Terminal Services gives you strong remote administration
capabilities. But before using it, carefully check out
the heavy licensing requirements.
- By Michael Chacon
- 08/01/2001
CAs play a vital role in managing identity between networks and aren’t difficult to install—as long as you plan wisely.
- By Michael Chacon
- 07/01/2001
When it comes to keeping your system safe from hackers trying to ride a Trojan horse through your defense perimeter, a Certificate Authority can make sure everybody’s exactly who they claim to be.
- By Michael Chacon
- 06/01/2001
The Windows Time Synchronization service ensures that all your machines stay—tick for tock—on the same clock.
- By Michael Chacon
- 05/01/2001
Windows 2000 makes it easy for small networks to get their share of the Net. Here’s how to implement it on those systems.
- By Michael Chacon
- 04/01/2001
With everyone jumping on the Internet bandwagon, address space has become hot property. But with NAT as a core function in Windows 2000, even smaller businesses can have their share of the pie.
- By Michael Chacon
- 03/01/2001
With the slow but steady migration to Windows 2000, NetBIOS receives another stay of execution. So, how does this collective pet peeve affect you?
- By Michael Chacon
- 02/01/2001
Despite the common thought that the Emergency Repair Disk utility is MIA in Win2K, this backup tool is alive and well — and ready to save the day.
- By Michael Chacon
- 01/01/2001
When network connections are unavailable, Windows 2000’s Offline Files can keep you going.
- By Michael Chacon
- 12/01/2000
.NET acknowledges that the Internet is now the application platform environment. And Windows? Just a significant port in the storm.
- By Michael Chacon
- 11/01/2000
The domain file system in Windows 2000 lets you set up a logical representation of network shares. Here’s how to build a new namespace that’s easier for users to traverse.
- By Michael Chacon
- 10/01/2000
The strengths of NTFS are often taken for granted. But Windows 2000 exposes new features hidden in the humble file system.
- By Michael Chacon
- 09/01/2000