Admin Tips

Last Updated on 19 July 2011, Total: 361 Knowledge Base Tips

37 Active Directory
76 Admin
9 Applications
4 Exchange
11 Migration
66 Miscellaneous
62 Network
77 Security
12 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
7 Virtual Platforms
  1. Enabling Caching of Universal Groups

    How to enable caching of universal groups in Windows Server 2003 and why this is useful in branch office scenarios... Read More

  2. NETBIOS: Leave On or Turn Off?

    NETBIOS is supposed to be no longer needed since Windows 2000, but this is not really the case... Read More

  3. Enabling Remote Desktop on a Remote Machine

    What if you want to use Remote Desktop on a server that's already off-site? Here's how to do it... Read More

  4. Enhance Performance by Moving the Pagefile

    Boost performance by moving your pagefile to a separate volume... Read More

  5. Use a Larger Pagefile for Better Performance

    The default pagefile size isn't always enough for best performance, especially when you're running memory-hungry server apps... Read More

  6. Using Reservations to Ensure DHCP Server Availability and Security

    In high security environments you can use Reservations to ensure the security and availability of DHCP servers... Read More

  7. Protect Wireless Access Using MAC Address Filters

    Wireless networks add a significant level of convenience for many users. The ability to roam at will and access the network without adding wires is quite useful. But, you need to do so securely. There are a number of basic steps you should take to protect your wireless network and filtering MAC addresses is one more way to secure it... Read More

  8. Can I convert existing PCs to thin clients?

    Yes you can. There is no need to have to buy thin client devices, you can simply convert old (or new) PC's to thin clients. The advantage of doing this is that you will significantly reduce management of these PC's. There are several solutions to convert PC's to thin clients:... Read More

  9. Disable Enumeration of SID's

    One way for an attacker to scope out a target system and, particularly, to identify the Administrator account so they can focus their efforts on the account with the most privileges is to list, or enumerate, the SID's (serial identifiers) on a Windows machine... Read More

  10. Moving Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows 2000 Applications to Windows Server 2003

    202 KB Microsoft Word file - explains how to plan a migration strategy, and it describes how you can use various utilities and technical resources to deploy Windows Server 2003 as an application server and Web server, while minimizing disruption and additional investment... Read More

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