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View List of Shares: Date - Oct 04, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; See what is being shared to the network.
Use Auditing To Track Changes to Shared Folders: Date - Sep 06, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; Changes to folders and files in shared folders can be logged in the Event Viewer.
Distributing 802.1X Settings to Clients: Date - Sep 01, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Eric Geier; See how you can configure the authentication settings for end-users.
Updating root certificates: Date - Aug 29, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to determine what root certificates are supported by Windows.
Securing the spool files on your print server: Date - Feb 25, 2011; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; This tip describes how you can secure the spool files on your Windows Server print server.
A Quick Tip To Check If Ports Are Listening: Date - Feb 09, 2011; Rating - 3.5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how can you check quickly if the ports are listening or blocked by the firewall.
Windows Firewall doesn't filter routed IP traffic: Date - Feb 02, 2011; Rating - 2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Here's a tip to save you some frustration if you ever decide to configure a dual-NIC Windows Server computer as an IP router.
Securing 802.1X Authentication Settings: Date - Jan 27, 2011; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier
Installing and managing updates from the command line: Date - May 20, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; You can install and manage software updates from the command line.
Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
How To Turn Interent Explorer Enhanced Security Off In Windows Server 2008?: Date - Jul 09, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can manually turn the Internet Enhanced Security Off in Windows Server 2008.
Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks: Date - Jul 02, 2009; Rating - 4; Author - Eric Geier; Filtering networks using the WLAN Netsh commands.
How To: Firewall Commands In Server Core: Date - Jul 01, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains the commands you can use to operate Windows Firewall in Server Core
Remove/Disable Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in Vista): Date - Jun 02, 2009; Rating - 3; Author - Eric Geier; Stop Vista from saving the username and password used for authenication.
Securing Windows images using permissions: Date - Mar 04, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Customized Windows images may contain sensitive or proprietary information. Here's a tip on how to secure your images using permissions when using Windows Deployment Services.
Tips for Securing Your Wireless LAN: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Rating - 3.4; Author - Eric Geier; Ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers and hackers.
Changing the Local Administrator Password on Domain Workstations with Group Policy: Date - Jul 17, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Chris Sanders; 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.
Administering the Windows Firewall with Windows Server 2008 Group Policy: Date - Jul 10, 2008; Rating - 2; Author - Chris Sanders; 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.