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Windows firewall flaw may hide open ports
News A flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer.
Tags: windows alerts
Learn how to install IPv6 in Windows Server 2003
Insight tutorial Windows Server 2003 features a full, native IPv6 stack but not a default installation. Learn how to enable IPv6 in this operating environment.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
Learn how to install IPv6 in Windows Server 2003
Techguide Windows Server 2003 features a full, native IPv6 stack, although it isn't a default installation. Find out how to install IPv6 in Windows Server 2003.
Tags: Servers, Networking, TCP/IP, Microsoft Server 2003
Disabling the firewall in Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide For Windows Server 2008’s Core Edition, the default firewall configuration is one of the things most administrators want to turn off after installation.
Tags: Networking, Operating systems, Hardware, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, question mark, Netsh, Server, Use Case, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Improve Windows systems performance by enabling TCP Offload engine
Techguide Using the TCP offload engine can greatly improve performance for Windows systems. Here are some pointers to make sure your configuration is ready for TOE.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Infrastructure/architecture management, TCP, VMware Inc., operating system, Network Interface Card, Rick Vanover, Rick, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, performance
Intro to Server 2008 Core edition
Techguide The Windows Server 2008 Core edition comes with significant changes.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
No April Fools'--Storm worm is back
News New spam campaign takes advantage of April Fools' Day in an effort to to infect more computers to become part of the larger Storm worm botnet.
Tags: Hacking
Manage local group policy on Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide In situations where you need to access group policy on Windows Server 2008 Core Edition, they usually can be addressed by a domain group policy configuration. Here's how to get it done.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Firewall, IP, IP Address, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server
Resolving RDP connectivity issues in Server 2008
Techguide Windows servers and clients occasionally have issues connecting to remote desktop. Rick Vanover drops a few of his secrets to correcting this problem.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Firewall, remote desktop, Ohio, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server
Scripting out DHCP reservations
Techguide Find out how the Netsh tool in Windows Server 2008 can save a lot of time during a large scope modification or creation.
Tags: Networking, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows
