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In the September issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we focus on building your Active Directory infrastructure. We help you decide how many domains you need and what your site topology should be, and we show you the AD Sizer tool so you can determine the domain controller hardware your AD design requires. We identify Win2K network components you need to monitor and tell you what features to look for in a monitoring tool. We cover the AD Delegation of Control Wizard so you can leverage Win2K's ability to delegate your enterprise's management and support tasks. Finally, we show you how to build and test a large AD.


Exchange 2000 Server Details Announced

By Tony Redmond, 08/09/2000

Learn about the details surrounding Exchange 2000 Server licensing and packaging.

Scaling Out

By David Chernicoff, 08/09/2000

In the race to scalability, scaling out seems to be pulling ahead of scaling up.

Ask the Doctor

By Sean Daily, 08/01/2000

Learn about application initialization errors, anonymous and explicit authentication setup, Win2K component-installation customization, the search for the phantom utility, ...

2 Ways to Force Logoffs from the Command Line

By Mark Minasi, 08/01/2000

Supplement 4 tools let you force logoffs locally or remotely.

Unattended RRAS Installations, Part 1

By Sean Daily, 08/01/2000

Discover how a new SP6 feature lets you install RRAS and SP6a during an unattended installation of NT Server 4.0.

New Resource Kit Utilities

By Michael Otey, 08/01/2000

The author shares his favorite Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit management utilities.

The Mighty Win2K Microsoft Management Console, Part 1

By Kathy Ivens, 08/01/2000

The Win2K MMC makes a systems administrator's life easier. Explore the MMC user interface, and learn how to use snap-ins to build unique management tools.

Active Directory Oddities

By Mark Minasi, 08/01/2000

As people begin to use AD, they're finding some gotchas.

8 Common Questions

By John D. Ruley, 08/01/2000

Get answers to frequently asked questions about Win2K Pro compatibility, upgrades, system requirements, and dual-booting.

Know Your Options

By Paul Robichaux, 08/01/2000

Use options files to control command-line exports and imports.

Export and Import Mission: Possible

By Paul Robichaux, 08/01/2000

Learn how to use Exchange Administrator's export and import tools to simplify otherwise difficult tasks.

Why the Switch

By Tony Redmond, 08/01/2000

The Directory Store works well, so why did Microsoft switch to Active Directory in Exchange 2000.

More Alike than You Might Think

By Tony Redmond, 08/01/2000

The Directory Store and Active Directory have a lot in common.

Exchange 2000 Server over Active Directory

By Tony Redmond, 08/01/2000

Exchange 2000 Server and Win2K Advanced Directory affect each other in several ways. You need to understand and plan for these effects when you implement Exchange 2000.

Web-based Training

By Tom Iwanski, 08/01/2000

Learn which companies offer interactive Windows 2000 training on the Internet.

Internet Gateway 6.6.0

By Marty Scher, 08/01/2000

Open the door to Internet connection sharing

Operations Manager 3.2

By Tom Iwanski, 08/01/2000

Collect and analyze diagnostic information

EtherPeek 4.0.1 for Windows

By Ed Roth, 08/01/2000

Proactively manage your network

Desktop DNA 2.0

By Lance Whitney, 08/01/2000

Transfer personalized settings and files from one PC to another.

LANutil32 Elite

By Larry J. Seltzer, 08/01/2000

Remote administration tool makes the job easier.

NT-to-Win2K Migration Tools

By Ed Roth, 08/01/2000

The Lab reviews four migration tools to determine which tool can best assist your organization through this complex process.

InfiniBand

By John Green, 08/01/2000

The new switched-fabric I/O standard is set to debut this year.

Laptop Users Love Win2K

By Barrie Sosinsky, 08/01/2000

In a recent survey, laptop users from across all industries told us they plan to greatly increase their use of Win2K on laptops.

Microsoft Offers a Glimpse of Future Windows UIs

By Paul Thurrott, 08/01/2000

The fruits of Microsoft's efforts to update the Windows user interface (UI) are just now beginning to appear in some unexpected places.

Whistler Will Offer Headless Option

By Paul Thurrott, 08/01/2000

Microsoft plans to offer a headless version of the next version of Windows 2000 (code-named Whistler) to compete with embedded and UNIX-based solutions.

Win2K Datacenter Server: Can It Compete?

By Paul Thurrott, 08/01/2000

Win2K Datacenter addresses enterprise customers' scalability problems with Win2K, but can it make inroads into the high-end market?

Browser-based Software

By Mark Smith, 08/01/2000

Mark Smith explains why Microsoft's .NET ("dot net") strategy points to a future of browser-based applications.

Reader to Reader - September 2000

By Readers, 08/01/2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 08/01/2000

Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.

Configure a Win2K VPN

By Douglas Toombs, 08/01/2000

Follow these step-by-step guidelines to set up a secure Internet channel between two locations.

Microsoft's BizTalk Initiative

By Tao Zhou, 08/01/2000

Discover how Microsoft's BizTalk Initiative B2B e-commerce solution can let your company perform business over the Internet without you lifting a finger.

A Web Demo

By Micky Balladelli, 08/01/2000

You can see for yourself how fast the 100-million-entry Active Directory database is by accessing it on the Web and performing a search.

Who Wants a 100-Million-Entry AD?

By Micky Balladelli, 08/01/2000

You might not want a large AD, but if you must build one, learn how from a couple of people who've done it.

The Active Directory Delegation of Control Wizard

By Paula Sharick, 08/01/2000

Successfully leverage Win2K's ability to safely delegate routine management and support tasks throughout your enterprise.

Monitoring Your AD-Enabled Network

By Sean Daily, 08/01/2000

Discover the Win2K network components that you need monitor as well as what features you should look for in a Win2K-aware monitoring and management tool.

Active Directory Sizer

By Darren Mar-Elia, 08/01/2000

This online tool helps you determine the domain controller hardware that your AD design will require.

Planning for Active Directory

By Darren Mar-Elia, 08/01/2000

Think you're ready to roll out your company's AD infrastructure? Think again about important points such as how many domains you need and what your site topology should be.

Easy Active Directory Scripting for Systems Administrators, Part 1

By Bob Wells, 08/01/2000

AD scripting is easier than you think when you use ADSI terminology in this first of two articles about AD scripting, and use ADSI in a sample script.

Tracking Your Email Mileage

By Sue Mosher, 07/24/2000

Discover a procedure that lets you customize the Inbox to count the number of messages you've received.


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