Windows Server 2003/8 Active Directory Microsoft first released Active Directory in Windows 2000 (v 5.0). Active Directory has made user accounts much easier to manage compared with NT 4.0. Although Windows Server 2003/8 with SP1 is only a 0.2 upgrade on Windows 2000 it introduces features that many think should …
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Introduction to Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 Even if you do nothing else with Microsoft’s Terminal Services, set up a remote connection so that administrators can connect to your Windows 2003 servers as if they were console users. Trust me, one day this remote connection will save your bacon. … Windows Server 2003 Configuration My goal for this section is to give you tips on how to configure, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2003. I have step-by-step tutorials to show you how to find the menus, properties and settings that you need to manage your server. This page represents my mini …
Windows 2003 Group Policy – Network Connections This section gives you an opportunity to befriend laptop users and help them with their offline folders. Otherwise, this folder only has specialist legacy policies to control administrator’s rights. Administrative Templates Windows Components Network Connections Offline Connection Network Connections …
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Introduction to Additional Account Info What Acctinfo.dll does for you is expose more properties in ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers), for example lastLogon and Password Expires. Specifically, with this add-on you get an extra tab in ADUC called Additional Account Info. What led me to discover this treasure called …
Windows Server 2003/8 Active Directory – Advanced This section assumes that a working knowledge of Active Directory. If you are not familiar with Forest, Trees and OU’s then check out the Active Directory – Intro – if you are up to speed on the basics then read on. My twin … Installing Windows Server 2003 The purpose of this section is to help you with the practicalities of a physical installation of Windows Server 2003. However, I strongly recommend detailed planning of Active Directory before you roll out Windows 2003 Server on a production network. Part 1 – Installing Windows Server …
DHCP – Relay Agent for Windows Server 2003 Instead of deploying a DHCP server on every subnet, discover how to install and configure a DHCP relay agent. By far the hardest part of mastering the DHCP relay agent is installing it. Once you have found the relay agent, configuring it …