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Configuring When DHCP is on the Same Server
Configuring When DHCP is on the Same Server The method of communication between the booting client and the server uses data fields (known as options) in DHCP packets. The Windows Deployment Services solution for booting over the network works well in...
Network and Sharing Center Operations Guide
Another guide reviewed by me: Network and Sharing Center Operations Guide http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/7bd38516-8d1c-4eb5-aaed-cf9369c4a0611033.mspx Acknowledgments Produced by: Microsoft Windows Server User Assistance team...
Telnet Operations Guide
Telnet Operations Guide haha! I help Microsoft to review their Telnet Operation Guide before. Now, it was published! http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/0bd3aaf1-3475-4676-b85d-7fd5531a9cbc1033.mspx?mfr=true Look at the bottom of...
Changing local admin password?
Changing local admin password? I just find a good method to change the local admin password of client PC remotely from MCPMAG. By using this method, you don't need to put the new password in script in order to make it work. You may reference this...
Install/Upgrade UltraVNC v1.02 through Remote Desktop.
If you install VNC through Remote Desktop, you will face a problem that VNC Server can't run as a service even you choose the "Run As Services" option during the installation. To work around to this problem, I search through the net and...
Logging User logon event.
If you want to keep track the user logon and logoff event to the domain, you can try this method: Step 1: Create the following two files using Notepad or your favorite text editor: ------logon.cmd---- echo logon %username% %computername% %date% %time...
Publish IIS 6 on ISA2004/2006 Server when they are on the same server.
If you want to publish the HTTP service in IIS which was installed on the same machine as ISA, you are require to disable socket pooling on it. Otherise, HTTP service will bind itself to all network interfaces which prevent ISA to listen for incoming...
Setting up Cluster on Virtual Server 2005 R2.
I find a very good article which teach you the steps to configure cluster in Virtual Server. It's from RoudyBob. Let's share here: http://www.roudybob.net/downloads/Setting-Up-A-Windows-Server-2003-Cluster-in-VS2005-Part1.pdf http://www.roudybob...
Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system
Thanks Jeepeepee for the link. I re-post the link in here: Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832017 I think it's very useful when doing diagnostic.
A List of the Windows 2000 Domain Controller Default Ports
**This article (Q289241) is no longer available via Microsoft Tech Net. SUMMARY This article describes the most common ports, protocols, and services that are opened on a Windows 2000-based server that is running Active Directory. The purpose of this...
Tools to monitor DNS
Just read a good article from MCPMAG which was about DNS command line tools. So, re-post here: By Zubair Alexander Domain Name System service is one of the most important services on your Windows network. The importance of DNS is even more apparent on...
Problem on Vista connect to Linux
From brianwu : I am using Vista RC1. I found a problem when i connect to my linux server. It prompted me to insert account and pw. After I keyed in the account/pw. It said that my account/password was incorrect. However, when I was using WinXP connecting...
Microsoft has relased LimitLogon v1.0.
LimitLogin v1.0 LimitLogin is an application that adds the ability to limit concurrent user logins in an Active Directory domain. It can also keep track of all logins information in Active Directory domains. LimitLogin capabilities include: Limiting the...
Enumerating Shares and their ACL's
I recently find a good blog post from cavis which about enumerating the ACL of Windows Share folder, so i re-post in here: In the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Resource Kits (and going all the way back to NT4.0 ) there is a tool called SRVCHECK.EXE. This...
Optimizing Remote Access
One of my friend got problem on VPN performance in his server, so i refer him to look at this articles about optimizing the Remote Access connection: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/itsolutions/network/maintain/optimiz.mspx?mfr=true Here is part...
Reset TCP/IP in Windows
To reset TCP/IP to the default state at the time when the OS was installed. You can use the NetShell (netsh.exe) utility to do that. When you reset TCP/IP, it will rewrite all the important keys in the registry, which has the effect of removing and reinstalling...
Allow DHCP Server traffic on ICF enabled Windows Server 2003
If you want to run DHCP server on a ICF enabled server computer: Add UDP ports 67 and 2535 to the Windows Firewall exceptions list on the DHCP server. If you want to find more information on ports which need to be opened on ICF in order to let it run...
SMB2 in the new Longhorn Server
Microsoft will modify the SMB protocol in WIndows Server Longhorn to SMB2. This includes increasing the number of concurrent open file handles on the server, the number of shares that a server can share out amongst other key enhacements which inlcude...
Relationship of "Symbolic Links" and "SMB 2.0"
In Vista/Longhorn server, the file system (NTFS) will start supporting a new filesystem object (examples of existing filesystem objects are files, folders etc.). This new object is a symbolic link. Think of a symbolic link as a pointer to another file...
Troubleshooting RIS when deploy WinXP.
Mark Wilson has written a great articles relating to the resolution of all to common problems you may encounter when performing RIS (Remote Installation Services) installs of Windows XP. RIS installation is not easy to get right, especially when you have...