This is what I have been asked to accomplish by management. We are a part of a large university domain. We have setup IPSEC on Windows file servers for traffic on ports 139 and 445. We are using ...

Microsoft Windows is usually a presence in most computing environments, and UNIX administrators likely will be forced to use resources in Windows networks from time to time. Although many are familiar ...

Microsoft's position on Server Message Block version 1 (SMB 1) in Windows systems is that organizations should just get rid of it. Essentially, the 30-year-old SMB 1 protocol permits man-in-the-middle ...

Losing your laptop can be expensive in three ways. First, you’ll spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to replace the hardware. Second, you’ll suffer the time and aggravation of restoring your data, ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft announced the beta of Windows Server 8, which comes with many new features; it can be downloaded at Microsoft's TechNet portal here. Many of the new improvements include GUI and PowerShell ...

Secure connectivity is a must and much needed for servers, especially in the modern world where every day there is some new cyberattack. To ensure the establishment of secure connections, here are the ...

With the release of Windows server 2012, Microsoft extended the capability of its flagship operating system by including a number of new storage features that enable Windows to provide the ...