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10 DNS Errors That Will Kill Your Network

DNS is the foundation the house of Active Directory is built upon. If DNS doesn’t work, neither will your Windows network. Here are the 10 most common DNS errors—and how you can avoid them.

Delegating Rights

You can give ordinary users NT and WMI administrative rights for routine tasks—to a degree.

Readers Review Exchange Server 2003

In an entirely new approach to product reviews, 13 loyal MCP Magazine readers detail their experiences running Exchange 2003 in production environments. 

The Hidden Risks of Process Controls

These networks aren’t well known by many, yet they’re responsible for controlling much in our lives. And they’re not very secure.

Optimizing Exchange Memory Usage

How Exchange 2000 is like your two-year-old.

Seriously, Least Access

Run legacy apps without hitting the security barrier.

Server Coexistence

Who gave this reader the silly idea that Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 can't live within the same domain?

The Island Effect

Reader has trouble with DCs looking within when doing DNS lookups.

Security, Security, Security

Ports are a good way in, and often remain unchecked.

Event Log Dissection

You can use a script to compile log info into a file for closer examination.

14 Reasons To Reconsider Software Restrictions

Software Restriction Policies is a terrific new security tool—if you know what it can’t do, as well as what it can.

The Fast Road to Exchange Server 2003

You'll never truly see the beauty of Exchange 2003 unless you migrate. Here are five tools to make that move quicker and easier.

Making the Connection

Using the Active Directory Connector is an effective way to move your legacy Exchange environment to a new Exchange 2003 setup.

The Mystery of the Event Logs

Knowing what’s in your Event Logs is a key to knowing what your servers are doing. Here’s how to make sense of them.