SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Tips from our experts Jan. 10, 2003 Expert answers and advice to your Windows 2000 technical questions. More expert advice: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid1,00.html ____________________________________________________________________
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Predictions for 2003 - Webcast: Clustering Exchange 2000 - Letters to the Editor: IT pros offer Windows-Linux config tips - Oops! True IT Blooper #89: Mr. Handyman - Tip Contest: New January prize -- a WAP11 Network Access Point ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign Get the strongest server security -- 128-bit SSL encryption! Download VeriSign's free guide, "Securing your Web site for business," and learn everything you need to know about using SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions for serious online security. Click here: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8841,00.htm?freesecurityguide ____________________________________________________________________ IS NETBEUI OR TCP/IP MORE EFFICIENT IN A LAN? | Ask Laura Hunter Dear Laura: Which protocol is more efficient (or useful) in a LAN -- NetBEUI or TCP/IP? How can we make a comparison between them? >>Click here to read Hunter's expert response: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid510678_tax292494,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT PROTOCOL DOES NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD USE? | Ask Tony Northrup Dear Tony: With two PCs on an Ethernet, one with Windows 98 SE and another with Windows XP Home Edition, what transmission protocol does Network Neighborhood (for file sharing) use? Is this transmission independent of IP addresses that may be assigned manually or by DHCP? >>Click here to read Northrup's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid510717_tax285116,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I INCREASE THE ARP CACHE SIZE IN WINDOWS? | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: I have recently been made aware by our networking administrator that the default ARP cache size in all desktop versions of Windows is too small for some peer-to-peer services like Gnucleus. (He also tells me the default ARP cache size on Windows server is much larger.) Can you tell me how to increase the ARP cache size in various desktop versions of Windows? >>Click here to read Honeycutt's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid510743_tax293054,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MIGRATING EXCHANGE 5.5 ON WIN2K TO NEW HARDWARE | Ask Scott Schnoll Dear Scott: I have one Exchange Server 5.5 SP4 running on a Win2000 SP3 domain controller/global catalog. For hardware reasons I need to move the Exchange 5.5 to another server with a different name. What is the best way to do this? Does the new server need to run Active Directory, or can I migrate the Exchange in a standalone server? Also do I have to configure DNS in the new server, or can I use the DNS of the old server? >>Click here to read Schnoll's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid509400_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAREER PROSPECTS FOR SYSTEMS & DATABASE ADMINS | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed: Since I graduated with a business administration degree (Computer Information Systems major), I have been job hunting with no luck of getting any entry positions in IT. I am now considering getting into an area of specialization and some kind of certification. Can you please advise me on what to consider as I make this move? I would like to know what you think are the future prospects for systems analysts and database administrators. I am planning to get an MCDBA certification. >>Click here to read Tittel's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid510703_tax285126,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PREDICTIONS FOR 2003 | Featured Topic Editor-in-Chief Paul Gillin's 10 predictions include wireless wonders, a surge in tech spending, XML and another mega-merger. Also read SearchWin2000.com Senior Site Editor Marilyn Cohodas' two cents on the future for Gates and Co. in 2003. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci871404,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CLUSTERING EXCHANGE 2000 | Webcast Of course you know SearchWin2000.com's Exchange expert Scott Schnoll. So go learn from his discussion of best practices for planning, designing, implementing and managing Exchange 2000 within a Windows 2000 Advanced Server cluster. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchwin2kwinman/121702/index.asp?loc=11 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT PROS OFFER WINDOWS-LINUX CONFIG TIPS | Letters to the Editor In a recent story, we wrote how IT pro Jeffrey Small wrestled with a Windows XP-Red Hat Linux-Samba installation. After reading the story, a few readers wrote to us about tricks that could help Small and others implementing or managing Windows-Linux environments. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci870721,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MR. HANDYMAN | Oops! True IT Blooper #89 Indulging his MacGyver fantasies, an IT pro creates a new gadget for the data center. In this true story, Brian Fields uses his home toolbox to cover up a system's shortcomings. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci871424,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW JANUARY PRIZE -- A WAP11 NETWORK ACCESS POINT! | Tip Contest We hope you had a fun and eventful New Year's Eve, but shake the cobwebs away and listen up for a moment -- we need your tips! Submit them today, and you'll have a chance to win a brand new Linksys WAP11 Wireless Network Access Point and Bridge! The WAP11 Instant Wireless Access Point delivers the freedom to configure Ethernet networks your way. Use of advanced wireless technology gives you the ability to set up workstations in ways you never though possible. 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