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1) What happened to NTBACKUP in Window Server 2008?: Date - Nov 22, 2007; Rating - 2.7; Author - David Davis; Section - Admin; In Windows 2000 and 2003, ntbackup is a well-known application. In Windows 2008 Server, you won't find it. What do you do?
2) What All Ports Are Rrequired By Domain Controllers And Client Computers?: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains the key port requirement for Client computers and Domain Controllers communicating with each other.
3) A Quick Tip to make sure Adprep /ForestPrep for Windows Server 2008 has run successfully: Date - Jun 04, 2008; Rating - 4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; Adprep /ForestPrep must be executed to introduce a Windows Server 2008 in an existing Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 domain environment. This will show you how to make sure that it has run successfully.
4) Changing the Local Administrator Password on Domain Workstations with Group Policy: Date - Jul 17, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; Windows Server 2008 Group Policy introduces a lot of flexibility in performing security tasks that often involved a bit more headache. One of these is more control of the administrator account on domain workstations.
5) Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Easy Print: Date - May 20, 2008; Rating - 3.5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; One of the most common reasons people shy away from Terminal Services is it’s horrible printer management scheme. Easy Print is a likely solution to these issues.
6) Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Network; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
7) Administering the Windows Firewall with Windows Server 2008 Group Policy: Date - Jul 10, 2008; Rating - 2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Security; The windows firewall is now more manageable than ever with the group policy options available for it in Windows Server 2008. Here we discuss how to access these.
8) How Global Name Zones Work In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jan 14, 2009; Rating - 2.4; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article shows the steps included when resolving a name in DNS Server running on Windows Server 2008.
9) Apply Server 2008 Group Policy to Windows XP Devices: Date - Nov 24, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; Windows Server 2008 Group Policy provides several new features that ease network administration. In order to apply these new settings to your Windows XP devices a couple of extra steps will need to be taken.
10) How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: Date - Oct 21, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
11) A Quick Tip To Check If PDC Emulator Is Working: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains how you can tell if PDC Emulator in an Active Directory Domain is working.
12) What is RemoteApp for Windows Server 2008?: Date - Nov 15, 2007; Rating - 2.3; Author - David Davis; Section - Terminal Servers and Thin Clients; A very cool new feature included with Windows Server 2008 is Termnial Server's RemoteApp. Let's find out how this can help you!
13) Promoting Server Core to a Domain Controller: Date - Jun 17, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; This quick tip will show you how to promote a Windows Server 2008 Server Core device to domain controller status.
14) Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.4; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
15) How To Browse NTDS.DIT Offline: Date - Jan 22, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article shows how you can browse the NTDS.DIT (Active Directory database file) offline by using the DSAMIN command in Windows Server 2008.
16) When to use GPT disks: Date - May 21, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Miscellaneous; When you should choose GPT disks over MBR.
17) Why is there no CLI Telnet in Windows Server 2008?: Date - Dec 11, 2007; Rating - 5; Author - David Davis; Section - Miscellaneous; Like me, I am sure you are used to running telnet in Windows. it isn't there anymore in Windows Server 2008. Find out what to do in this article...
18) Using Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 2.7; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Admin; If you are using Windows Vista as your primary desktop for managing Windows Server 2008, then you will need RSAT to do so.
19) A Quick Tip to designate a domain controller for client authentications.: Date - Aug 13, 2008; Rating - 4.8; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article explains the use of SRV priority. This applies to Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
20) Preparing an Existing Domain for a Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller: Date - Aug 14, 2008; Rating - 3.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Active Directory; Implementing a Windows Server 2008 domain controller in your already existing Windows Server 2003 domain requires a bit of prep work. Here is what needs to be done.
21) Changing the IP Address of a Server: Date - Oct 09, 2008; Rating - 2.2; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Network; Changing the IP address of a Windows server requires some special consideration. Here are a couple of things to make note of when doing this.
22) Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Section - Security; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
23) Propagating Permissions in Exchange 2007 Public Folders: Date - Jan 27, 2010; Rating - 5; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Exchange; This tip will explain how to propagate permissions through an Exchange 2007 public folder structure.
24) TCP Chimney Offload and Windows Server 2008: Date - Feb 24, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Network; How to verify that your server is utilizing the capabilities of a NIC that supports TCP Chimney Offload.
25) FRS D2/D4 - When Should You Use Them?: Date - Nov 11, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Admin; This article discusses about D2 and D4 of File Replication Service in Active Directory and when should you use them?
26) Enable Remote Desktop for Server Core: Date - Apr 30, 2008; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Chris Sanders; Section - Miscellaneous; One of the first tasks you may want to do on Windows Server 2008 Server core is to enable remote desktop. Here is how to do it.
27) How To Check If Servers In DMZ Are Up and Running Or Pinging?: Date - Nov 26, 2008; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Network; This article explains the steps you have use to make sure the Servers in the DMZ are pinging from a Desktop computer which is running out of the DMZ.
28) How To Forcefully Close A File On Remote Computer Using Command Line?: Date - Aug 24, 2008; Rating - 3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Miscellaneous; This article explains the steps you can use to close a file forcefully on a remote computer.
29) What is the difference between a Role and a Feature when customizing your Windows 2008 Server?: Date - Jan 03, 2008; Rating - 3.3; Author - David Davis; Section - Admin; Have you ever gone to install something in Windows 2008 Server and you are given the choice between installing a role or a feature? Which do you choose? Let's find out.
30) How does Windows Server 2008 resolve Domain Controller Load Balancing problems: Date - Aug 07, 2008; Rating - 4.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; Section - Active Directory; This article discusses a new Group Policy setting which solves the Load Balancing issues with the domain controllers.