<![CDATA[Article Comments for John Green]]>

<![CDATA[Article Comments for John Green]]>http://www.windowsitpro.com/authors/author/author/5564559/rsscomment/5564559en-USSun, 27 May 2012 07:04:19 GMTSun, 27 May 2012 07:04:19 GMTSQL Server Performance Monitoring and Management Tools http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/sql-server-performance-monitoring-and-management-tools-#commentsAnchorThu, 18 Nov 2010 16:47:23 GMT
Quest Spotlight actually doesn’t do very good with SQL Server 2008. I have it installed in my production environment and it has a problem storing playback data on a remote SQL Server 2008 instance. Quest Support is not able to help me out either. They keep giving me run around. Think before you purchase this tool.]]>MalikThu, 18 Nov 2010 16:47:23 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/sql-server-performance-monitoring-and-management-tools-#commentsAnchorGroupware Alternatives to Microsoft Exchangehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/groupware-alternatives-to-microsoft-exchange#commentsAnchorThu, 29 Jul 2010 04:36:35 GMT
Although Kerio’s Mailserver and its successor Kerio Connect are very good groupware alternatives to MS Exchange server but it generally natively lacks the high availability support for which it is not recommended for enterprise or large businesses, and this point is thoroughly missing here.]]>QureshiThu, 29 Jul 2010 04:36:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/groupware-alternatives-to-microsoft-exchange#commentsAnchorEndpoint-Protection Productshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/endpoint-protection-products#commentsAnchorMon, 21 Sep 2009 09:32:25 GMT
I didn’t really see any testing of the security functions. Good information as far as it went, but I’d have preferred at least *some* level of testing beyond configuration and administration/reporting.]]>RobMon, 21 Sep 2009 09:32:25 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/endpoint-protection-products#commentsAnchorDTS xChangehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dts/dts-xchange#commentsAnchorMon, 08 Dec 2008 18:46:36 GMT
We purchased DTS xChange 3 months ago and have converted over 1400 DTS packages to SSIS using a team of three developers. I’d agree with this article that "You’d be crazy not to try this product." They also now deliver an SSIS auditing framework called Xpress with DTS Xchange, which we never would have completed. This is a great review and very accurate, I’d only suggest taking another look at their xPress product.]]>NickMon, 08 Dec 2008 18:46:36 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/dts/dts-xchange#commentsAnchorBuild Redundancy into Your LAN/WANhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/build-redundancy-into-your-lan-wan#commentsAnchorTue, 15 Jul 2008 10:05:37 GMT
Very good information]]>JANNUN123 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:05:37 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/build-redundancy-into-your-lan-wan#commentsAnchorSQL Server Change Management Toolshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/change-and-configuration-management/sql-server-change-management-tools#commentsAnchorThu, 08 May 2008 15:46:32 GMT
Thanks, yonision. It’s always great to get recommendations from people who have used particular products. Brian Winstead Associate Editor SQL Server Magazine]]>BrianThu, 08 May 2008 15:46:32 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/change-and-configuration-management/sql-server-change-management-tools#commentsAnchorSQL Server Change Management Toolshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/change-and-configuration-management/sql-server-change-management-tools#commentsAnchorWed, 07 May 2008 13:13:02 GMT
There’s a product that will do the same job with much less effort on your part: http://www.nobhillsoft.com/Randolph.aspx its tailor made for SQL Server, it works with Visual SourceSafe (optionally) and has many more features than those two. plus it costs just a fraction of what they are asking. check it out]]>YONIWed, 07 May 2008 13:13:02 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/change-and-configuration-management/sql-server-change-management-tools#commentsAnchorLantronix SecureLinx Spiderhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/lantronix-securelinx-spider#commentsAnchorThu, 07 Feb 2008 02:49:31 GMT
none]]>poojasingh12 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:49:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/lantronix-securelinx-spider#commentsAnchorRadmin 3.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/radmin-3-0#commentsAnchorThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:21 GMT
Famatech recently released Radmin version 3.1, and allowed me to work with it. x64 support is the key new feature, along with several implementation-related improvements. I’m still impressed. Running the Radmin viewer on my old, 900MHz / 256 MB notebook I can connect to and work with my primary desktop and server systems as effectively as if I were in front of them. There is no noticable delay in screen refresh, even for drag - and - drop operations.]]>JohnThu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:21 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/radmin-3-0#commentsAnchorRadmin 3.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/radmin-3-0#commentsAnchorFri, 09 Nov 2007 10:37:00 GMT
On requirement that I have for a remote control utility is to have the ability to "push" out the client on the fly. Most remote control software lack this feature. We use, and love, Dameware because it does this very nicely. And pricing is like radmin, by controlling system. having drag and drop is a nice feature but its useless if you can’t remote control the computer. Dameware can do the Group Policy roll out as well but why touch your AD, and waste time, when you can just get the host name, plug it in Dameware and away you go.]]>JavierFri, 09 Nov 2007 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/remote-computing/radmin-3-0#commentsAnchorMicrosoft’s NAP Optionhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/networking/microsoft-s-nap-option#commentsAnchorThu, 23 Aug 2007 19:05:51 GMT
Why can’t someone develop a simple DHCP/802.1x solution based on the "computer" being a member of a AD domain (ie trusted) or a trusted MAC address (whitelist)? Seems so simple in concept. Why do we need to pre-scan and post-scan and add agents to systems we already trust and manage through other means? Why do I care about users...don’t we already have enough methods to authenticate a user? NAC/NAP cannot stop malicious users. The issue is how to simply identify trusted devices. Most networks and budgets would be just fine with such a solution. My impression is the vendors have tried to pack everything into a single solution, suitable for high security environments, when in fact most networks are not high security environments, such as military, government or financial networks. Where’s a simple solution that solves the the simple problem of denying access to untrusted systems? Let’s face it, a well managed network, shouldn’t require scanning of trusted systems. Scanning should limited to un-trusted systems whether through automation or manually. Seems to me we are ignoring the pareto principle, when we try to focus on everything instead of the meaningful few ie 80/20. I’m tempted to dig out my programming books and refresh some old skills.]]>ROBThu, 23 Aug 2007 19:05:51 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/networking/microsoft-s-nap-option#commentsAnchorRAID Performance Configurationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorFri, 17 Aug 2007 10:39:35 GMT
As an update to Brad’s update: my comments were in regards to SQL 7. Later versions corrected the problem with write cache corruption.]]>TomFri, 17 Aug 2007 10:39:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorMicrosoft’s NAP Optionhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/networking/microsoft-s-nap-option#commentsAnchorFri, 08 Jun 2007 02:21:36 GMT
Can only see half the document?]]>DarrenFri, 08 Jun 2007 02:21:36 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/networking/microsoft-s-nap-option#commentsAnchorFluentware Move My Printers 3.1.1http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/fluentware-move-my-printers-3-1-1#commentsAnchorMon, 03 Apr 2006 15:14:42 GMT
Print Migrator 3.0 from Microsoft: It’s Free! I am a cheapskate, used Print Migrator 3.0, from Microsoft and It took me about 5 min start to finsh to migrate 100 printers to a new print server.]]>RhettMon, 03 Apr 2006 15:14:42 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/fluentware-move-my-printers-3-1-1#commentsAnchorNETGEAR RH348 ISDN Routerhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorWed, 23 Nov 2005 15:17:55 GMT
anyone able to use wireless on an ISDN line? I have a laptop and I would like to use its wireless card to access my ISDN line. (I am using a Netgear RH348 router)]]>peteWed, 23 Nov 2005 15:17:55 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorNETGEAR RH348 ISDN Routerhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorWed, 23 Nov 2005 15:00:58 GMT
anyone been able to hook up this or other ISDN router with a wireless router? I would like to access the ISDN line via my laptop and its wireless card. Thanks.]]>peteWed, 23 Nov 2005 15:00:58 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorElectronic Mail Standardshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/protocols/electronic-mail-standards#commentsAnchorThu, 23 Jun 2005 03:16:56 GMT
what about the other authentication methods supported (SPA, to name one that Outlook seems to like)? friscom ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:16:56 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/protocols/electronic-mail-standards#commentsAnchorMaX Compression 4.5http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/max-compression-4-5#commentsAnchorTue, 21 Jun 2005 14:53:21 GMT
MaX was imposed upon me by my work server. I find that it’s really annoying because it asks me if I want to compress anything I attach to an email, EVERY SINGLE TIME. Please please please advise, how do I turn it off? I’ve tried everything I can think of. Thanks]]>Anonymous User Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:53:21 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/file-systems/max-compression-4-5#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorTue, 05 Apr 2005 11:02:19 GMT
IRONPORT is the king!!! No questons asked. It does cost money. But it works ZERO maintence. I had SPS and SpamKiller. Both did a good job for a while then just started losing ground. I dont hae time or the staff to manage rules on 2 different platforms. If you have the budget and have 30mins to set this up. You will be in heaven. www.ironport.com Trust me false postives GONE. You can do the ROI for this and get a payback with in 6 months easy.]]>Anonymous User Tue, 05 Apr 2005 11:02:19 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 31 Mar 2005 13:22:23 GMT
We’ve been using NEMX for almost 2 years. Software is easy to install, and configure. It has very good spam filtering and low false positive’s number. However managing one spam queue is becoming a pain. Even with the low number of false positive’s, 5 - 15 emails a day get marked as spam erroneously, it becomes a problem, especially if it’s sales related. I have to check the queue 2 times a day, morning and night. That leaves me desiring client-side spam queue solution. If you don’t mind spending over an hour a day reading through thousands of emails, than NEMX is an excellent choice. ]]>STEVEThu, 31 Mar 2005 13:22:23 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorHigh-End Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorSat, 26 Mar 2005 11:48:36 GMT
Windows on high end servers ??? ja]]>Anonymous User Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:48:36 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorThu, 17 Mar 2005 23:15:31 GMT
why on my setup even though i am using affinity none, and equal load mainly 1 out of the 2 servers answers all the time. what could be wrong in the setup]]>Anonymous User Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:15:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorGateway E-5250 450http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/desktop-management/gateway-e-5250-450#commentsAnchorMon, 14 Mar 2005 11:44:22 GMT
Wake on lan is configured in the system bios if your adapter and your system support this feature]]>Anonymous User Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:44:22 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/desktop-management/gateway-e-5250-450#commentsAnchorpcANYWHERE32 8.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorTue, 22 Feb 2005 21:02:15 GMT
remode software useing]]>Anonymous User Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:02:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorpcANYWHERE32 8.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorTue, 22 Feb 2005 21:02:15 GMT
kiran]]>Anonymous User Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:02:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorpcANYWHERE32 8.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorTue, 22 Feb 2005 21:01:01 GMT
i will use remodeasses software]]>Anonymous User Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:01:01 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/pcanywhere32-8-0#commentsAnchorThe Right Tool for the Jobhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorSat, 19 Feb 2005 16:06:30 GMT
Jason M. Laurvick had authentication problems ...way back when. Laurvick solved authentication failure before the replication problem by making sure the user rights in the source server’s security policy included the servers’ machine account. Laurvick chose the "Everyone" group with the "Domain Controllers" group. Then Laurvick checked the destination server for old or invalid tickets going to the source server. He used Windows 2000 Resource Kit utilities to perform tests and the NETDOM RESETPWD command to reset the account. He wrote the password to an immediate replication partner, which effectively changes the password; sets the old and new passwords to be the same, and then writes this change to the replication partner. Lastly, Laurvick restarted the computer.]]>Anonymous User Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:06:30 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWed, 09 Feb 2005 10:57:31 GMT
Xwall Rocks! ’nuff said!]]>Anonymous User Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:57:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorVirtual Interface Architecturehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internals-and-architecture/virtual-interface-architecture15998#commentsAnchorWed, 09 Feb 2005 10:26:37 GMT
The links are broken -feb 9 2005-]]>Anonymous User Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:26:37 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/internals-and-architecture/virtual-interface-architecture15998#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 27 Jan 2005 06:46:27 GMT
NEMX - sorry for the typos in the previous post. Great product!]]>Anonymous User Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:46:27 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 27 Jan 2005 06:36:51 GMT
We have been using NEMX Powertools for about 4+ years now. I have been very hapy with the product. The fvery ew problems that I have had with NEMX (mostly configuration errors on my part), a quick note off to NEMX and I generally get a relatively quick and thorough response. My only concern, and this may have been addressed by now (problem was about a year ago) was that their tech support department consists (seemingly) of one VERY bright person. Unfortunatley if you are running an email server, 24/7 is the name of the game and one person can not be available all of the time. In summation, we bought into NEMX early on and have not been disappointed! We have about 6000 users that we support mailboxes for and use a variety of products but, NEMX has been and will continue to be the standard. ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:36:51 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorMon, 24 Jan 2005 19:09:07 GMT
Can a node have multiple NLB clusters ( i am thninking multi-homed box)?]]>Anonymous User Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:09:07 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 13 Jan 2005 13:21:47 GMT
XWall if the top rated filter in my book. I tried the rest, did not like the problems they caused with false positives, failure to filter, over all poor performance in comparison. We got Xwall early on at $350ish, and it blocks 99.9% of the spam, without false positives. KUDO’s to Xwall!!! ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:21:47 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorTue, 11 Jan 2005 21:05:08 GMT
I’m glad to see so many people our passionate our the article! Sorry XWall didn’t get a better rating, but as John said, "You’re in the trenches, you grapple with the problem every day," so many of you probably know as well as we do what produts work best. Keep an eye out for our Readers’ Choice awards this year though. The survey will be available to readers in April or May, and I’ll make sure XWall, ME, SpamLion, SpamAssassin, Bogofile and all the others mentioned here are nominated.]]>AdamTue, 11 Jan 2005 21:05:08 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorHigh-End Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorSat, 08 Jan 2005 11:17:40 GMT
Opteron’s blow...they are for people that want fake 64bit. Opterons are for "normal" servers...not high end servers...]]>Anonymous User Sat, 08 Jan 2005 11:17:40 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 06 Jan 2005 15:13:43 GMT
We’ve been using a server-based product called SpamLion for over a year and it is great! It runs on a computer that is a secure mail relay and uses a Sender Validation technology along with an automated whitelists. According to the reports for our company on average less than 1% of all the messages coming in is legit mail from people. We average over 500K messages per month. The proof is in the inbox.]]>Anonymous User Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:13:43 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWed, 05 Jan 2005 08:34:59 GMT
Yeah, I think that article was pretty skewed. I can’t believe GFI scored higher than Xwall, that’s just amazing. It seems the article gave good points for GFI’s SPF blocking. SPF doesn’t work. Spammers publish SPF records. Bayes doesn’t work. That leaves RBLs for GFI. Something XWall already does, coupled with SURBL and Greylisting. I can’t think of another product out there that offers the same amount of blocking. No company can claim that its product blocks 100% of all spam, but Xwall comes very close. I think the opinion/rating of the author of that article is questionable, as a result of the basic lack of current spamming threats/trends. To not give SURBL/Greylisting a greater importance is ignorant. It appears that Xwall was the only product that did not receive a 4.5 rating, yet it’s cutting-edge spam prevention technology, constant updates, excellent support, and almost 100% perfection make me question why these other products that don’t deliver even half of the functionality are rated higher. Perhaps the goal of the article wasn’t to determine the best spam-filtering product but to instead plug various vendors and/or the GUI hand-holding experience for the other products. The no-hassle licensing of Xwall really makes it easy in a world of obfuscated licensing and pay-for-updates/subscriptions. It appears GFI also has some bad-coding concerns/security issues: http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0415EKG.html ]]>Anonymous User Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:34:59 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorTue, 04 Jan 2005 05:48:55 GMT
I use regularly server based tools such as SpamAssassin and Bogofilter. This review doesn’t even mention them, yet they are the most effective spamfilters among the ones I did test.]]>Anonymous User Tue, 04 Jan 2005 05:48:55 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorMon, 03 Jan 2005 15:24:32 GMT
What about cloudmark their in the spam regognition rate is over 90% with as close to Zero false positives as you can get. I have never seen a false positive from our cloudmark system!]]>Anonymous User Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:24:32 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 30 Dec 2004 14:53:57 GMT
after using many of those anti-spam techniques, i’ve found better to manage deploying SpamBayes throug GPOs in my enterprise and it rulez! and it’s free!! ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:53:57 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorThu, 30 Dec 2004 11:46:39 GMT
XWall is the anti-spam industry’s best kept secret. I tried (albeit an older version -- 8?) of GFI and found myself chained to the interface, continually tweaking the fliter and constantly weeding through the false positives, learning WAY too much about the people I work with. I had a similar experience with Trend’s eManager. I love (and use) Trend’s A/V products, but eManager left a bad taste in my mouth. XWall, OTOH, has been a godsend, blocking far more spam than GFI did and with a VERY low false positive rate, <1% on many days, <2% on the rest. With the optional ESATInformer reporting app, you don’t have to retreive a single false-positive (on non-EX2003 sites as mine); your users can do that themselves. GFI may have been recommended, but XWall should win the "Bang for the Buck" award. <$600 XWall +EI, unilimited seats and no year-to-year maintenance $$$! Upgrades are *free*. Add $50 for F-Prot AV and you have a spam AND virus killer that didn’t bust the budget. ]]>Anonymous User Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:46:39 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWed, 29 Dec 2004 13:38:52 GMT
We started using Trend Micro SPS Spam Prevention in August of this year. We have 1000 mailboxes and some were receiving hundreds of spams a day. SPS has cut that to a handful a day. Many users now receive only one or two a day, if any. We are generally pleased with this product and the company is testing an improved version of it which we will implment as soon as it’s available.]]>DWed, 29 Dec 2004 13:38:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWed, 29 Dec 2004 11:44:21 GMT
We use GFI Mail Essentials and Mail Security Bundle, plus McAfee SpamKiller for Exchange. We like those very well but there is one thing that neither seems able to control. This is the myriad of essentially empty messages (no subject, no body). I can only assume the reason they are sent is to determine if the addressees are valid. What do people use to control this aspect of spam? support@canapen.com]]>Anonymous User Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:44:21 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorServer-Based Spam Controlhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorWed, 29 Dec 2004 11:36:31 GMT
Hi. We’ve been running MailEssentials (ME) for 1½ years now, but aren’t too impressed with the filtering. Almost all of the english mail is tagged as spam (english is not our primary language), and a lot of spam was getting through. Recently we tried implementing XWall in front of ME with only greylisting enabled, and then disable the bayesian feature of ME - huge success. Around 90% of the spam which used to get through was now stopped, and (since the bayesian filter was disabled) no false positives has been reported. This is really great until spammers will resend mail making greylisting uneffective. GFI hasn’t got a plan as to when (or if) they will implement greylisting in ME. On a side note - the latest 3 releases of ME has caused our smtp-queue to get stuck. Thanks for listening :D Steen (sdp@amproduction.dk)]]>Anonymous User Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:36:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/email/server-based-spam-control#commentsAnchorGateway E-5250 450http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/desktop-management/gateway-e-5250-450#commentsAnchorTue, 30 Nov 2004 09:09:53 GMT
how do you enable wake on LAN using windows xp on a gateway 450OG LapTop? Thanks]]>Anonymous User Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:09:53 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/desktop-management/gateway-e-5250-450#commentsAnchorBenchmark Factory 2.5http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/benchmark-factory-2-5#commentsAnchorMon, 18 Oct 2004 03:39:43 GMT
Quest for server benchmark is a hard way...]]>smals-mvm Mon, 18 Oct 2004 03:39:43 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/benchmark-factory-2-5#commentsAnchor3 Dual-Processor Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorThu, 08 Jul 2004 00:38:40 GMT
Your Comments (required):why dont ya’ll get a life ya geeks]]>Jim Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:38:40 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorRAID Performance Configurationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorWed, 30 Jun 2004 17:16:35 GMT
As an update to Tom’s comment the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 86903 (dated 12/03) claimed: Use of a write caching (also called write back caching) disk controller can improve SQL Server performance. Write caching controllers and disk subsystems are safe for SQL Server, if they are specifically designed for use in a data critical transactional database management system (DBMS) environment.]]>BradWed, 30 Jun 2004 17:16:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorPowerEdge 6300http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/poweredge-6300#commentsAnchorSat, 26 Jun 2004 14:30:11 GMT
We use a PowerEdge 6300 with 6 72GB hard disks, 2 GB ram, 4 xeon processors, running Windows 2000 Sp4, and it runs VERY well. No complaints at all from this machine. It runs our company database (SQL server 2000), Exchange System (SP3), and acts as a Dialin Server for our 100-Line ISP Service. VERY good system.]]>Bruce Mosier Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:30:11 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/poweredge-6300#commentsAnchorOnline Training for Windows 2000 MCSE Certificationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/selfpaced-instruction/online-training-for-windows-2000-mcse-certification#commentsAnchorMon, 07 Jun 2004 13:47:58 GMT
Perfect. This kind of advice is exactly what I was looking for!]]>SAMMon, 07 Jun 2004 13:47:58 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/selfpaced-instruction/online-training-for-windows-2000-mcse-certification#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorMon, 07 Jun 2004 11:55:09 GMT
I have not seen any PCI-X cards for sound , video , ect, yet.]]>Gamma1 Mon, 07 Jun 2004 11:55:09 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorNETGEAR RH348 ISDN Routerhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorThu, 27 May 2004 02:58:47 GMT
I have also a Netgear RH348 with the same problem. I uploaded both the Zyxel files, but still I get a invalid RAS address message. Help!]]>Armand van der Zwan Thu, 27 May 2004 02:58:47 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorOnline Training for Windows 2000 MCSE Certificationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/selfpaced-instruction/online-training-for-windows-2000-mcse-certification#commentsAnchorSat, 22 May 2004 14:52:31 GMT
very good]]>jessika Sat, 22 May 2004 14:52:31 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/selfpaced-instruction/online-training-for-windows-2000-mcse-certification#commentsAnchorThe Right Tool for the Jobhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorThu, 20 May 2004 05:14:38 GMT
I also had this problem. "No Win95 / Win98 pc’s could connect to my nt 4 server." The NT server was standing un-used for a while (swithced off). I connected it to my network after about 6 months to be used as a file server for user docs. I created the shared folders and assigned the access rights to the shared folders with no problems. I moved some files of another server to this server through the nt network with no problem. The next day, no 95 or 98 pc’s could access the server. They all got the \\servername\IPC$ password prompt. I checked for help all over the net and followed all the suggestions I could find but no luck. After I checked the event viewer (should have checked it first!) I saw that the netlogon service failed with error code 1787, stating something about the Windows logon server does not have an account for the NT workstation. I KNOW that I was not working on NT workstation, but that it was an NT server. I checked the computer account on the PDC and my machine had an NT server account. Did not make any sense, so I removed the account and added it again as an NT server. Same thing happened, -> netlogon does not start due to the missing workstation account on the PDC. That’s when I remembered that this old server was used in one of the remote branches and was configured as a BDC. I removed the server account on the PDC and added the new account but this time as a BDC. It worked! Netlogon started succesfully and the Win95 and Win98 pc’s can connect to the shared folders. Hope this can help someone. Johan webmaster@ground-beef-recipes.com]]>johanThu, 20 May 2004 05:14:38 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorFri, 14 May 2004 08:46:35 GMT
Has any found a PCI-X video or sound card? I’m designing a Media server and would like to take advantage of the PCI-X slots. Thanks.]]>RandyFri, 14 May 2004 08:46:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorNT Service Account Manager 2.04http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/nt-service-account-manager-2-04#commentsAnchorFri, 07 May 2004 15:28:07 GMT
I need cause i can use my service from windows]]>pediFri, 07 May 2004 15:28:07 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/nt-service-account-manager-2-04#commentsAnchorFormat File Overviewhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/sql-server-2000/format-file-overview#commentsAnchorWed, 28 Apr 2004 16:18:29 GMT
Looking for the format of BCP’s native (-N) binary file. I have solved most datatypes but am stuck on floats. Basically, if you export a float value, say for example a real datatype 1.0 - how is it encoded and stored in the binary file? The value in the file for a decimal 1 is 80 3F hex.. what is that? (note - field delimiter is the number of bytes used to store the field if it allows nulls)]]>BenWed, 28 Apr 2004 16:18:29 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/sql-server-2000/format-file-overview#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorWed, 24 Mar 2004 08:54:48 GMT
I would like to see if your group preforms any test on specific PCI-X cards 3.3volt video and sound card that will be compatible with Window 2000. My company is doing some software development testing using a Compaq server ProLiant ML370 G3 2 Intel® Xeon™ 3.06GHz processor and need sound and video to use this box as desktop on this test. Do you have any recommendation about which PCI-X cards will work? Since Compaq server technical support technician did not have any suggestion.]]>Provide good information Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:54:48 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorNETGEAR RH348 ISDN Routerhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorThu, 18 Mar 2004 14:00:58 GMT
This is what we did to fix that problem. You have to go to www.zyxtel.com Download the firmware for the Prestige 100 North American. Then upload the P100A.bin file with the atur command in debug mode then type atgo Then reset enter debug mode again, and enter the atur3 upload the zyxtel serial0.rom file and then type atgo again. This should fix your problem. That is what we did here and it is running great. Thank you zyxtel for providing the files that actually work on a netgear.]]>Xstream Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:00:58 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorNETGEAR RH348 ISDN Routerhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorTue, 09 Mar 2004 05:47:04 GMT
I have one but cannot reset cannot get firmware update toreset factory defaults the ip address has beenlost no telnet to set up tried netgear site waste of time up loaded the romfile0 serial connection now get message invalid \RAS address any ideas]]>Peter Green Tue, 09 Mar 2004 05:47:04 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/netgear-rh348-isdn-router#commentsAnchorJob Scheduling Softwarehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/task-scheduling/job-scheduling-software#commentsAnchorTue, 17 Feb 2004 01:03:47 GMT
Object : Task Scheduler Under Windows 2000 Pro : Why the scheduled task does not work as i have put on parameters ? The job is "clean disk" ! Sincerly , ]]>LAGRANGE Thierry Tue, 17 Feb 2004 01:03:47 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/task-scheduling/job-scheduling-software#commentsAnchorThe Computer Browser Servicehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/the-computer-browser-service#commentsAnchorThu, 15 Jan 2004 10:16:11 GMT
John Green’s "The Computer Browser Service" (June 2002, http://www.winnetmag.com, InstantDoc ID 24879) was a great article—the best I have read yet about this topic. But every article I’ve read about the browser service fails to mention that in order for the exchange of lists to take place from the master browsers to the domain master browser, you must allow Anonymous access to the IPC$ share.

If you restrict Anonymous access by clicking Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy, Local Policies, Security Options and setting Additional restrictions for anonymous connections to No access without explicit anonymous permissions, the transfer of the lists fails.

Some Microsoft security articles recommend restricting Anonymous access, although others say that you shouldn’t do this in mixed-mode environments. We chased this problem for a while before we realized why machines on some network segments weren’t showing up in the domain master browser’s list. You present some good information. The effect of nonstandard security settings on the browser service is a topic I hadn’t thought to include.
—John Green]]>Bruce E. Larson Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:16:11 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/the-computer-browser-service#commentsAnchorGateway ALR 9200 Serverhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/gateway-alr-9200-server#commentsAnchorFri, 14 Nov 2003 11:11:41 GMT
Cirrus GD5480 free download]]>johnFri, 14 Nov 2003 11:11:41 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/gateway-alr-9200-server#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorFri, 14 Nov 2003 05:26:13 GMT
Single-host filtering mode causes NLB to send all application traffic to one cluster member, regardless of where the application request originated. I believe that above statement is wrong. When it’s set to ’single’. The distribution of clients requested is determined only with the source IP address, not along with port number as in ’non’ affinity.]]>Suchun Wu Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:26:13 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchor3 Dual-Processor Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorSun, 02 Nov 2003 02:33:44 GMT
Doesn’t tell enough. I am iffered a dual P-3 IBM server for an attractive price and wonder if I can expect it to handle DVD viewing on a TV with the ATI All in Wonder for PCI bus card now available. Also, do the two processors work together for processing a single task or is the advantage of two processors only available in multitasking?]]>Zaheer Ahmad Sun, 02 Nov 2003 02:33:44 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorHigh-End Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorTue, 21 Oct 2003 18:42:20 GMT
I can’t help but comment on the lack of Opteron based servers in this review. I’m not sure what the author implies in the first paragraph "AMD Opteron processor systems weren’t available when I wrote this article", however IBM along the 450’s mentioned in this article, has been selling eServer 325 based on Opteron CPUs for at least six months. Also, not as big but polywell.com sells Opteron based servers, actually there is an abundance of Opteron based server manufacturers if one spends 10 minutes looking. I would hope that authors do take unbiased position in a respected magazine. Another Intel monopolistic point of view?]]>krisTue, 21 Oct 2003 18:42:20 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/high-end-servers#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorSun, 06 Apr 2003 06:52:15 GMT
Why would funding be put in this area when Infiniband is going to be the wave of the future?]]>Jamie Sun, 06 Apr 2003 06:52:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorKeep the Computer Browser Service Humminghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/keep-the-computer-browser-service-humming#commentsAnchorWed, 30 Oct 2002 09:17:50 GMT

Browstat is a part of the Win2K Support Tools set. To install it, run the setup.exe file in the \support\tools directory on the main Win2K installation CD-ROM. You won’t find the command if you search the CD-ROM because browstat.exe is one of the files in the support .cab file in the same directory.

]]>John Green Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:17:50 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/keep-the-computer-browser-service-humming#commentsAnchorKeep the Computer Browser Service Humminghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/keep-the-computer-browser-service-humming#commentsAnchorWed, 30 Oct 2002 09:17:18 GMT

I liked John Green’s "Keep the Computer Browser Service Humming" (August 2002, InstantDoc ID 25643). In the article, the author mentions the browstat.exe file. Where do I find the file on my Windows 2000 CD-ROM?

]]>Phil Levelle Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:17:18 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/netbios/keep-the-computer-browser-service-humming#commentsAnchorShowdown-bcp vs. DTShttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tsql3/showdown-bcp-vs-dts#commentsAnchorWed, 17 Apr 2002 13:41:32 GMT
in the article it is mentioned "(i.e., bcp doesn’t offer a simple way to automatically create text data files with comma-delimited fields and quoted text fields), ", this is exactly what I am trying to do, although dynamically so the table I am selecting from can be any table, do you know how this can be accomplished? Thanks]]>KevinWed, 17 Apr 2002 13:41:32 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tsql3/showdown-bcp-vs-dts#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorTue, 16 Apr 2002 02:04:07 GMT
I just want to know that net app nas box can use to store dat on nlb setup]]>sajeevTue, 16 Apr 2002 02:04:07 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorSynchronicity Professional 3.0http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/user-management-and-profiles/synchronicity-professional-3-0#commentsAnchorMon, 27 Aug 2001 09:32:46 GMT
I found the hardware configurations chosen by the author somewhat misleading and confusing especially for an uninitiated reader who may think those are recommended settings for the servers. NetWare server was set up on a 850MHz dual Pentium III machine with 512MB of memory while W2K server was configured on a 450MHz Pentium II machine with 256MB of memory. FRom reading this one may draw a conclusion that a NetWare server requires twice the hardware of a W2K server. In reality, just the opposite is true. NetWare requies less memory and less processing power to accomplish the same number of transaction as compared to W2K server. I found the choice of a Dual Pentium machine particularly disturbing since NetWare 5 does run on a dual CPU servers it does not have (yet) a true multiprocessing capabilities. All the benchmarks show that an addition of a 2nd CPU to a NetWAre server barely raised the scores by 5%. It is all the more impressive that NetWare manages to provide the same or higher level of performance using only 1 CPU while W2K struggles to keep up while running on 2 or more CPUs. It would have made more sense to recommend and use a dual Pentium III machine with 512MB of memory for W2K Server and a single 450MHz PII PC with 256MB for NetWare.]]>StasMon, 27 Aug 2001 09:32:46 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/user-management-and-profiles/synchronicity-professional-3-0#commentsAnchor3 Dual-Processor Servershttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorThu, 14 Jun 2001 02:13:05 GMT
I enjoyed reading your article comparison of dual processor servers, but am left wondering about a basic question. Are dual processors an increase in performance or just reliability???? Are the processors both running (such as in parallel) or are they able to share tasking for server processing???? Im interested in redundancy but need to prove performance increase as well...]]>Steve Owen Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:13:05 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/server-systems/3-dual-processor-servers#commentsAnchorThe Right Tool for the Jobhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorThu, 07 Jun 2001 05:38:34 GMT
I lived exactely the same situation in a production environment few weeks ago. All the NT4 WS are unable to logon but win2k, with the same username.

When I try the following command : net use \\servername\ipc$ "" /user:"", to connect the IPC$ with a blank username, certain DC accept the command and certain refused the command with an access denied!

We have forwarded the problem to MS but, at the time, without success with the solution.]]>Claude Bordigoni Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:38:34 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorThe Right Tool for the Jobhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorFri, 18 May 2001 02:16:44 GMT
I faced the same problem last year. However, at that time, my knowledge of netdom, dcdiag or win2k replication was meagre. All I could do at that point in time was to reformat the machine with a different name - and that is what solved the problem. Till today, I couldn’t get to the problem. But now that I know the problem, I wish this article was published then.]]>Soumendra Ray Fri, 18 May 2001 02:16:44 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/domains2/the-right-tool-for-the-job#commentsAnchorNetwork Attached Storagehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorThu, 10 May 2001 14:02:52 GMT
John was incorrect when he said the NetApp F840 could not connect to a Win2K domain - even with the version of Data OnTAP he tested you could connect as an NT 4.0 server ("Allow pre-windows 2000 computers to use this account" in AD) in a mixed mode OR NATIVE win2K domain. Since the Filer can’t act as a domain controller mixed or native was not an issue. In any case it’s not an issue now since Data OnTAP 6.1 now provides full AD integration and Kerberos authentication.

Don, you may say the Compaq has an advantage, but it’s biggest disadvantage is that because it runs Win2K and NTFS it cannot hope to even come close to matching the perfomance and scalability of appliances running real-time microkernals with high-performance disk filesystems. Compaq is really stretching it calling the TaskSmart file server a NAS solution. Also - it needs to run anti-virus software because it can be infected - NetApp can’t :-) (true appliances can’t run applications, like viruses). Obviously attached clients should be protected.

Backup agents for NAS aren’t a problem for NetBackup (or Legato Networker, or QuickRestore, or Commvault..) because it is NDMP compliant. Arcserve have a problem there still.

NetApp is a great solution for SQL Server - you can run a terabyte sized database on an average server... (File I/O offloading does wonders for scalability). Same thing for Exchange, as long as you use a dedicate Gigabit link for performance and reliabily (NetApp provide the Exchange support for this config because Microsoft doesn’t).]]>Alan McLachlan Thu, 10 May 2001 14:02:52 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorSMTP Server Rounduphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorTue, 01 May 2001 00:23:10 GMT
Communigate Pro - BEWARE!

The company, aptly named STALKER claims their license "protects" them against their customers and against having to fix the software or make refunds if it does not work properly, which it does not.

The documentaiton is disorganized and out of date, and simply incorrect in many places. Their "support" is surley and unhelpful.

Let the buyer beware! Avoid at all costs - there are better servers at less cost and risk.]]>software guru Tue, 01 May 2001 00:23:10 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorElectronic Mail Standardshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/protocols/electronic-mail-standards#commentsAnchorSat, 28 Apr 2001 15:26:15 GMT
Hi, looking through your article I find a very troublesome little flaw.

The RFC 2554 support in Exchange 2000 is seriously broken and will not accept the AUTH command on the MAIL FROM: line.

I found this out trying to relay emails to a Exchange 2000 from a Sendmail 8.11 implementation. It works fine with Exchange 5.5 but there is no way it works with E2k. Sorry!!

Hope you will correct this. ]]>Mi Bj Sat, 28 Apr 2001 15:26:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/protocols/electronic-mail-standards#commentsAnchorNetwork Attached Storagehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorMon, 23 Apr 2001 18:29:59 GMT
I have been examining NAS boxes myself and I feel there are some issue that should have been examined in the article, and weren’t. Primarily support for backup and antivirus software. In a NAS world these are critical and the Compaq solution, since it’s based on Win2K has an "unfair" advantage in that you can run Norton or McAfee AV (and other) software. Also it can run Netbackup or Arcserve agents. The other point that I found interesting with the Compaq was that drives and shelves can be recycled and used with standard Proliants.]]>Don Eleuterius Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:29:59 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorNetwork Attached Storagehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorFri, 20 Apr 2001 09:30:38 GMT
SCSI vs. ATA. The debate rages on. The SCSI interface is technologically superior to the IDE/ATA interface. It supports more devices, allows for better multitasking, more expansion, use of more high-end devices, more types of devices, and more performance-enhancing features. Leave ATA at "home" where it belongs. Once you get over three hard drives, you want SCSI on your side.]]>Mike Lyons Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:30:38 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorNetwork Attached Storagehttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorThu, 19 Apr 2001 13:06:54 GMT
What about products from RAIDZONE (www.raidzone.com)? They offer more storage for less money and supposedly blow many SCSI solutions out of the water.]]>Vince Romeo Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:06:54 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/network-attached-storage20389#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorSun, 01 Apr 2001 09:22:35 GMT
Regarding configuring two network adapters with NLB: The help screen has the following entry: "Set up TCP/IP for Network Lad Balancing on multiple adapters" It says that if you have two NICs in your server, you should assign a fixed IP address in the TCP/IP properties of the NLB adapter. That’s the IP address that you should enter in the NLB’s Cluster Parameters dialog. The second NIC doesn’t seem to need any particular address. I am still figuring this out myself, so please try this in the lab before assuming that what I say is correct.]]>Joe Stern Sun, 01 Apr 2001 09:22:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorWed, 13 Dec 2000 11:13:35 GMT

In Lab Reports: "Win2K Network Load Balancing" (November 2000), John Green summed up in one sentence the Cisco router problem that had puzzled me even after I had read numerous Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and white papers, as well as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) specifying the behavior of Cisco routers. I wasn’t sure exactly what the problem was until I read the Network Load Balancing (NLB) article. Can you help me with the following two questions?
1. If you have two NICs, do you need to enter the dedicated IP address into the NLB properties if you give the entry the IP address in the TCP/IP properties of the second (noncluster) NIC and enter the primary IP address in the cluster NIC’s TCP/IP properties?
2. In a single NIC configuration in unicast mode, are the NICs still able to share heartbeat information? If so, is that because the traffic is simply broadcast? Can other computers connected on the same subnet receive that heartbeat traffic?
]]>Greg McConnel Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:13:35 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorWin2K Network Load Balancinghttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorWed, 13 Dec 2000 11:04:00 GMT

I’m glad you found the article useful. Here’s my response to your two questions:
1. Although I’ve not tested this process, I believe that you can leave the dedicated (Unique) IP address of each server in an NLB cluster blank and enter only the Primary (Cluster) IP address into the NLB properties pages. In this case, you would list only the Primary (Cluster) IP address in the adapter’s TCP/IP properties. With this configuration, the cluster NIC would receive only cluster traffic, and individual servers could not be contacted through the cluster NIC. As you note, you would be able to contact individual servers in the cluster at the unique IP address assigned to the nonclustered NIC of each member in the cluster, and this fact is true whether you’re coming from a cluster member or a noncluster member. Adding a second unique IP address, the Dedicated IP address, to the clustered NIC in each member of a cluster (both in the NLB properties and in the TCP/IP properties) would give you a second path to communicate with individual members of the cluster from computers that aren’t members of the cluster.
2. The heartbeat information is always transmitted from the clustered NIC, whether in unicast mode or multicast mode. A little monitoring of a clustered NIC shows that in both multicast mode and in unicast mode, the heartbeat--one packet every 10 seconds--is transmitted using the multicast protocol. Because only the other servers in the cluster need to get the heartbeat packets, the Cisco router multicast problem isn’t a factor. Other computers on the same network segment will hear this heartbeat traffic, but (except for network monitors) they won’t do anything with the packets.
]]>John Green Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:04:00 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/network-load-balancing-nlb/win2k-network-load-balancing#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorFri, 01 Dec 2000 16:00:16 GMT

You’re correct in your assessment that you’ll need to consider compatibility with the new PCI-X devices. PCI slots will come in two voltage types, and cards may work in only one of them. We’ll all have to pay attention to be sure that our cards and slots are compatible.]]>John Green Fri, 01 Dec 2000 16:00:16 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorThe Chase Is Onhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorFri, 01 Dec 2000 15:58:45 GMT

John Green’s input on the new PCI-X devices in The Lab Guys: "The Chase Is On" (August 2000) is extremely educational. After reading the article, I’ve come to the conclusion that you better pay close attention to the type of board you purchase to ensure that it will accommodate the appropriate voltage per slot. Am I right?
]]>--Damon E. Russell Fri, 01 Dec 2000 15:58:45 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/the-chase-is-on#commentsAnchorSMTP Server Rounduphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorTue, 08 Aug 2000 14:43:08 GMT
I don’t have any new performance information about IMail Server 6.0, so you should check with Ipswitch. You also might want to test the latest version of Rockliffe’s MailSite, which includes a Web client. You can check to see whether the Web client incorporates LDAP access to the mail server’s directory--I suspect that it does. MailSite was a good performer in my tests.

--John Green]]>John Green Tue, 08 Aug 2000 14:43:08 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorSMTP Server Rounduphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorTue, 08 Aug 2000 14:41:07 GMT
I read John Green’s Lab Report: "SMTP Server Roundup" (November 1999), which reviews six SMTP mail server products. The school district I work for, which has 24 buildings and more than 1400 nonstudent email users, is installing a new server. The server needs to support IMAP, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for our directory, and a good Web-based client that includes LDAP lookup. I’ve tested two products that the author reviewed in the article: Stalker Software’s CommuniGate Pro and Ipswitch’s IMail Server (although I tested IMail Server 6.0, not IMail Server 5.0).

Have you received any feedback from Ipswitch as to whether the performance of IMail Server 6.0 is any better than the performance of IMail Server 5.0? I’m a little concerned about how the product can handle peak loads, particularly in a school setting in which many users access their mail right before the school day starts and right after the school day ends. I also liked CommuniGate Pro, but I can’t get a response from Stalker Software about when the Web client will incorporate LDAP.]]>Bob McGregor Tue, 08 Aug 2000 14:41:07 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorRAID Performance Configurationhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorSat, 10 Jun 2000 08:38:22 GMT
Excellent article. One item you did not point out is that MS SQL server suffers from database corruption if write caching is enabled. Read chaching is fine. I played with this because my thoughts were that if caching is at the hardware level how would the DB even know it was happening. Wrong. Chaching happens at the driver level and by using FileMon utility I see that SQL frequently bypasses everything and goes direct to hardware. Corruption happens.]]>Tom Franciosi Sat, 10 Jun 2000 08:38:22 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/benchmarks/raid-performance-configuration#commentsAnchorPerformance Galleryhttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/performance-gallery#commentsAnchorTue, 21 Mar 2000 05:57:15 GMT
That’s a very nice coverage for NTSMF and Performance Gallery. For the mainframe guys, NTSMF data can also be process by SAS ITSV or MXG, a definite plus for generating custom graphs and storing historical data for capacity planning. I also found that Performance Gallery cannot display more than 1 server at a time. For a site with 200 servers, an administrator will need some sort of pre-preocssing to tell him/her which servers to look at. For Performance Gallery to become a monitoring tool, I think it will need to add some sort of alerting feature that will warn the administrator and point out which server need to be look at.]]>Denny Wong Tue, 21 Mar 2000 05:57:15 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/performance/performance-gallery#commentsAnchorSMTP Server Rounduphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorWed, 16 Feb 2000 12:16:11 GMT
John Green’s Lab Comparative: "SMTP Server Roundup" (November 1999) didn’t include Alt-N Technologies’ MDaemon. Why not? I depend on Windows NT Magazine to give me a fair viewpoint. Completely missing affordable and highly respected products is a disservice to your readers that I can’t easily excuse. --James Gill]]>James Gill Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:16:11 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorSMTP Server Rounduphttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorWed, 16 Feb 2000 12:16:11 GMT
I can understand your disappointment in not seeing a favorite product included in the review. Many good mail servers exist in the marketplace. For this review, I included only products that support Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) in addition to POP3 for client mail access. Because MDaemon is a POP3-only product, it didn’t make the cut. --John Green ]]>John Green Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:16:11 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/smtp-server-roundup#commentsAnchorMicrosoft Exchange Server Product Add-onshttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/buyers-guide/microsoft-exchange-server-product-add-ons#commentsAnchorThu, 10 Feb 2000 13:43:48 GMT
I think it’s great that you do evaluations of software packages to add/enhance Exchange and Windows NT(2000). I was wondering if you have ever encountered any paging options where a pager can "appear" as an address in the Exchange address book and users can send text pages via the Outlook client to the addressed recipient? Any information would be appreciated. Thank You.]]>Tim Snyder Thu, 10 Feb 2000 13:43:48 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/buyers-guide/microsoft-exchange-server-product-add-ons#commentsAnchorHP NetServer LH 4http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/hp-netserver-lh-4#commentsAnchorMon, 02 Aug 1999 11:41:33 GMT
First, the article shows picture of 2 x LPr Servers and a Rack Storage/8 (no obsolete) in a 19" Rack. Secondly, if you’re talking about the rack mounted version you should try loading one near the bottom of the rack (as shown in the HP Rack Assistant tool) and then try some upgrading. Apart from that, I would agree with you that the LH4 is a very nice server and has possibilities that even HP seem unaware of. For example, a nicely fault tolerant system includes both storage cages each connected to a seperate SCSI channel managed by the NetRAID. Then, with the NetRAID you can place disks from one array across two channels. By doing this you not only isolate the system from a risk of interruption (albeit quite small) of a single channel failing (electronically or by cable) but you should also see an improvement in performance. By the way; using a single non-RAID disk for the operating system and paging can be commercially disasterous. Always consider RAID 1. If you need more info on HP kit or for that matter, High Availability NT Solutions, please let me know; perhaps let me know what I need to do to contribute an article. Cheers, Peter T Ockenden]]>Peter T Ockenden Mon, 02 Aug 1999 11:41:33 GMThttp://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-review/hp-netserver-lh-4#commentsAnchor