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Use the Exchange Management Shell, based on Windows PowerShell, to create new mail and to create a new mailbox resource. Here are the cmdlets and the additional parameters you'll need. ...

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Windows Server 2008 offers built-in functionality for monitoring a DNS server. You can configure monitoring to occur manually or automatically by following these simple steps! ...

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In the Exchange Management Shell, you can modify the filters and conditions associated with a dynamic distribution group using the Set-DynamicDistribution-Group cmdlet. This cmdlet has several other uses as well! ...

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Memory is often the source of performance problems, and you should always rule out memory problems before examining other areas of the system. Here’s an overview of counters that you’ll want to track to uncover memory, caching, and virtual memory (paging) bottlenecks. ...

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If you want to manage Hyper-V servers from a computer running an earlier version of Microsoft Windows, such as Windows XP, here's what you need to know. ...

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Greg Steen discusses recovering from system crashes with Replay RA - Recovery Accelerator, managing compressed archives with WinRAR, using TortoiseSVN to simplify source control, measuring disk I/O with Iometer, as well as rebooting servers remotely with the APC Switched Rack PDU, and looks at the book "Windows Group Policy: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista".

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TechNet Magazine January 2009

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The new Group Policy Preferences feature found in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista provides more than 3,000 settings, greatly expanding what administrators can do with Group Policy. Here’s a guide to using Group Policy Preferences to manage your environment.

Derek Melber

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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Raymond Chen explains why it is often the developers who have their acts together who end up checking in the final bug fixes to products.

Raymond Chen

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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Raymond Chen looks at the skewed relationship bugs have to errors, and explains why it's important that programmers suffer as well as give results.

Raymond Chen

TechNet Magazine October 2008

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Without too much effort, you can deploy a terminal server to host the applications you need in your environment. But there are some important decisions you’ll need to make to ensure your implementation meets user expectations. Greg Shields discusses the various options you have and explains how they will affect you.

Greg Shields

TechNet Magazine January 2009

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NAP monitors the health of specified computers when they attempt to connect to a network and includes a number of mechanisms to enforce health requirements. In this article, Geek of All Trades Greg Shields gives readers an overview of these enforcement mechanisms and, as an example, takes a closer look at setting ...

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Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Virtual Machines Here are a few examples of how you can use Windows PowerShell scripts to manage virtual machines running on a Server Core installation. Note that these scripts are presented as samples and may need to be customized to work in your environment.

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Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy Objects One way to disable a policy is to disable an unused part of the GPO. By disabling part of a policy that isn’t used, the application of GPOs and security will be faster.

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In the August 2008 issue of TechNet Magazine, Paul Randal wrote an article Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance.  It was geared toward "involuntary  DBAs" (IT pros who inadvertently wind up responsible for a SQL Server instance).  The article had a great response from our readers so Paul has written another ...

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Microsoft Forefront is designed to deliver an integrated security solution that makes it much easier to deploy and manage security across an organization’s IT infrastructure. In this, our annual security issue, we feature two articles that describe how Forefront Security protects instant messaging and e-mail.

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  • The Cable Guy: Migrating Your Intranet to IPv6 with ISATAP
    Getting ready to move to IPv6? The Cable Guy explains how you can use an IPv6 transition technology to get IPv6 connectivity and migrate to an IPv6-capable intranet.
    Joseph Davies - March 2008
  • The Cable Guy: IEEE 802.1X Wired Authentication
    IEEE 802.1X authentication provides an additional security barrier for access to your intranet. See how Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 make it a snap to implement IEEE 802.1X authentication for your wired network.
    Joseph Davies - February 2008
  • The Cable Guy: DNS Enhancements in Windows Server 2008
    Windows Server 2008 includes many DNS server enhancements. Take a close look at how these updates make name resolution faster, improve support for IPv6, and add greater flexibility to DNS administration.
    Joseph Davies - January 2008
  • The Cable Guy: Network Policy Server
    The Network Policy Server (NPS) service in Windows Server 2008 replaces the Internet Authentication Service used in Windows Server 2003 and brings numerous enhancements, from the ability to enforce system health requirements to improved management capability.
    Joseph Davies - December 2007
  • The Cable Guy: Wireless Single Sign-On
    Single Sign On offers many advantages for both end users and administrators. Here's a look at how Single Sign On can simplify implementation of wireless authentication for your network.
    Joseph Davies - November 2007
  • The Cable Guy: The Authenticated Internet Protocol
    The Internet Key Exchange protocol and Authenticated Internet Protocol are both used to determine keying material and negotiate security parameters for IPsec-protected communications. Get an in-depth look at how they work.
    Joseph Davies - October 2007
  • The Cable Guy: Strong and Weak Host Models
    A multihomed host provides enhanced connectivity by simultaneously connecting to multiple networks. However, services running on multihomed hosts have an increased vulnerability to being attacked. To help you prevent attack, here’s a look at the various host models of multihomed hosts and how they are supported in Windows.
    Joseph Davies - September 2007
  • The Cable Guy: IPv6 Autoconfiguration in Windows Vista
    There's more to IPv6 than just extending the address space from 32 bits to 128 bits. Here's a look at how IPv6 hosts can automatically configure themselves, even without the use of an address configuration protocol.
    Joseph Davies - August 2007
  • The Cable Guy: IPv6 Traffic over VPN Connections
    Before implementing IPv6 support on your intranet, you need to understand how it is supported over VPN connections. Here's a detailed look at what you need to know.
    Joseph Davies - July 2007
  • The Cable Guy: The Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol
    The VPN protocols in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 don’t work for some configurations. Get an in depth look at the various issues and see how Windows Server “Longhorn” and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 will use the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol to solve these problems.
    Joseph Davies - June 2007
  • The Cable Guy: EAPHost in Windows
    The Extensible Authentication Protocol, which is a framework that enables extensibility for authentication methods, has had certain limitations on previous Windows platforms. Examine how the EAPHost architecture in Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” addresses these limitations.
    Joseph Davies - May 2007
  • The Cable Guy: Wireless Group Policy Settings for Windows Vista
    Discover how you can use Group Policy to centrally configure and distribute wireless network settings to all the computers in your Active Directory network.
    Joseph Davies - April 2007
  • The Cable Guy: The DHCPv6 Protocol
    With an IPv6 network, you don't actually need DHCP to configure addresses, but there can be good reasons to use it. Find out why, and learn how to use DHCPv6 in your environment.
    Joseph Davies - March 2007
  • The Cable Guy: QoS Support in Windows
    Joseph Davies - February 2007
  • The Cable Guy: TCP Receive Window Auto-Tuning
    Joseph Davies - January 2007
  • Security Watch: Isolate Servers With IPsec
    We live in an age of always-connected communication and are able to send e-mail messages or gain access to files, databases, and Web pages at any time, through a proliferation of networking technologies.
    Joseph Davies - Spring 2005
  • The Cable Guy: Troubleshooting NAP Enforcement
    Troubleshooting enforcement behaviors in the Network Access Protection platform can be challenging. The Cable Guy explains how NAP health policy evaluation works and how you can troubleshoot the most common issues.
    Joseph Davies - April 2008
  • Cable Guy: DirectAccess and the Thin Edge Network
    DirectAccess is a new feature of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that enables transparent, concurrent intranet and Internet remote access and eases the management of remote computers by combining a number of technologies and components, facilitating the transition to a thin edge network.
    Joseph Davies - May 2009
  • The Cable Guy: Support for IPv6 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
    Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 offer new features that support IPv6 for local and remote connectivity and for simplified management of host settings, as Joseph Davies explains.
    Joseph Davies - July 2009
  • The Cable Guy: NAP on the Internet
    Network Access Protection (NAP) on the Internet is the extension of Internet Protocol security (IPsec) enforcement to the Internet. It allows roaming computers to validate and correct their health state, remain healthy, and mitigate security risks. NAP on the Internet helps fill the security gap that exists for mobile computers that are only evaluated for system health when connected to the intranet.
    Joseph Davies - June 2009
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