=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM| Advice from our experts June 27, 2002
Expert answers and advice to your Windows 2000 technical questions. More expert advice: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - To what degree is your business connected? Find out at: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4130247;7266016;a?http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT ADVICE OF THE WEEK - The constant battle of managing IIS - Using MS Network Monitor to troubleshoot Exchange - Upgrading an NT4 PDC to a Win2k PDC - Storage management and trend analysis with SQL Server 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast Today: Publishing servers with ISA Server 2000 - Reader Survey: Where do you stand on Microsoft Licensing 6.0? - Win2000Talk Radio: XP or Win2000 Professional? - Best Web Links: Certification ___________________________________________________________________ ******************** Sponsored by: Microsoft ********************** To what degree is your business connected? Microsoft(R) .NET connected software closes the gaps in your infrastructure, leaving just one degree of separation between the critical aspects of your business. See how at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4130247;7266016;a?http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/. ____________________________________________________________________ THE CONSTANT BATTLE OF MANAGING IIS | by Scott Blake Dear Expert, I use up-to-date patches and hotfixes and have Norton antivirus software on all my IIS servers. Even with these precautions, security holes constantly pop up. The patches and hotfixes only work sometimes. There has to be a trade-off between the risk of not being up to date versus the possibility that the server may be fried after installing the latest patch/hotfix? >>CLICK to read Scott Blake's expert response... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid476740_tax288040,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING MS NETWORK MONITOR TO TROUBLESHOOT EXCHANGE | by Scott Schnoll Dear Expert, How do you use MS Network Monitor to troubleshoot Exchange? In a few of your articles, you suggested using Network Monitor to analyze Exchange communication issues. Do you know where can I dig up some more info on this handy tool? >>CLICK to read Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://www.searchWin2000.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid468037_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UPGRADING AN NT4 PDC TO A WIN2K PDC | by Paul Hinsberg Dear Expert, I need to upgrade my Windows NT 4.0 PDC server to a Windows 2000 server, so I can set up another Win2k server as a BDC. I have two other NT 4.0 servers that also act as BDCs. My question is twofold: 1) Should I upgrade the PDC to Win2k server, or do a fresh install? (A fresh install would be a huge undertaking.) 2) Will the NT server BDCs have any problems with authentication and replication? >>CLICK to read Paul Hinsberg' expert response... http://www.searchWin2000.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid476395_tax285115,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STORAGE MANAGEMENT/TREND ANALYSIS WITH SQL SERVER | by Steven Toole Dear Expert, What is the best method of database storage management and analysis in SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000, with locks, parentals and store procedures? >>CLICK to read Steven Toole's expert response... http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid409877_tax288041,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PUBLISHING SERVERS WITH ISA SERVER 2000 | Online Event Who: Dr. Tom Shinder, best-selling author When: Thursday, June 27 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Making your internal network servers available to users on the Internet? Today, join Dr. Tom Shinder, author of "Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewalls with Windows 2000," to find out how to use ISA Server 2000 with both Web and server publishing rules, and which method is best for your organization. >>CLICK to attend... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHERE DO YOU STAND ON MS LICENSING 6.0? | Reader Survey July 31 approaches! Where do you stand on Microsoft Licensing 6.0? Are you ready? Currently taking stock of what software you have? Still haven't decided if you're going to get with this program? Not a clue what you've got or what you're going to do? Cast your vote in our current member poll! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll Did you miss our licensing Webcast, "Negotiating your best licensing deal with Microsoft"? Click here to access the archive: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid1_gci810158,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP OR WIN2000 PROFESSIONAL? | Win2000Talk Radio If 90% of the code base is the same, are there any compelling reasons -- technical or business -- to install Windows XP Professional instead of the older Windows 2000 Professional? Find out from Sunbelt Software CEO Stu Sjouwerman on this week's Win2000Talk Radio show. Techtarget's own VP of MIS, Scott Baetz, asks the questions. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CERTIFICATION | Best Web Links Certification is always a hot topic for Windows administrators, and even more so with the latest rumors about possible MS security certifications coming down the pike. 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