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Manually configuring IP addressing in Windows via Command Prompt
Apr 8th
As a system administrator in any enterprise IT environment the ultimate goal is to insure system uptime and the consistent availability of network resources. Any delay of service, misconfiguration, system downtime, security breach.. etc will have a huge impact on the employees productivity. Time is not calculated by minutes or hours, it is calculated by dollars and how much the company loses within the down time of IT services, and believe me, there is always someone should be blame in these cases, try not to be you.
As for Linux users command line is the fastest and preferred way to configure, modify and fix any problem in no time. Yet in Windows environment most administrators prefer the GUI method to get the job done. However, Windows can be administrated through command line as well; Windows server 2008 Server Core supports strong command line management capabilities. (more…)
Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements
Apr 27th
When determining hardware requirements to install and run Windows Server 2008 and any application or services you are about to run on the server, you need to focus on three hardware resources with keeping in mind the rule “The more the better”: (more…)
Simple Printer Logon Script – VBScripts
Apr 19th
The following script can be used as a logon script to add Simple Windows Printer Connection. 1- Copy and past the script in a text editor, notepad will dose the job perfectly. 2- Make whatever changes in need to suit your purposes. ie; change the server name and the printer share name to reflect yours. 3- Save the file (any name you like) with extension of .vbs, ie: printerslogon.vbs (more…)
Installing and Configuring DNS Server in Windows Server 2003
Feb 21st
Please note before you start with the installation you MUST configure the server with a static IP address, otherwise the installation wizard prompts you to configure the server with a static IP address during the installation process.
Installing DNS Server on windows Server 2003:
To install DNS server you may choose one of the two following methods:
* Installing DNS Server through Control panel :
- Click Start ==> Setting ==> Control Panel ==> Add or Remove Programs.
- Click on Add/Remove Windows Components from Add or Remove Programs menu.
- On Windows Components click on “Networking Services” and then click Details.
- On Networking Services details select the Domain Name System (DNS) check box, click OK and then click Next.
- Click Finish once the installation finished. (more…)
PuTTY the SSH and telnet client
Feb 13th
PuTTY is an open source and a free implementation of Telnet, SSH, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham.
PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X, and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian OS and Windows Mobile OS. (more…)
