Networking

July 2004

This issue shows you how to design a network that uses the mix of technologies to fit your organization's needs. Also, we examine 6 network protocol analyzers to help you select the right one for your organization.

Network Architecture 101

By Darren Mar-Elia

Build on the basics: Design a network that uses the right mix of technologies to meet your organization's needs.

Windows Firewall: Building Security

By Randy Franklin Smith

Set up a standalone test system to get a feel for Windows XP SP2's Windows Firewall feature.

Techno-Speak

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Vendors at TechEd offered up several new terms in describing their products and partnerships: cratering, spim, and coopetition.

AMD64 Platform Wins Overall Best of TechEd 2004

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Find out which products won in the Windows & .NET Magazine Network Best of TechEd 2004 contest.

Leveraging Investment in AD

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Group Policy can help administrators automate repetitive tasks and also give them granular control of patch management.

Serial Connectivity as a Market Indicator?

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Serial connectivity solutions are growing—and might indicate a recovering technology industry.

New & Improved

By Carolyn Mader

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace.

Including Application Partitions

By Jesse Sutela

Learn the importance of being able to quickly recover DNS data in application partitions.

DHAs: The Silent Killer of Exchange Servers

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Directory Harvest Attacks cause more trouble for Exchange servers than spam does.

Tablet PCs

By John D. Ruley

This year's innovative Tablet PCs offer exciting new features. Check out the products these 11 vendors offer.

SBS Revisited

By Michael Otey

Michael Otey clarifies his stand on Small Business Server.

PsExec

By Mark Russinovich

This freeware utility lets you execute processes on a remote system and redirect output to the local system.

Services for UNIX 3.5

By Michael Otey

For Windows networks that run side-by-side with UNIX and Linux networks, SFU 3.5 provides interoperability tools such as Telnet, User Name Mapping, and Server for NIS.

What's Hot

By Carolyn Mader

Readers highlight favorite products: TeaLeaf Technology RealiTea, Configuresoft ECM, Altiris Deployment Solution, Compellent Storage Center

6 Network Protocol Analyzers

By Roger A. Grimes

If you manage a network, you need a protocol analyzer to tell you what protocols and data are traveling over your network connections. We review 6 strong contenders among software-based network protocol analyzers.

Hardware Protocol Analyzers

By Roger A. Grimes

Learn about the benefits of hardware-based network protocol analyzers and know which questions to ask when evaluating these products.

Comparing IMAP with POP3

By Bob Chronister

Find out about the difference between these two common protocols.

Comparing Dynamic Disks with Basic Disks

By Bob Chronister

Examine the basic differences between dynamic disks and basic disks.

Fixing a Windows 2000 Scheduled Tasks Problem

By Bob Chronister

Find out how to fix an annoying problem running scheduled tasks.

Scheduling Updates from Intelligent Update

By Bob Chronister

Find out when and how to automate downloads from the Intelligent Updater rather than (or in addition to) Live Update.

Restricting User Access to Registry Editors

By Bob Chronister

A simple Group Policy setting can prevent users from messing around with the registry.

Running Backup Exec from the Command Line

By Bob Chronister

Get a sample script to schedule backups from the command line.

Evaluating Potential Concerns with a Wired/Wireless Network

By Bob Chronister

Dr. Bob offers some suggestions to head off potential problems in a new wired-and-wireless network.

Killing Processes in Windows 2000

By Bob Chronister

A simple way exists to kill stubborn processes.

Change NTFS Permissions Across a WAN

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Xcacls and the For command let you easily change permissions.

FrontPage in Windows Server 2003

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Learn how to configure Microsoft FrontPage for Windows Server 2003.

Trouble Installing NIC

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You need to check Windows NT Diagnostics’s resource allocations when diagnosing a device driver failure.

Windows Firewall Update

By Mark Minasi

Mark updates his Windows Firewall discussions with a roundup of new terminology.

Delayed-Replication AD Recovery

By Jesse Sutela

Learn how to use a delayed-replication site in your AD implementation to facilitate the recovery of deleted objects.

What You Need to Know About Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

By Paul Thurrott

Microsoft's most recent computer-management release, MOM 2005, adds proactive monitoring capabilities, better scalability, and interoperability with third-party solutions.

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