Windows
How to Configure Network Load Balancing (NLB) on Windows 2008 for Exchange CAS Server
When using the NLB Manager in conjunction with a host which has a single NIC and is set to use UNICAST communication you will receive the following error message when the management tool starts: Ironically it still appears when you have configured your Cluster to use Multi-cast. The following is an interesting read on Unicast [...]
How to create a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster
Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Network Load Balancing Manager. Click the Cluster menu item and then select New. In the Cluster IP configuration area of the Cluster Parameters dialog box, specify the IP address, Subnetmask  and full Internet name for the new NLB cluster. In the Cluster operation mode section area of the [...]
How to Configure NLB (Network Load Balancing) in Windows 2000
If Network Load Balancing is enabled, skip to step 2. If not: Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections. Right-click the interface that should act as the virtual adapter, and then clickProperties. Click to select the Network Load Balancing check box. Click the Network Load Balancing component, and then click Properties. Type your cluster-specific data on the Cluster Parameters, Host [...]
How to install Network Load Balancing (NLB) under Windows Server
If you have not installed NLB, you can do so using the following steps: Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network and Dial-up Connections. Right-click the interface on which you want to install NLB, and then click Properties. Click Install, click Service, and then click Add. Click Network Load Balancing, and then click OK.
How to Set Up and Configure an SMTP Virtual Server in Windows Server
Microsoft SMTP Service uses the Internet-standard SMTP to transport and deliver mail messages. Microsoft SMTP Service does not support the use of individual mailboxes; it places incoming messages in a Drop folder or it forwards them to other SMTP servers (if the message is addressed to a remote domain). This feature allows Microsoft SMTP Service [...]
How to manually open ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
Programs may require ports to be manually opened so that the programs work correctly when ICF is in use either on the local computer or on the gateway computer. You may have to manually open a port if there is a service that is running on a computer that has ICF enabled that you want [...]
How to Configur a DHCP Scope
To configure the DHCP scope, you must log on as administrator. Configuring the DHCP scope supplies the DHCP client with the range of IP addresses from which the server draws from and a subnet mask to be assigned to clients. The DHCP Server provides: Default gateway address Domain Name Service server addresses WINS server addresses [...]
How to Install the DHCP Server Service -Windows Server
Prior to installing the DHCP service, you must log on as administrator from the primary domain controller. To install the DHCP Server service, follow these steps:Â Run Control Panel and choose Network. Choose Add Software. In the Add Network Software dialog box, select TCP/IP Protocol And Related Components, and then choose Continue. The Windows NT [...]
How to Enable PPTP Clients to Connect Through an ISA Firewall
To allow internal clients to create PPTP connections to an endpoint on the public side of an ISA firewall, you have to explicitly configure the PPTP pass through in the ISA Management program. To enable PPTP client connections through an ISA firewall, follow these steps: Start the ISA Management program, and then click Access Policy. Right-click IP [...]
How to Configure Windows XP ICS for an Internal PPTP Server
A PPTP connection is composed of two types of traffic. The first is PPTP traffic, which uses TCP port 1723, and is used to establish and maintain the connection. The second is Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) (Protocol 47), and is used to encapsulate the actual data that is passed between the two endpoints. When you [...]
How to Set Up a Private Network Over the Internet Using PPTP
You can establish secure, multiple-protocol Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections over public data networks such as the Internet using PPTP. By dialing into your Internet service provider’s point of presence (POP), you can access your corporate networks and programs without dialing directly into the company’s network. PPTP connects directly to the target server by creating [...]
How to Set Up a Windows NT PPTP Client
Before you make a connection, in order to use PPTP to connect to a server securely across the Internet, the PPTP protocol must be loaded. To load the PPTP protocol, do the following: Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network. On the Protocols tab, add PPTP. After the protocol is loaded, Remote Access Service (RAS) is [...]
How to Enable Packet Filtering for a PPTP Connection
Proxy Server contains the “PPTP call” and “PPTP receive” predefined packet filters. You should add these filters to your configuration so you have the ability to make outbound and inbound Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connections to the Proxy Server host. You can use Proxy Server’s packet filtering on traffic passing through PPTP virtual interfaces. As [...]
How to Add local host filters – Windows Proxy Server
A local host filter makes it possible for your computer to receive only the traffic that is destined for the computer. A local host filter works by making it possible for users to access your computer, but not to route through your computer. After this filter is set, only traffic that is destined for this [...]
How to use Proxy Server with Routing and Remote Access
You can use the Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) add-on for Microsoft Windows NT to create virtual private network (VPN) connections across the Internet. VPN connections use the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) protocol for encrypted communication across the Internet. For Microsoft Proxy Server or any other application service, to work securely with Routing and [...]