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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.


6 Network Protocol Analyzers

By Roger A. Grimes, 06/29/2004

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 ...

Trouble Installing NIC

By Readers, 06/29/2004

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

PsExec

By Mark Russinovich, 06/29/2004

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

Leveraging Investment in AD

By Editors, 06/29/2004

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

Comparing Dynamic Disks with Basic Disks

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

Examine the basic differences between dynamic disks and basic disks.

Restricting User Access to Registry Editors

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

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

Windows Firewall Update

By Mark Minasi, 06/29/2004

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

New & Improved

By Carolyn Mader, 06/29/2004

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace.

Windows Firewall: Building Security

By Randy Franklin Smith, 06/29/2004

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

Including Application Partitions

By Jesse Sutela, 06/29/2004

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

Tablet PCs

By John D. Ruley, 06/29/2004

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

Fixing a Windows 2000 Scheduled Tasks Problem

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

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

Running Backup Exec from the Command Line

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

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

AMD64 Platform Wins Overall Best of TechEd 2004

By Editors, 06/29/2004

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

Hardware Protocol Analyzers

By Roger A. Grimes, 06/29/2004

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

Serial Connectivity as a Market Indicator?

By Editors, 06/29/2004

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

Killing Processes in Windows 2000

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

A simple way exists to kill stubborn processes.

Change NTFS Permissions Across a WAN

By Readers, 06/29/2004

Xcacls and the For command let you easily change permissions.

What's Hot

By Carolyn Mader, 06/29/2004

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

SBS Revisited

By Michael Otey, 06/29/2004

Michael Otey clarifies his stand on Small Business Server.

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By Editors, 06/29/2004

Network Architecture 101

By Darren Mar-Elia, 06/29/2004

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

Comparing IMAP with POP3

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

Find out about the difference between these two common protocols.

Delayed-Replication AD Recovery

By Jesse Sutela, 06/29/2004

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

Scheduling Updates from Intelligent Update

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

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

FrontPage in Windows Server 2003

By Readers, 06/29/2004

Learn how to configure Microsoft FrontPage for Windows Server 2003.

DHAs: The Silent Killer of Exchange Servers

By Editors, 06/29/2004

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

What You Need to Know About Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

By Paul Thurrott, 06/29/2004

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

Techno-Speak

By Editors, 06/29/2004

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

Evaluating Potential Concerns with a Wired/Wireless Network

By Bob Chronister, 06/29/2004

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

Services for UNIX 3.5

By Michael Otey, 06/29/2004

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.


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