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A Quick Tip To Prevent Users From Accessing The Computer Tab: Date - Jul 21, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains a quick tip which you can use to prevent users from accessing the Computer Tab on My Computer property.
AD admins should be running Windows XP Pro: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Autologon and wireless networks: Date - Sep 04, 2007; Rating - 1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Possible issues when using autologon on wireless networks.
Avoiding APIPA: Date - Nov 07, 2006; Rating - 2.8; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to avoid problems arising from APIPA
Blocking Domain Unjoin: Date - May 17, 2007; Rating - 1.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to prevent users from removing their computers from the domain.
Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences in Windows XP ( Q291559 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Changing the Remote Desktop Port: Date - Jun 19, 2008; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; Changing the listening and connecting port for Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
Control default internet programs: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Control Windows Messenger in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable automatic share and print discovery in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
Disable Windows NT/W2K/XP Hidden Administrative Shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Display the Sharing Tab in XP Folder Properties: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
DNSLint can verify DNS records: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Do it yourself WHOIS command: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin: Date - Jul 22, 2009; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares.
FAQ IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Forcing a remote logoff: Date - Nov 27, 2007; Rating - 4.6; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to force a user to log off of a remote machine
Give XP ability to search Active Directory: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users: Date - Aug 12, 2009; Rating - 3.5; Author - Eric Geier; Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network.
Hiding the Shared Documents Shortcuts: Date - Jul 30, 2009; Rating - 1.7; Author - Eric Geier; Removing the shortcuts in Windows for the Shared Documents folder.
How to Configure a Preshared Key for Use with Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Connections in Windows XP ( L2TP ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
How to Configure a VPN Connection to Your Corporate Network in Windows XP Pro ( Q305550 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.9; Author - Wayne Maples
How To Configure a Wireless Link That Uses Infrared in Windows XP ( Q305551 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.7; Author - Wayne Maples
How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows XP Pro ( Q314054 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
How To Connect to Terminal Services with Color Resolution That Is Greater Than 256 in Windows XP Pro( Q278502 ): Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
How To Quickly Check IP Address on Remote Computers?: Date - Oct 21, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Nirmal Sharma; How to quickly check IP Address information on all the computers using a single command.
HOW TO: Change the Logon Screen Saver in Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
HOW TO: Create and Delete Hidden or Administrative Shares on Client Computers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
IIS Web Server Resources and Tips: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Install Netbeui Protocol under Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.1; Author - Wayne Maples
IPconfig displays Windows NT/W2K/XP ip information: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
IPSec Tips and Resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples; Manage the DNS resolver cache with IPCONFIG
Managing Windows XP in a Windows 2000 Server Environment: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Manually Deleting a Network Bridge: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - 4.5; Author - Eric Geier; Getting around the error message when deleting in the Network Connections window.
Map Your Network For Better Protection and Incident Response: Date - Apr 01, 2005; Rating - 3.7; Author - Tony Bradley; It is difficult to protect devices that you don't even know exist. In larger enterprises it is very easy to lose track of the asset inventory which leads to complacency about rogue devices. In order to effectively protect the network and to respond to incidents efficiently, an updated asset inventory and network map should always be handy.
Methods to get Bios version: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Microsoft L2TP/IPSec VPN Client for Windows 2000 and XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.1; Author - Wayne Maples
netcat ( nc ) utility resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
NetOp Remote Control for Windows: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
nslookup and DNS Zone Transfers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Overview of Network Address Translation (NAT) in Windows XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Reliable File and Folder Sharing in Windows XP: Date - Sep 01, 2005; Rating - 2.6; Author - Varun Sud; Explains how to share files and folders in Windows XP over a network. It was written specifically because users in our college network had unpredictable results in sharing files over LAN on Windows XP.
Remote Desktop client for Windows 2000, NT, Win9x: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
Remove Cached 802.1X/PEAP Login Information (in XP): Date - May 28, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Delete the username and password stored for authenication.
Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP to initial settings using netsh: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Shared printer separator page for Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Date - Dec 17, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
SmbRelay captures NTLM hashes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
TCP/IP resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples
TechNet Webcast: Basic Parts List for Building System Admin Scripts: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2; Author - Wayne Maples
Temporarily disabling Kerberos: Date - Jul 25, 2007; Rating - 3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to force NTLM authentication and temporarily disable Kerberos.
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.
Toggle XP logon to Windows 2000 logon mode: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.2; Author - Wayne Maples
Troubleshooting Domain Join Issues: Date - Jun 19, 2007; Rating - 3.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to troubleshoot when issues joining a domain arise.
Turnoff port 1900 broadcasts from Windows Messenger: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Tweaking DSL Speed (MTU Size) Setting in Windows XP: Date - Jun 11, 2008; Rating - 3.2; Author - Eric Geier; How to change the MTU size for PPPoE connections.
Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
Using XP as a router: Date - Mar 29, 2006; Rating - 4.1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; A cheap and easy way of using an XP box as a router.
VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
Wireless penetration testing resources: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
XP : speedup access to network shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples