Patch management is no longer a luxury to have a secure network—it’s a necessity. We test six solutions to the problem of knowing whether or not your servers and desktops are up to date.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 08/01/2003
This month, Chris takes you through a handy script that discovers and enumerates what networking protocols are installed on a host.
- By Chris Brooke
- 08/01/2003
Windows Server 2003 has a number of differences from Windows 2000 in how it handles DNS queries. They can speed up domain construction and troubleshooting, helping you squeeze more power out of your network.
- By Bill Boswell
- 08/01/2003
Configuring permissions with ESRA 2.0.
- By Joe Crawford
- 08/01/2003
You're responsible for soup-to-nuts implementation of a new system. Before you start, here are a few suggestions to make the project run smoothly.
- By Bill Heldman
- 08/01/2003
Four forests or one? Four domains or one? The best AD design strives for simple and secure administration.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/29/2003
Get the exact time that Windows processes via the WMIC command.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/23/2003
Quick lesson on configuring subnet addresses.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/16/2003
Latest skills module aimed at messaging experts goes online as Exchange is readied for shipping.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/15/2003
Use Winscl to find out which computers your users are logged onto.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/08/2003
CBT Vision’s Examiner for 70-219 proves a good value.
It’s a moment every administrator dreads: Your network is crying for help, and you don’t know why. Wouldn’t it be great if, right in your hand, you had a tool that could diagnose the problem? We test four handheld analyzers to see just how they can make your job easier.
- By James Carrion
- 07/01/2003
Anthony wanted to run Windows DNS on his company’s BIND network. It worked—until the intern came along.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/01/2003
ERDisk for Active Directory saves time, money and grief.
- By Rodney Landrum
- 07/01/2003
It is handy to be able to just look up at the My Computer icon and see where you are and what name you are using.
- By Chris Brooke
- 07/01/2003