SMS stands for Superb Mini Server. A Linux operating system console based and manageable through Webmin web-based interface… Although described as a mini server, have all the features of a powerful server such as apache2, sendmail, postfix, spamassassin, clamav, squid, iptables, MailScanner, mysql, cups and lot of other server packages. SMS also features TorrentFlux, a powerful [...]
Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices aimed at providing the main network services a LAN requires. It is available in the Live CD or Compact Flash image and can be configured and administered through a web browser. Below are the main features of this Linux distribution useful to build Net Appliance: [...]
The Community Edition of EnGarde Secure Linux was designed to support features suitable for individuals, students, security enthusiasts, and those wishing to evaluate the level of security and ease of management available in Guardian Digital enterprise products. Its development is very much driven by not only the requests from the community, but also their continued [...]
ClearOS is a powerful network and gateway server designed for small organizations and distributed environments. Though ClearOS comes with an extensive list of features and integrated services (see sidebar), the solution is easy to configure thanks to the intuitive web-based interface. Based on CentOS, ClearOS is a network and gateway server especially made for small businesses and distributed [...]
The stand-alone server running Windows Server 2003 becomes a DNS server for your network. In the first step, you assign this server a static Internet Protocol (IP) address. DNS servers must not use dynamically assigned IP addresses because a dynamic change of address could cause clients to lose contact with the DNS server. Step 1: [...]
Install DNS Open Windows Components Wizard. To do so, use the following steps: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. In Components, select the Networking Services check box, and then click Details. InSubcomponents of Networking Services, select the Domain Name System (DNS) check box, click OK, and then click Next. If you are prompted, in Copy files [...]
Installing Microsoft DNS Use the following steps to install DNS on your Windows NT 4.0 Server: Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Network icon, and then click the Services tab. Click Add, select Microsoft DNS Server from the Select Network Service dialog box, and then click OK. [...]
This article provides information about how to diagnose and test Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or NetBIOS network configurations. When you want to troubleshoot a TCP/IP networking problem, first check the TCP/IP configuration of the computer that is experiencing the problem. To View the TCP/IP Configuration by Using the Ipconfig.exe Tool Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and [...]
To establish a domain trust or a security channel across a firewall, the following ports must be opened. Be aware that there may be hosts functioning with both client and server roles on both sides of the firewall. Therefore, ports rules may have to be mirrored. Windows NT In this environment, one side of the [...]
On a Windows Server 2003-based DHCP server, you can dynamically update the DNS records for pre-Windows Server 2003-based clients that cannot do it for themselves. To enable a DHCP server to dynamically update the DNS records of its clients, follow these steps: In the DHCP management console, select the scope or the DHCP server that [...]
To configure DNS dynamic update for a Windows Server 2003-based DHCP server, follow these steps: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DHCP. Right-click the appropriate DHCP server or scope, and then click Properties. Click DNS. Click to select the Enable DNS dynamic updates according to the settings below check box to enable DNS dynamic update for clients that [...]
If a dynamic update client is multihomed, it registers all its IP addresses with DNS by default. ( A client is multihomed if it has more than one adaptor and an associated IP address.)If you do not want the client to register all its IP addresses, you can configure it not to register one or [...]
By default, Windows Server 2003-based, Windows 2000-based, and Windows XP-based DHCP clients are configured to request that the client register the A resource record and that the server register the PTR resource record. By default, the name that is used in the DNS registration is a concatenation of the computer name and the primary DNS [...]
Windows Server 2003 DNS update features The DNS service lets client computers dynamically update their resource records in DNS. When you use this functionality, you improve DNS administration by reducing the time that it requires to manually manage zone records. You can use the DNS update functionality with DHCP to update resource records when a [...]
After you transfer all of the records, you must remove the old DNS server from the network, and then set the DNS server as the primary DNS server. To set the DNS server as the primary DNS server, follow these steps: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS. Expand ServerName, where ServerName is the name of the [...]