May 2008 - Windows Networking & Remote Access

Windows Networking & Remote Access

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Remote support made easy

There are dozens of utilities available that allow you to support remote clients including Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, VNC, Dameware, GoToMyPC, LogMeIn, and WebEx, only to name a few. Some of these are free, some are expensive, some offer encryption...

Published Sun, May 11 2008 9:02 AM by Rob Williams
LMHosts and Hosts files

There are two files in the %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc directory that can be used for name resolution. The Hosts file, used for DNS name resolution, and the LMHosts.sam file used for NetBIOS name resolution. In an age where DNS dominates your network...

Published Sat, May 10 2008 10:01 PM by Rob Williams
VPN client name resolution

The most common problem reported with a VPN client is " I cannot browse the remote network". Most often if one thinks about the need to browse over a VPN connection, you quickly realize it is seldom necessary at all. You are using a VPN to access...

Published Sat, May 10 2008 9:39 PM by Rob Williams
RRAS DHCP options

I am frequently asked about assigning IP's to Windows VPN clients though RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Service). Most often this is done using DHCP, but there are several ways to handle DHCP within RRAS, and included are a couple of features that...

Published Fri, May 09 2008 4:34 PM by Rob Williams