
- Technical articles 2002-11-04
- Patch Exchange 2000 Server with Service Pack 3
- With the problems introduced by Service Pack 2, Exchange Administrators have been eagerly awaiting Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3. In this Daily Drill Down, Will Schmied explains what's in store with Service Pack 3.It's been over seven months since Microsoft released Exchange 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Since that...
- Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, William C. Schmied, server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, service pack, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 2
- Technical articles 2002-10-07
- Step-By-Step: How to successfully install Certificate Services on Windows 2000
- Learn to set up a Certificate Authority CA in Windows 2000 using Certificate ServicesGetting a Certificate Authority CA up and running in Windows 2000 is by no means a difficult task. Nonetheless, it will go a lot smoother if you put some forethought into the installation. The key is to...
- Tags: William C. Schmied, Certificate Services, Enterprise Root CA, Certificate Authority, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2002-08-22
- Build Your Skills: What's behind Certificate Services for Windows 2000?
- Learn how to create digital certificates using Certificate Services on your Windows 2000 server .As security becomes more and more important in a network environment, client workstations and servers need some way to securely pass data. The most common way to do this is through the use of digital certificates....
- Tags: Digital security, Servers, Network security, Microsoft Windows, William C. Schmied, Certificate Services, Policy Module, Certificate Authority, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Technical articles 2002-08-15
- Print Migrator eases the move from Windows NT to Windows 2000
- When you are faced with migrating your Windows NT print servers to Windows 2000, you need all the help you can get. In this Daily Drill Down, Will Schmied explains how Microsoft Print Migrator 3.0 can facilitate this daunting chore.You've got a few Windows NT 4.0 Server computers running as...
- Tags: Printers, Operating systems, Servers, migration method, migration process, William C. Schmied, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Print Migrator, server, print server, printer, Print Migrator 3.0, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000
- Technical articles 2002-07-18
