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- Manage DNS zone transfer settings in Windows 2000 Server
- Zone transfers enable DNS servers to exchange information about the DNS zones they manage. However, you might want to restrict zone transfers for security reasons. In this Windows 2000 Server tip, Jim Boyce explains how to configure zone transfers on a zone-by-zone basis. DNS supports zone transfers, which enable...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, DNS, Microsoft Windows 2000, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, Domain names, server, Zone Transfers, Zone Transfers tab, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, DNS Server, Networking, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-08-29
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- Block DNS zone transfers in Windows 2000 Server
- If you're concerned about how much data is exchanged over your DNS servers—and who might be watching—read Jim Boyce's tip about blocking DNS zone transfers on Windows 2000 Servers. The primary and secondary DNS servers exchange data between them by performing zone transfers, during which all data...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, DNS, Microsoft Windows 2000, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce, Domain names, NETWORKING, server, DNS server, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-06-05
- Tech Tip: Configure Active Desktop content/Manage DNS zone transfer settings in Win2K
- Learn how to configure Active Desktop content and manage DNS zone transfer settings. Windows 2000 Professional: Configure Active Desktop content When Microsoft first introduced its Active Desktop, it created a handful of sample...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Windows 2000, DNS, Server, Active Desktop, Domain Names, Servers, Networking, Internet, Hardware
- Technical articles 2004-08-02
- Stop unauthorized DNS zone transfers in Windows NT
- Allowing unauthorized DNS zone transfers in Windows NT can leave your network vulnerable to malicious attacks. To lock down your network, it's better to configure your DNS server to accept zone transfer requests only from selected IP addresses. Find out how in this Windows NT tip. If you don't...
- Tags: DNS, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, TechRepublic Staff, Domain names, NETWORKING, DNS server, server, IP address, Windows NT Newsletter, IP, Internet
- Technical articles 2005-07-13
- Lock IT Down: Block DNS zone transfers to protect your servers
- Security through obscurity.This mantra has been chanted in IT security circles for ages. Basically, it means that one of the first steps in achieving a secure network is to provide as little information as possible to people outside the network. The less information you provide to outsiders, the less they...
- Tags: DNS, DNS server, information technology, Microsoft Windows 2000, Scott Lowe MCSE, server
- Technical articles 2003-01-29
- Using DNS Notify in Windows 2000 Server
- Primary DNS servers, such as Windows 2000 Servers, use zone transfer to send zone changes to secondary servers. This zone transfer is based on polling, whereby secondary servers ask master servers at regular intervals for any changes. If there are changes, the master server sends them to the secondary server.The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, DNS, Server, Microsoft Windows, Jim Boyce
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
- Tech Tip: Stop unauthorized DNS zone transfers in Windows NT
- To lock down your network, it's a best practice to configure your DNS server to accept zone transfer requests only from selected IP addresses. Find out how. If you don't specifically configure a DNS server to only accept zone transfer requests from designated sources, anyone on the...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, DNS, Microsoft Windows NT, DNS Server, IP, Server, IP Address, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Networking, Internet
- Technical articles 2004-08-20
- Full and incremental zone transfer
- How can i configure zone tranfer in DNS to be Full or incremental zone transfers ?
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, basomakm@...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- Tech Tip: Back up EFS/Limit DNS zone transfers
- Windows 2000 Professional: Back up EFS The Encrypting File System EFS enables users to securely encrypt files--a nearly effortless process because Windows 2000 automatically creates the keys needed to encrypt and decrypt the data. But if the user somehow deletes his or her EFS ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, DNS, DNS Server, Server, Computer, Recovery Agent, Domain Administrator, Domain Names, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Productivity, Servers, Networking, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- 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
- DNS: Primary and Secondary
- I have a question related to DNS and failover for DNS.Here is our setup Domain Controller 1: Windows 2003, hosts just GC and DNS. Domain Controller 2: Windows 2000, hosts DNS, no GC, DHCP, and also hosts file and print sharing. Clients: all clients are Windows XPHere's the situation. Our...
- Tags: DC1, DC2, DNS, DNS server, hitchcock4, server, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-12
- Secure BIND with these tips
- Even though BIND has a spotty history, it's possible to increase the security of your BIND setup. Here's how. BIND is a DNS server package that's had a rather spotty history when it comes to security. However, despite these limitations, there are few...
- Tags: BIND, Vincent Danen, Domain names, Linux Tips Newsletter, Internet
- Technical articles 2005-05-25
- Internet Options Help - what am I missing!
- Problem: I connect to a network using VPN and then to a database through direct IP Address. It worked for a while and then just stopped working...I try to add the site as a "trusted site" under the Security tab for Internet Options but it says that the site...
- Tags: NETWORKING, SECURITY, Internet Options, zone
- Discussion threads 2005-02-03
- DNS Servers difference btwn Primary & Secondary Zone Type & Scavenge
- I have several questions regarding changing 'Zone Types' and Scavenge / Aging settings in a Win 2K3 Standard Environment all servers. Essentially:1. Looking at the 'Properties' on one of my Forward Look-up zones, on the 'General' tab there is a setting to change the 'Zone Type'. When clicking on this,...
- Tags: Servers, DNS server, rick.salomon@..., server, Primary Zone, DNS/DC, Secondary Zone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- DNS Servers difference btwn Primary & Secondary Zone Type & Scavenge
- I have several questions regarding changing 'Zone Types' and Scavenge / Aging settings in a Win 2K3 Standard Environment all servers. Essentially:1. Looking at the 'Properties' on one of my Forward Look-up zones, on the 'General' tab there is a setting to change the 'Zone Type'. When clicking on...
- Tags: Servers, rick.salomon@..., DNS server, server, DNS/DC, Primary Zone, Secondary Zone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-19
- NutriGenie Omega Rx Zone Diet (zip)
- NutriGenie's latest zone diet software is the perfect complement to Barry Sears' Omega Rx Zone, as well as Mastering the Zone, Zone Food Blocks, and the Top 100 Zone Foods. In fact, NutriGenie Omega Rx Zone Diet Software significantly enhances the Omega Rx Zone diet as prescribed by Sears. NutriGenie...
- Tags: Food, NutriGenie Omega Rx, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2005-05-31
- Lock down DNS with these tips
- Drive-by adviceI'm really disappointed in this article even though it has a couple of good recommendations it misses out on so much more. What about disabling recursion where possible, restricting zone transfers & queries from unknown sources?My biggest gripe is this...what's the point of limiting zone transfer traffic if the...
- Tags: acls, advertisement, DHCP, dns, Drive-By, firewalls, mark@..., microsoft, recursion, resolution, security
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
- Block DNS zone transfers in Windows 2000 Server
- dfhd.,hdhklodklhghcheckhow to check i don't hav morethan one DNS.
- Tags: Block DNS, dfh, dawoodkukshiwala@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, server, DNS
- Discussion threads 2006-06-07
- Time Zone Calculator (exe)
- Time Zone Calculator can easily convert one time zone to another. For example UTC / GMT time zone to USA zones: Central or Mountain, Pacific or Eastern, Atlantic or Hawaiian. Of course Time Zone Calculator can convert any other world time zones. Time Zone Calculator takes into account Daylight Saving...
- Tags: Time Zone, Evercyber, Time Zone Calculator, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
- DNS errors
- I acquired a poorly config network.It has a w2k DC w/ DNS DHCP.also has w2k3 DC but many errors. DNS errors eID 4004 "The DNS server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of zone .. This DNS server is configured to use information obtained from Active Directory for...
- Tags: DNS, Microsoft Windows 2000, mxtech13@..., server, W2K3, windows
- Q&A 2006-03-22
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