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DNS Server service refuse name resolution on Windows Server 2008 R2

Published Fri, Jan 6 2012 11:54 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

It has been already from nearly two years ago, that under certain circumstances DNS Server service on Windows Server 2008 R2 refuse to resolve internet domain name addresses. This issue occurs if Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Server is used without forwarders...

Filed under: General, Exchange, Windows Server, SharePoint, TMG, UAG, Remote Desktop Services, ISA Server, Hosting, Microsoft Online Services, Microsoft Provisioning Services, WSUS, UM, OCS, Active Directory, PKI, Forefront, Network Services, Outlook, DNS, Windows Client, Security, Windows Live Essentials, Internet Explorer, IIS, SonicWall

Most popular configurations on SonicWall UTM Appliances

Published Tue, Aug 9 2011 16:06 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

As an alternative for Microsoft TMG 2010 we are testing SonicWall Unified Threat Management Appliances. Here https://www.fuzeqna.com/sonicwallkb/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=7911 you’ll find most popular configurations on SonicWall UTM which covers nearly...

Filed under: General, TMG, UAG, Network Services, Security, SonicWall

Forefront TMG will not be continued

Published Fri, May 27 2011 19:21 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

Microsoft confirmed to Gardner recently, that the Microsoft Forefront Thread Management Gateway will not continue with a new full version. Not to continue with an edge protection solution, should be based on a strategic decision at Microsoft, not to compete...

Filed under: General, Exchange, Windows Server, SharePoint, DirectAccess, TMG, UAG, Remote Desktop Services, ISA Server, Forefront, Network Services, Outlook, Security

NetApp Storage Systems in Microsoft Systems Environment

Published Tue, May 3 2011 13:05 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

NetApp published a new article and guide how their storage environment and solutions work in Windows Systems architectures and infrastructures. The article gives you a lot valued information about how it works with Domain Controllers in Active Directory...

Filed under: General, Storage, Exchange, Windows Server, Cluster, Hyper-V, Disaster Recovery, Backup, Managed Services, Migration, Active Directory, Virtualization, Network Services, File Services, NetApp, High Availability, DFS, Security, Group Policy

TMG SP1 Rollups are not cummulative [Update]

Published Mon, May 2 2011 15:37 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

[Update] Starting with Rollup 4 you get them all cummulative. TMG SP2 can be applied for TMG SP1 with Update 1 and covers all too. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27603 […] Be aware, that rollups for Forefront TMG 2010 SP1 are not...

Filed under: General, Windows Server, TMG, ISA Server, Forefront, Network Services, Security

Secure Access to your Cloud Services

Published Tue, Feb 22 2011 17:06 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

Moving to the Cloud is going on and so we will have more and more On-Premise and Cloud environments living site by site. Securing access to Cloud Services will be more relevant for the future. A great article on this topic has been published by Yuri Diogenes...

Filed under: General, SQL, Storage, Exchange, Windows Server, Hyper-V, SharePoint, Mobile, System Center, SCVMM, DirectAccess, TMG, ISA Server, Hosting, Microsoft Online Services, Managed Services, Microsoft Provisioning Services, Office, UM, OCS, Migration, PKI, Certificate Service, Forefront, Virtualization, Network Services, File Services, Outlook, High Availability, Business Intelligence, Dynamics, CRM, DNS, Windows Client, BizTalk, Security, SCOM, SCCM, SCMDM, Cloud Computing, Dynamic Computing, Internet Explorer

Windows Server 2008 R2 refuse to resolve external FQDN

Published Fri, Oct 8 2010 19:07 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

No, it is not the dot in the hierachy on DNS Server which makes him a Root DNS. So looking for this is obvious. And what if you find, that DNS Root Servers are listed and forwarders are able to ping, but recursive name resolution still doesn’t work. When...

Filed under: General, Windows Server, Active Directory, Network Services, DNS, Windows Client, Security

Running, Filtering and Saving Scans in Best Practise Analyzer

Published Sat, Sep 25 2010 13:39 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

Who knows the Best Practise Analyzer for Exchange (ExBPA) is already familiar exporting scan results to other file formats to save or achive. The Best Practise Analyzer (BPA) coming with Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Roles doesn’t have this opportunity...

Filed under: General, Storage, Exchange, Windows Server, Cluster, Hyper-V, Remote Desktop Services, ISA Server, Tools, Active Directory, PKI, Certificate Service, Forefront, Network Services, File Services, BPA, DNS, DFS, Security

Win7 and Windows Server 2008 and R2 SMBv2 and v2.1 and Riverbed

Published Mon, Sep 6 2010 16:12 | Thomas K.H. Bittner

Who designs distributed network infrastructures with high bandwidth connected sites and accelerates traffic with Riverbed appliances will loose many nice communication features comming with WinVista or Win7 and Windows Server Systems 2008 and 2008R2....

Filed under: General, Windows Server, Active Directory, Network Services, File Services, NetApp, Windows Client, DFS, Security