2004 October

Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Windows XP Service Pack 2 natively include Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), but it’s not a default installation. But, while other Windows IPv6 versions are available via third-party add-ons, there is no implementation schedule for a production release of IPv6 for Windows 2000.

Emsa Port Blocker allows you to block TCP requests from/to your computer. The program should not be mistaken with a firewall, as it does not actually prevent access to ports, but merely terminates the connection if it matches a specified rule. The program can either block incoming requests, or optionally prevent outgoing requests to specified […]

Over the years many of my clients have come to me with an annoying problem: the need to constantly buy ever-increasing amounts of storage. Every time they built a system based on previous growth numbers it turned out disastrously wrong. Storage systems have a nasty tendency to grow in punctuated equilibriums—following a normalized growth curve, […]

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On the road to acquiring an MCSA or MCSE, you will undoubtedly come across an exam questions that refers to implicit groups. So let’s try and make some sense out of this concept.
Implicit groups are transient in nature. By this, I mean that group membership is controlled by the system and based upon who […]

It’s a spooky time of the year in the U.S. with Halloween on October 31. Who can resist a holiday when you can be someone else for the day and eat lots of sweets? Not me. My family attends an annual neighborhood party, a great opportunity to come out from behind the tall picket fences […]

What would you say if I told you that there were, in fact, Hobbit-like people that roamed the Indonesian landscape according to a recent article that I read? Now think about this for a minute. This in essence changes everything we know about the evolution of man. If these findings are authentic, this could be […]

On Tuesday we talked about the process for connecting clients’ PS2s to the Internet so they can enjoy online gameplay. Well, as promised, today we will look at connecting your clients’ Xboxes to the Xbox Live service so they, too, can feel the tremendous sense of excitement that comes from team-based online play.
All right, let’s […]

MCPs, here’s a little-known secret: You can buy exam vouchers at the online uber-shopping site Amazon.com for a 15-percent discount off the regular price. The offer isn’t new; the vouchers have been selling via Amazon since the beginning of summer. Vouchers can be purchased in the U.S. and Canada only and are redeemable only at […]

From time to time, I find myself sucked into discussions about the return on
investment of security. The discussion goes something like this: from a
business perspective, if security is an expense and I can choose to incur it
or not, why should I? I seem to have done just fine until today. Then, a
more enlightened issue […]

Even if your book or service is excellent, it won’t sell well unless you give your potential customers a reason to buy. Testimonials work harder than other promotional words, so be sure to start collecting them early.

Security is a balance between allowing the right people easy access to a resource and preventing unwanted interlopers from getting their hands on information you don’t want them to have. Samba has a long list of configuration options that allow you to fine-tune security to exactly what you need. Here are some of the important […]

The Pocket PC can be an excellent tool for troubleshooting network or client PC problems. For example, you could use the Pocket PC to:
Attach to a malfunctioning remote server using a Terminal Server session to correct minor problems. If you determine that the server problem is a major one, at least you’ll know that you’re […]

CWShredder, the only free program known to successfully detect and remove all variants of the Cool Web Search browser hijacker, is back in the fight. After its developer, Dutch college student Merijn Bellekom, called it quits this past June, CWShredder was no longer being updated. Now, Merijn has licensed the CWShredder source code and rights […]

I recently took a good look at what was keeping me from accomplishing what I needed to do. After all, I had my goals. I had them written down. I read my affirmations daily. And still, I was not achieving what I wanted to do.
Leaving town was a major undertaking. And that’s not good when […]

How Windows File Protection works
WFP is designed to protect the contents of the Windows folder. Rather than preventing any modifications to the entire folder, WFP protects specific file types, such as SYS, EXE, DLL, OCX, FON, and TTF. Registry entries control the file types that WFP protects.
When an application attempts to replace a protected file, […]

The deadline for public companies to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is November 15. Many IT pros, however, are still looking for answers to their compliance questions and have a need to know what SOX means to their organization. Below are a number of invaluable resources to use in finding those […]

We finally got our new Dell server VMWare ESX 2.1 mounted in our rack and running. Installation was pretty simple and straightforward; the VMWare server software is based on a modified Linux Red Hat kernel. Once installed, the server is managed and configured via any java-based Web browser, and I had no problem accessing with […]

According to WinBeta.org, Windows Server 2003 SP1 Build 1247 is available. Only members of Microsoft’s Beta program, or other select individuals, have access to this latest build. If you are a subscriber to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), you may download Build 1218 from the MSDN download site. Personally, I have little […]

Once certificates are exchanged and authenticity is established, communication occurs. Additional security factors can be put in place to help enhance the rest of the communications process. Keep in mind that Certificates are used to establish identity, and are, at their most basic, authentication methods just like Kerberos is an authentication method. The communications that […]