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How To Use the Netdom.exe Utility to Rename a Computer in Windows Server 2003

How to Rename a Computer 1. Install Windows Server 2003 Support Tools from the Support\Tools folder on the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM. (To do this, right-click the Suptools.msi file in the Support\Tools folder, and then click Install.) 2. At a command prompt, type the following command.NOTE: The following command line has been wrapped to multiple [...]

How to Host Multiple Web Sites Windows 2003

Obtaining and maintaining multiple IP addresses is usually a task reserved for large corporations and Internet service providers (ISPs), while assigning multiple host header names is a fairly simple procedure accomplished through IIS Manager. Your computer or network must be using a name resolution system (typically DNS) in order to use multiple host header names. [...]

User Profile Structure in Windows

User Profile. Each users profile contains the following folders: Application data*. Application-specific data, such as a custom dictionary for a word processing program. Application vendors decide what data to store in this directory. Cookies. Internet Explorer cookies. Desktop. Desktop items, including files and shortcuts. Favorites. Internet Explorer favorites Local Settings*. Application settings and data that [...]

Introduction to Windows 2000 Group Policy

Group policies are rules that can be defined by an administrator for a user’s desktop environment. They are an evolution of the policies that are available from the earlier Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 desktop environments. With the release of Active Directory, Microsoft has taken policies one step further by allowing for a single [...]

NAT in Windows 2003: Setup and Configuration

NAT acts as a middle man between the internal and external network; packets coming from the private network are handled by NAT and then transferred to their intended destination. A single external address is used on the Internet so that the internal IP addresses are not shown. A table is created on the router that [...]

How to Install OpenVPN

OpenVPN can be downloaded here. For security, it’s a good idea to check the file release signature after downloading. The OpenVPN executable should be installed on both server and client machines, since the single executable provides both client and server functions. Linux Notes (using RPM package) If you are using a Linux distribution which supports [...]

How to create Bonding in Linux Server

Linux allows binding multiple network interfaces into a single channel/NIC using special kernel module called bonding. “The Linux bonding driver provides a method for aggregating multiple network interfaces into a single logical “bonded” interface. The behavior of the bonded interfaces depends upon the mode; generally speaking, modes provide either hot standby or load balancing services. Additionally, [...]

How To Configure a Computer Running Windows Server 2003 As a Web Server

Install Internet Information Services Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is the Web service that is integrated with Windows Server 2003 To install IIS, add optional components, or remove optional components, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs tool starts. 2. [...]

How to Set permissions for folders and files In Windows Xp

If you have multiple computers connected to your home network and have enabled file sharing, you can open and access files located on other computers on the network. Being able to share files makes computing a lot more flexible for everyone using the network. If you have your files stored on your home office desktop [...]

20 ways to Secure your Apache Configuration

First, make sure you’ve installed latest security patches There is no sense in putting locks on the windows, if your door is wide open. As such, if you’re not patched up there isn’t really much point in continuing any longer on this list. Go ahead and bookmark this page so you can come back later, [...]

Top 10 Tips for Outlook 2007

The first time you open Outlook 2007 you might be disappointed to see that, on the face of it, Outlook does not display the new ribbon and new interface that you will see in the other major applications in the Office 2007 suite such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Dig a little deeper under the [...]

HOW TO CONFIGURE SENDMAIL

With the growth of the Internet, e-mail has quickly become the main vehicle to spread information through the public at large. As the demand for fast, cheap and reliable e-mail grows, more individuals are turning to Linux to provide a fast, cheap and reliable solution. sendmail was originally developed by Eric Allman, in 1979, as [...]

How to Install and Configure VMWare Server virtualization in openSUSE

VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Windows and Linux servers. VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use server virtualization product and is based on proven virtualization technology. VMware can run on any standard x86 hardware and can support 64-bit guest operating systems including Windows Linux and Sun Solaris. VMware server can [...]