Network Management


Are You Restrictive with Your Groups?

The miracle of Group Policy is that you can maintain tight reins on who has admin rights.

DHCP Roll Call

Scriptable method for obtaining a list of DHCP server names in a domain.

Log Jam

Use caution when setting log file limits; plus, some scripting books to check out.

Taming Kerberos

If you’re using Windows 2000 Server or above, chances are you’re also using Kerberos authentication. It’s time to get to know this three-pronged protocol and learn how to troubleshoot it.

Printer Location Tracking

O, printer, where art thou?

Fancy Filework

Applying registration keys en masse via scripting.

Gaining Control Through Enterprise Process

How new policies and procedures can help you gain control over processes, ranging from patch management to topology changes.

Lock Down Those Scripts!

Take care of this task throughout the company via this Active Directory trick.

Stepping Up to Scripting

Admin wants to move up the experience ladder and learn scripting.

Slow Win2K Performance After the Crash

Performance dies on this unnamed admin's Dell server, so Bill helps him trace the problem to driver chaos.

Weekly IT Roundup, June 14

New, updated IT software hardware announced on the business wire the week of June 14-18.

Use “Run as” To Secure Administration Tasks

This tool allows you to do various things using different rights/credentials.

XP SP2--Dedicated To Security

Microsoft’s next Service Pack for Windows XP is almost totally about improved security. And it shows.

Integrating Windows and Unix Accounts

Vintela eases integration by replacing NIS with AD.

4 Dirt-Cheap Workgroup Servers Put to the Test

You can buy a lot for $1,000 these days. We test four bargain-basement boxes and tell you what to expect.

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