Quick Check Facts for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

DNS (Domain Name System) for Active Directory

• Zone Types
• Primary: hosts a writable master copy of the zone data and is authoritative for the zone. Can be integrated with Active Directory.
• Secondary: is a read-only copy of a zone from the master DNS server and is a secondary source of information for the zone. 

Blogger Buzz: Blogger’s fresh new look

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DNS Tools and Settings

Useful Tools for Troubleshooting DNS 

About DNS and Windows Active Directory

What is DNS?

Ever curious about how your internet browser knows how how to get to a particular website? When you browse to a website, for example, http://technet.microsoft.com, the name has to be resolved to its server's numerical IP address, 207.46.172.248, because

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About Windows Server Core 2008

How to Install Windows Server 2008

There are two options to install Windows Server 2008:

1. Graphical installation
2. Core installation

Windows Server 2008 functionality is based on server roles and features. Server Manager gives you the ability to add and

Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server 2008: Useful Links

TechNet: Infrastructure Optimization

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service

Active Directory Certificate Services

Active Directory Domain Services Documentation

Helpful links documenting how to configure and troubleshoot Windows Server Active Directory:

Identity and Access Management

Logon and Authentication Technologies

Authorization and Access Control Technologies

What is the Active Directory Schema?

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Management Console 3.0

How I Created and Uploaded a Favicon for Blogger

A favicon, first created by Microsoft for the Internet Explorer Favorites menu and is short for favorites icon, is the icon you see to the left of the URL on the Internet address bar. You may also see it when you add a website as a bookmark. 

Configure Password and Lockout Policies

Windows Server 2008 has a new security feature to allow configuration of fine-grained password policies to assign different password and account lockout policies to users and groups within a domain. The security options are designed for both user and computer configuration.

Connection Problems with Mail on the Mac

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How to Check the Hard Drive on a Mac

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Application Freeze on a Mac

You are pushed for time and are trying to get some work done, when your cursor turns into the spinning beach ball that you despise! You sit and wait precious seconds for the beach ball to go away. You move your cursor away from the application. The beach ball disappears, only to reappear when you move it back. Your computer is frozen. How can you