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DNS, How Do I Love Thee?

WINS is outta here!... sort of. Microsoft's adoption of DNS makes our IT lives much less complicated. Here's a guide to working with it.

Securing Terminal Services

Running Windows 2000 Terminal Services is the next best thing to being there--but how do you do it securely?

Active Directory Install, Step by Step

Even if you lack a Windows 2000 lab, you can still map out the process of directory service installation.

Master of the Server

Passing the Windows 2000 exam won't be easy--at all. <i>Mastering Windows 2000 Server, Second Edition</i> can help you weather the storm.

8 Ways to Secure Exchange

Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 offer new routes to email security, but have you done all you can with Exchange 5.5?

Active Directory by Design

Your education on AD begins with the components that deliver its services. This month: the store.

Service Station: DNS, DHCP, and WINS

In your effort to become an MCSE under Windows 2000, you'll need to understand the inner workings of these three crucial services.

Systems Engineering: Home-Built Intrusion Detection

With a bit of SQL and the NT Resource Kit, you can create a log file management system to stay on top of potential intrusions.

Windows 2000 at the Movies

Can a video series help you learn Win2K at the same time it prepares you for MCSE certification?

Answers from Deep Inside

We've partnered with TechNet to bring you answers to technical questions from deep within Microsoft--direct from &quot;Mole.&quot;

Single Sign-On Promises

Making SSO a reality in mixed-OS enterprises involves niggling details, compromises, and add-ons or third-party solutions. Does Windows 2000 help?

The Definitive Deployment Download

The <i>Windows 2000 Deployment Planning Guide</i>, a free book from Microsoft, consolidates descriptions of the inner workings of most of the major components that make up Windows 2000.

Back to Work

Put aside your latest list of one-alarm fires for a few hours and spend some time planning your disaster recovery response.

Bugs in Shrinkwrap

At last tally, Win2K had 63,000 of 'em. It's time to bring on the service packs!

Windows 2000 Diplomacy: Key Protocols

The critical nature of protocols demands that you spend a few minutes studying the protocols that can make or break your network.