Windows Client Networking

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• Windows Core Networking APIs and Technologies Blog
• Network Access Protection (NAP) Blog

Jeff Sigman, is a Senior Program Manager and Network Access Protection (NAP) hero in the Microsoft Enterprise Security Group.

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Wireless Networking

• Netsh Commands for Windows Vista Wireless Networks (WLAN)
• New EAPHost Architecture for Creating Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Methods and Supplicants
• Wireless Group Policy Settings for Windows Vista
• White Paper: Wireless Networking in Windows Vista - Download
• Wireless Networking: Additional Resources

Wired Networking

• Netsh Commands for Wired Networks (LAN)
• Joining a Windows Vista Wired Client to an Active Directory Domain
• Active Directory Schema Extensions for Windows Vista Wireless and Wired Group Policy Enhancements

TCP/IP Stack

• Benchmark Study: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Network Performance Improvements - Download
• Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) for TCP/IP
• Next Generation TCP/IP Stack: Additional Resources

IPv6

• Development and Deployment of IPv6
• Enabling the Next Generation of Networking with End-to-End IPv6 (download)
• Domain Name System Client Behavior in Windows Vista
• Combining IPv6 , Teredo, and Windows Firewall to Enhance Connectivity and Security
• Ask the Experts: How Windows Vista Delivers IPv6
• IPv6: Additional Resources

Policy-based Quality of Service

• Policy-based QoS Architecture in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
• Quality of Service Technologies: Additional Resources
  
  

Network Security Solutions

• Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
• AuthIP in Windows Vista
• The New Windows Firewall in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
• Using Server and Domain Isolation to Secure Your Windows Environment
• Windows Firewall: Additional Resources

Supportability

• Network Diagnostics Framework in Windows Vista
• Network Location Types in Windows Vista

Home Networking

• Windows Vista Home Networking
• File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista