SQL Server Magazine July 2002

[Focus]
Need to configure a high-availability file server, Web server, or DNS server? Here are your blueprints.
By Spyros Sakellariadis
[Feature]
Centralized authentication lets Windows and Linux users have one ID to access multiple systems.
By Dustin Puryear
Here's a guide to help you wade through wireless connectivity options for Pocket PCs.
By Gail Fitzmaurice
Stay on top of security hotfixes without feeling overwhelmed.
By Paul Niser
How do you decide which personal firewall to purchase? Here's a look at the features of six popular firewalls.
By Roger A. Grimes
[Reader to Reader]
A reader encounters an IP address conflict after installing a new server with DHCP running.
By Readers
Windows NT, Windows 9x, and Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts.
By Readers
During a migration project, a reader discovers a Win2K Server installation quirk.
By Readers
[Editorial]
Discover why the most compelling upgrade scenario is one that provides a new level of security and reliability.
By Michael Otey
[Lab Notes]
Learn whether seamless mobility has finally arrived.
By Tom Iwanski
[This Old Resource Kit]
Easily run programs that need parameters from the GUI, and protect your system without logging off or obscuring the screen.
By Mark Minasi
[Tricks & Traps]
VERITAS Software's VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows NT and Windows 2000 8.6 seems to be causing an Exchange 2000 backup problem.
By Bob Chronister
A reader wonders whether a Snap Server is the best solution to increase storage for a project that involves SQL Server.
By Bob Chronister
Readers ask the doctor for more information about 802.11b's WEP feature and its shortcomings.
By Bob Chronister
A reader wants to use a dual-boot Win2K Advanced Server and Win98 setup to mirror Win98 disks. Dr. Bob offers a better alternative.
By Bob Chronister
A reader worries that a batch file is causing a backup error, but the backup device is the more likely suspect.
By Bob Chronister
A reader asks Dr. Bob's opinion of a new storage drive system.
By Bob Chronister
A reader needs help figuring out why the Sharing option is suddenly unavailable.
By Bob Chronister
A reader's NT-to-Win2K upgrade was a success--except for the CD-ROM drive's failure.
By Bob Chronister
[Getting Started With Win2K]
Help users take full advantage of Win2K's offline files feature.
By Kathy Ivens
[TOP 10]
Execute administrative functions in many DLLs with this command-line tool.
By Michael Otey
[Buyer's Guide]
Exam simulations to help you hone your test-taking skills.
By Tom Iwanski
[Lab Feature]
Check out this highly available, fault-tolerant platform for mission-critical applications.
By Ed Roth
[Best Practices for Exchange]
The rewritten DSAccess component provides diagnostic logging, uses suitability testing and a configuration-lookup cache to improve performance, and more.
By Tony Redmond
[Letters to the Editor]
Readers share their thoughts on ATA device behavior with Win2K and NT, CAL requirements for VNC, and XP registry hacks.
By Readers , et al.
[WinInfo]
Datacenter has been gaining acceptance with companies that want to consolidate hundreds of smaller Win2K and NT 4.0 servers but also want to retain the ability to scale up in the future.
By Paul Thurrott
Microsoft doubled shipments of its embedded products in 2001 and now controls almost 20 percent of the embedded market.
By Paul Thurrott
[Market Watch]
SSDs can dramatically improve the performance of your I/O-intensive applications.
By Mark Weitz
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