Articles & Tutorials

This section is focused on networking issues for Windows Server 2008, formerly known as Windows Longhorn Server. Among the many topics discussed are Windows Server 2008 specific networking tools, and the new features included in Windows Server 2008.

Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008

Which Windows Server 2008 Networking Services were removed and which should you use instead?: Date - May 15, 2008; Author - David Davis; A number of common Windows Server networking features were removed with Windows Server 2008. In this article, we will discuss what is removed and what new networking features you should be using instead.
Using Windows Server 2008 Powershell to perform common network commands: Date - Apr 29, 2008; Author - David Davis; How to perform 10 common networking functions using the Windows Powershell.
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 4): Date - Apr 15, 2008; Author - Anderson Patricio; In this final article we are going to restore some protected data and manage the network bandwidth utilized by DPM and the clients.
Pre-Installation Steps for Installing Windows Server 2008: Date - Apr 08, 2008; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; The fundamental steps that should be taken to install Windows Server 2008 on an enterprise class server.
Using the new Windows Server 2008 Core OCList and OCSetup CLI tools to Add & Remove Server Roles: Date - Mar 13, 2008; Author - David Davis; What you need to know about the Windows 2008 Core Server CLI tools, OCLIST & OCSETUP. These are not available in the standard install of Windows Server 2008 and are the Core server utilities used to administer server roles.
Windows Server 2008 Domain Services - Part 2: Active Directory Federation Services: Date - Mar 05, 2008; Author - Peter Schmidt; This article continues where we left of in Part 1 of the series and will cover Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Federation Services.
Introducing Windows Server 2008: Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade: Date - Feb 28, 2008; Author - Thomas Shinder; Dr. Tom Shinder gives a detailed introduction to Windows Server 2008 and shares the top 10 reasons why any Windows admin should upgrade.
Managing Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007: Date - Feb 21, 2008; Author - Anderson Patricio; How to work with Data Protection Manager 2007.
Using the new Windows Server 2008 Servermanager.exe CLI tool to Add & Remove Server Roles: Date - Feb 06, 2008; Author - David Davis; How to use the ServerManagercmd.exe Windows 2008 command line utility to add and remove Server Roles.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 7: Date - Jan 23, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; Group policy settings in Vista focusing on Vista’s diagnostic capabilities.
Understanding the new Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server: Date - Jan 17, 2008; Author - David Davis; What the Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) is, how it has replaced IAS, how to load NPS, and how it can help you.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 6: Date - Jan 08, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the discussion of new group policy settings in Vista by talking about settings related to Vista’s diagnostic capabilities.
Windows Server 2008 Domain Services - Part 1: Active Directory Domain Services: Date - Jan 02, 2008; Author - Peter Schmidt; An introduction to Windows Server 2008 Domain Services covering the basics of all the new features of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services.
Understanding Windows Server 2008 – Windows Server Virtualization (WSV): Date - Dec 20, 2007; Author - David Davis; What you need to know about the new Windows Server 2008 Virtualization (WSV), how to install it, and how it compares to VMware ESX.
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 3): Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; How to create protection groups in DPM 2007.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 5: Date - Dec 04, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article goes over the group policy settings that are designed to help to control workstation hard drives.
Installing IIS 7.0: Date - Nov 14, 2007; Author - Peter Schmidt; This article will cover the basics of installing Internet Information Services 7.0 and the different installation modes available, when they can be used and what benefits they have.
How to Configure Windows 2008 Advanced Firewall with the NETSH CLI: Date - Nov 08, 2007; Author - David Davis; How to configure the new Windows 2008 Server Advanced Firewall from the Windows command line interface (CLI) using the netsh utility.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 4: Date - Oct 25, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series by discussing more User Account Control settings.
Windows Server 2008 - First Look: Date - Oct 11, 2007; Author - David Davis; In this review of Windows Server 2008, we take a look at the features and benefits of Microsoft’s newest and most advanced server Operating System. What is new, why should you try it out, and how can it help you?
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 2): Date - Oct 09, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; How to install Agents and add disks to the DPM Storage Pool and a high-level overview of the five areas in the DPM Administrator Console.
Deploying Data Protection Manager 2007 (Part 1): Date - Sep 27, 2007; Author - Anderson Patricio; A high-level overview of Data Protection Manager 2007 beta 2 and how to deploy it.
Introduction to Internet Information Services 7.0: Date - Sep 19, 2007; Author - Peter Schmidt; The basics of Internet Information Services 7.0 also known as IIS 7.0. IIS 7.0 is the web server role in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 3: Date - Sep 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Group policy settings that are unique to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
How to configure the new Windows Server 2008 advanced firewall MMC snap-in: Date - Aug 30, 2007; Author - David Davis; The new features of the Windows Server 2008 Advanced Firewall and how to configure this powerful host-based firewall using the new MMC snap-in.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 2: Date - Aug 14, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Group policy settings that are unique to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Group Policy Extensions in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Part 1: Date - Jul 19, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Some of the more useful new group policy settings included in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 7): Date - May 30, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to configure a Vista client and how to test your NAP server.
Introducing Windows Server 2008 - Chapter 7: Active Directory Enhancements: Date - May 24, 2007; Author - Mitch Tulloch; A special preview of the new book Introducing Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft Press - exclusively on WindowsNetworking.com!
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 6): Date - Apr 24, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Creating a default authentication policy.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 5): Date - Mar 27, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; The process for creating authorization policies.
How Vista will interact with Longhorn Server: Date - Feb 21, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; The advantages of using Longhorn Server in environments where Vista has been deployed.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 4): Date - Feb 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to configure the Network Policy Server.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 3): Date - Jan 16, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Continues the discussion of installing Network Access Protection on Longhorn Server.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 2): Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Major components needed for implementing Network Access Protection.
A First Look at Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager, Version 2: Date - Jan 04, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How version 2 of Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager will fill some of the voids left by Data Protection Manager 2006.
Working with the Windows System Resource Manager (Part 2): Date - Jan 02, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to allocate resources to an application defined within the Windows System Resource Manager.
An Introduction to Network Access Protection (Part 1): Date - Dec 20, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; An introduction to Network Access Protection and how it works.
Working with the Windows System Resource Manager (Part 1): Date - Dec 14, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to use Windows System Resource Manager to gain better control over your server’s resources.
An Overview of Link Local Multicast Name Resolution: Date - Nov 29, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; How link local multicast name resolution works.
How Longhorn Server’s Server Manager will Change Server Management (Part 3): Date - Nov 28, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; Two other features included in the Troubleshooting section; the Service Control Manager and the Performance Diagnostics utility.
Managing Group Policy ADMX Files in Longhorn Server: Date - Nov 07, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article explains how Microsoft has replaced the ADM file format with the ADMX file format in Longhorn Server and Windows Vista.
How Longhorn Server’s Server Manager will Change Server Management (Part 2): Date - Nov 02, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article focuses on troubleshooting by showing Server Manager’s new Event Log interface.
Offline file caching in Longhorn Server: Date - Oct 26, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article takes a look at some of the ways that Longhorn Server facilitates offline file caching.
How Longhorn Server’s Server Manager will Change Server Management (Part 1): Date - Oct 12, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article introduces the Server Manager and also discusses its capabilities and which Windows Server 2003 management interfaces it replaces.
Creating a core Longhorn server: Date - Sep 19, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article explains what a core server is and shows how to deploy one.
Windows Longhorn: Using Group Policy to Control Device Management (Part 2): Date - Aug 31, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This is the second part of this article series on how to control access to devices via group policy in Longhorn Server.
Windows Longhorn: Using Group Policy to Control Device Management (Part 1): Date - Aug 09, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article I will show you how to control access to devices via group policy in Longhorn Server.