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Seizing FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory AD continues to support flexible single master of operations FSMO functionality. This means that there are certain roles that only one domain controller can hold in the forest at a time. The roles allow the directory service to operate with all domain controllers at equal...
Tags: Role, Microsoft Windows Server, Domain Controller, Server, FSMO, Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Derek Schauland
Blog posts 2007-12-11
Design a network topology that effectively supports your AD infrastructure
This sample chapter from Syngress' How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure tackles the physical side of creating a reliable and scalable network. It looks at solutions for designing:Internet connectivityA network and routing topologyA TCP/IP addressing scheme through the use of IP subsetsIP address assignment...
Tags: advertisement, assignment, cheat, Designing, DHCP, Internet, IP, IP address, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, network, network topology, remote access, subset, Syngress, TCP/IP, topology, Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Download resources 2006-04-12

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Manage a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
This sample chapter, taken from MCSE 70-294 Training Guide: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory InfraStructure, offers study strategies and sample test questions to hep you prepare for the Microsoft 70-294 certification exam. Learn about several issues related to management of trust...
Tags: MCSE, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Que Publishing, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
Book chapters 2005-10-28
Manage a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
Learn about several issues related to management of trust relationships among Active Directory forests, as well as schema modifications. You'll also discover how to create, configure, and manage sites, including replication and site links. This information will help you prepare for the Microsoft 70-294 certification exam.This sample chapter, taken from...
Tags: Active Directory Infrastructure, directory service, exam, Implementing, Maintaining, MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Planning, replication, server, training, trust relationship
Download resources 2005-10-28
TechNet Webcast: Key Features of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory (Level 200)
This webcast explores the features available in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory that can provide strategic benefits for medium and large corporations and enable greater administrator and user productivity. The webcast covers most aspects of Active Directory operations and discusses features for deployment, administration and management, forest trusts, Group...
Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware
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TechRepublic Guided Tour: A look at Windows Server 2003's Active Directory Users And Computers
One of the utilities that a Windows Server 2003 network administrator will use most frequently is Active Directory Users And Computers. However, new network administrators and network administrators who've only used Windows NT may find themselves confused by the new utility. Here's a look at Active Directory Users And Computers...
Tags: Active Directory Users, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, John Sheesley, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, computer
Technical articles 2004-01-28
TechRepublic Tutorial: Understanding mixed and native modes in Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 Server introduced two Active Directory modes, mixed and native, to support different deployment scenarios. Mixed mode provides backwards compatibility for Windows NT domains, while native mode provides expanded Windows 2000 functionality. Windows Server 2003 adds two additional modes, Windows Server 2003 interim and Windows Server 2003, giving you...
Tags: Jim Boyce, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows NT Domain, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, native mode, Windows 2000 Server native mode, Windows 2000 Sever native mode
Technical articles 2004-01-26
TechRepublic Tutorial: Understanding mixed and native modes in Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 Server introduced two Active Directory modes, mixed and native, to support different deployment scenarios. Mixed mode provides backwards compatibility for Windows NT domains, while native mode provides expanded Windows 2000 functionality. Windows Server 2003 adds two additional modes, Windows Server 2003 interim and Windows Server 2003, giving you...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT Domain, Jim Boyce, native mode, Windows 2000 Sever native mode, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Technical articles 2004-09-28
Windows Server 2003: Active Directory Setup Guide Needed
Hello, I have had problems getting xp pro computers to join my Windows Server 2003 Domain. I have decided to start over, and am going to format my server and start from scratch.My question is as follows: is there a good guide for me to use to get this going...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Active Directory, domain controller, mandocia@..., windows, networking, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, domain, computer, DNS, server
Discussion threads 2007-01-31
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
Preparing for a forest level trust in Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory implementations allow administrators to create relationships between domains and even between forests. A forest level trust relationship, which is unique to Windows Server 2003, allows two entire forests to share resources and allows selected users to access select resources. An example of when a forest...
Tags: Domain Name Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Domain, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Derek Schauland
Blog posts 2007-08-21
Getting started with Windows Server 2003?s directory service command-line tools
TechRepublic Article TemplateIf youÂ've been working with Active Directory for any lengthof time, chances are good that at some point youÂ've wished there were a way toquickly and easily automate certain operations. Of course, you could tap intoActive Directory Services Interface ADSI via Windows Script Host and VBScriptand create or...
Tags: Command Description Dsadd, Dsget, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server, server, tool, directory service
Technical articles 2004-11-16
WinXPPro - Problems Joining a Windows Server 2003 Domain
Hello, I have just installed a 2003 Server Enterprise Edition Evaluation Version on one of my older 1.8 gig systems. I have installed DNS and Active Directory, with nothing else as of yet. I have not added anything into Active Directory other than a user. When I try to connect...
Tags: domain, computer, mandocia@..., domain name, windows, networking, Microsoft Windows, DNS, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server
Discussion threads 2007-01-31
Tech Tip: Get to know Microsoft's Active Directory Application in Windows Server 2003
Learn about Microsoft's Active Directory Application. Microsoft developed the Active Directory Application Mode ADAM to meet the needs of developers, software vendors, and client organizations that need a more flexible directory architecture. Unlike Active Directory, which runs as a system service...
Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Windows Server, Application Developer, Business Unit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware
Technical articles 2004-07-30
Lock IT Down: Secure Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
If I were to tell you that Windows NT Server 4.0 was a lot more secure than Windows 2000 Server, you would probably think that I had lost my mind. Sometimes, though, truth is stranger than fiction. In some ways, Windows NT Server was more secure than Windows 2000 Server....
Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, domain, forest, information technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Physical Security, security, server
Technical articles 2003-10-27
Plan, implement, and manage Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
This sample chapter, taken from MCSE 70-294 Training Guide: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory InfraStructure, covers information about how Windows Server 2003 helps troubleshoot the Group Policy settings. Learn how new tools included with Windows Server 2003 facilitate the troubleshooting of...
Tags: Group Policy, MCSE, Microsoft Windows Server, Que Publishing, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Book chapters 2006-01-06
Secure Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
If I were to tell you that Windows NT Server 4.0 was a lot more secure than Windows 2000 Server, you would probably think that I had lost my mind. Sometimes, though, truth is stranger than fiction. In some ways, Windows NT Server was more secure than Windows 2000 Server....
Tags: Microsoft Windows, domain, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows NT, server, Physical Security, security
Technical articles 2004-11-04
Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Building on the foundation of the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, the Active Directory service in the Windows Server 2003 family introduces key features ensuring that it is one of the most flexible directory structures in the marketplace today. As directory-enabled applications become more prevalent, organizations can use Active Directory...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
White papers 2002-07-01
Windows server 2003 Nat router question
Hello, Im a student who is very new to windows server 2003 (active directory etc...).For educational purposes I am trying to attain internet access at home using 2003 server.I am behind a comcast 4 port nat routerMy router only assigns ip's between the .10 and and .14 range, however i...
Tags: it management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, router, tatepc@..., Windows server 2003 Nat router
Q&A 2005-07-05
Windows server 2003 Nat router question
Hello, Im a student who is very new to windows server 2003 (active directory etc...).For educational purposes I am trying to attain internet access at home using 2003 server.I am behind a comcast 4 port nat routerMy router only assigns ip's between the .10 and and .14 range, however i...
Tags: it management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, router, tatepc@..., Windows server 2003 Nat router
Q&A 2005-07-05
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