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. Using Attack Surface Area and Relative Attack Surface Quotient to Identify Attackability of Windows Server 2003

    • by Wayne Maples
    • Published on 12 Aug. 2004
    • Section: Security

    416 KB Adobe Acrobat file - In March 2003, Microsoft engaged the Security and Technology Solutions practice of Ernst & Young LLP to validate the Relative Attack Surface Quotient (RASQ) model developed by Microsoft, which quantifies the relative "attackability" provided by each of its operating system platforms. The model provides a methodology to compute the attackability of Microsoft Windows server... Read More

  2. Using Netsh to Backup and Restore Network Configuration

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 13 April 2006
    • Section: Network

    When you change your network configuration often it may make the process more efficient to backup your commonly used network settings so you can restore them in a much faster process by using the Netsh utility... Read More

  3. Using Reservations to Ensure DHCP Server Availability and Security

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 March 2005
    • Section: Security

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

  4. Using Virtual Server Security

    Knowledge of configuring user access to Virtual Server is something that no virtual network administration should be lacking... Read More

  5. Using WSUS on a Server with Limited Disk Space

    Most administrators are under the assumption that you need a great deal of free disk space to take advantage of WSUS. This isn’t always the case... Read More

  6. Using a Batch File for Resetting Domain Passwords

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 2 March 2006
    • Section: Admin

    Occasionally someone in your organization will need to be able to reset passwords of others without having access to active directory. This can be achieved with a simple batch file…... Read More

  7. Using a Script to Add a Domain User to a Local Group

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 31 Aug. 2006
    • Section: Network

    There are sometimes situations when you need to be able to script the process of adding a domain user to a local group on a machine. Here is a script that will do just that... Read More

  8. Using nLite to Integrate RAID Drivers into Windows Installation Media

    Windows Server 2003 can be a challenge to install when the drivers for your RAID controller aren’t built into the installation CD. Here is a good way to overcome this without use of a floppy drive... Read More

  9. Using the Employee-ID attribute in Active Directory

    Using the Employee-ID attribute in Active Directory... Read More

  10. Using the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 4 March 2008
    • Section: Exchange

    There are several ways you can enhance the performance of your Exchange Server. Using the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer is one of them... Read More

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