Windows Server 2003 – Global Catalog Mastering Global Catalog will not only give your users a better network experience, but also teach you about Windows Server 2003’s Active Directory. Global Catalogs are deceptive. The bigger your Active Directory forest the more important it is to configure Global Catalogs. If you …
Shutdown Command in Windows Server 2003 Shutdown is an exciting new command line program available in Windows 2003 and XP. I say exciting both in the sense that everyone loves this command, and also exiting in the sense it has a dramatic effect – downs the server. Consequently, take care …
Remote Installation Service (RIS) in Windows Server 2003 RIS is Microsoft’s service for installing images of XP Professional. If you are going to accept the challenge of installing and configuring the RIS service on a Windows 2003 Server then you need a plan. This section provides step-by-step instructions on how …
DHCP Performance Monitoring If you really want to get a feel for your DHCP server, then I recommend creating a performance log and monitoring the DHCP traffic to and from your server. I have two confessions to make. 1) I love performance monitoring, I rarely miss a chance to create …
Introduction to Kerberos Security in Windows Server 2003 My goal on this page is to introduce you to the basics of Kerberos. Rather like subnet mask and DNS, Kerberos is a complex topic where you need to read three separate accounts, or have three different people explain the concepts, before …
Routing and RAS (Remote Access Service) in Windows 2003 Server Routing and RAS is like a sleeping giant. What I mean by that is, while in Windows Server 2003, you no longer need to install RAS, it remains inactive until you configure the Icon. I have a special bet for …
Introduction to RAID in Windows Server 2003 Let us recall the overall disaster recovery goals:a) Protect your data. b) Recover quickly from an incident. In the overall scheme, remember that prevention of data loss is so much better than disaster recovery. One urban myth had it that a network manager …
Group Policy Inheritance for Windows Server 2003 This page introduces all the objects and techniques that you will need to create the best Group Policies for your Active Directory. In particular, I will shows you how to get the most out of your policies by judicious use of ‘Enforce’ and …
Microsoft Windiff – To Compare Folders and Files Don’t you just love utilities with expressive names such as Windiff? The words Windows and Difference lead us to the concept of to comparing files and highlighting and disparity. As with other tools, the benefit of Windiff comes from imagining scenarios when …
FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) There are times when you may need to change the Domain Controller which holds one of the 5 FSMO roles. Either you could be facing a disaster recovery, where you have lost the first Windows 2003 Domain Controller, or you are organized and want to …