SQL Server Magazine March 2002

[Focus]
Group Policy Object (GPOs) are powerful tools, but they can slow down system startup and user logon. Find out how to tweak GPO settings and infrastructure to speed up processing.
By Darren Mar-Elia
[Feature]
Put some careful thought into how you assign NT's user rights and built-in group membership. Doing so will increase your network's fundamental security.
By Randy Franklin Smith
Find out the steps you need to take to ensure that your WINS implementation is prepared for the worst.
By Sean Daily
[Reader to Reader]
Troubleshooting a printer setup.
By Readers
Rather than purchase an expensive tower for additional CD-ROM storage, a reader uses his company's NT server to share CD-ROMs on the network.
By Readers
A script to help you log Web server activity.
By Readers
A workaround to Win2K recreating administrative shares on reboot.
By Readers
A young reader credits the magazine with helping him attain MCSE certification.
By Readers
[Editorial]
By default, Windows .NET Server doesn't install IIS. You enable only the IIS services you want.
By Michael Otey
[ForefroNT]
The performance of your computing environment might be easily measured, but knowing how to improve that performance is another thing altogether.
By David Chernicoff
[Lab Notes]
Stock your toolbox with tools that quickly and consistently execute repetitive tasks.
By Ed Roth
[Scripting Solutions]
Take advantage of XP and .NET Server's command-line interface to WMI.
By Ethan Wilansky
[This Old Resource Kit]
Elogdmp lets you view summaries of event logs from the command line or from a batch file.
By Mark Minasi
[Tricks & Traps]
A few 3.5" disks, some simple tools, and you're ready to troubleshoot and repair your systems, whether they run XP, Win2K, or NT.
By Bob Chronister
The reader's NT domain refuses to recognize new Win2K workstations as domain members.
By Bob Chronister
Dr. Bob gives an overview of two VoIP options from Avaya and Cisco Systems.
By Bob Chronister
[Buyer's Guide]
Protect your systems from power outages and brownouts.
By Mark Weitz
[Lab Feature]
Take a look at three network-based vulnerability scanners: Internet Scanner 6.2, Distributed CyberCop Scanner 2.0, and NetRecon 3.5.
By Tom Iwanski
[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]
Your Exchange 2000 deployment should take into account the product's interaction with Win2K.
By Tony Redmond
[Mobile & Wireless]
Pocket PC 2002's built-in networking support and terminal services client let you use your device as a mobile administrator's workstation.
By John D. Ruley
[Letters to the Editor]
Readers write in to share about preparing for DHCP disaster, DNS and AD naming considerations, and Windows 2000 for mobile users.
By Readers , et al.
[WinInfo]
Linux adoptions usually replace deployments of UNIX, not Windows.
By Paul Thurrott
[Snap Stats]
Enterprise integration focuses on enhanced business processes.
By Elliot King
Demand builds for VPN and firewall technology.
By Elliot King
WLAN will be more popular on laptops, and Bluetooth will dominate mobile phones and PDAs in 2006 Europe.
By Elliot King
[Windows Client]
To get the most out of your ATA devices, you need to focus on third-party solutions.
By Sean Daily
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