=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip June 18, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the Windows administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Discover rogue machines and open ports on your network - FREE http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15310,00.htm?ecora - Magic Solutions(R) HelpDesk IQ(TM) - Find out more today http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15311,00.htm?magicsolutions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Enable 802.1x security in Windows 2000 - Cover your tracks: Deleting movie magic - No backup window? No problem! - Ease user transition to a new PC - Ask Jerry Honeycutt: Change address stay length in ARP cache 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz #39: Achtung, baby - Exclusive Article: Are terminal services terminally confusing? - Tip Contest: Time is running out! Submit your tip today! - Featured Topic: The lowdown on licensing changes - True IT Blooper Contest: Vote for your favorites! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Ecora How secure is your network? Quickly discover any rogue machines or unauthorized open ports with Ecora's FREE utility, Ecora(R) NetExplorer. Find just about every type of device running within a specified IP range, giving you a complete inventory of your network. NetExplorer also scans TCP and UDP ports to close potential security holes before someone else finds them. >> Free download: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15310,00.htm?ecora ____________________________________________________________________ ENABLE 802.1X SECURITY IN WINDOWS 2000 | by Serdar Yegulalp While Win2k drivers exist for 802.1x wireless hardware, Windows does not natively support 802.1x security protocols. This is a problem for administrators who want to use Win2k clients in a secured 802.11 environment. Sometimes the only way to do this is to use a third-party security solution. Unfortunately, if different machines are using different manufacturer's hardware, the key lengths are often incompatible. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci906795,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COVER YOUR TRACKS: DELETING MOVIE MAGIC | by Tim Fenner Far be it from us to recommend goofing off at work. But that having been said, have you ever wanted to download and watch movies? How about while you are supposed to be working and not keeping up with the latest exploits of Wolverine, Dr. Evil or Trinity? After watching a video, Media Player maintains a list under its file menu and in the registry, displaying the names of the files you recently reviewed. This tip will show you a way to clear them all out manually without having to install additional software. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci905276,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NO BACKUP WINDOW? NO PROBLEM! | by Steve Larson A user shares his opinions on a product that will help eliminate the problem of little or no backup window. Octopus High Availability software performs real-time data mirroring to a backup server, and can add flexibility to your busy work schedule. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886192,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EASE USER TRANSITION TO A NEW PC | by Bruce Harrison When users are given upgraded PCs or moved to different machines, minimize their confusion and irritation by providing them with a seamless move. Use this simple checklist to verify that the new environment will seem familiar to the user. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci880758,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGE ADDRESS STAY LENGTH IN ARP CACHE | Ask Jerry Honeycutt Dear Jerry: Is there an entry such as "ArpCacheTimeout" to change the time the addresses stay in the cache? I teach and would like to increase the amount of time the entries are held in the cache to allow better demonstrations, lab projects, etc., concerning ARP. >> CLICK here for Honeycutt's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid518139_tax293054,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. 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With HelpDesk IQ you can provide better service without increasing your workload. >> Find out more today: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,15311,00.htm?magicsolutions ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACHTUNG, BABY | Know-IT-All Quiz #39 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Windows 2000 does not send out alert messages over the network in real-time. Instead, it: a. Stores all pending alerts in a viewable log file b. Checks for available alerts after a certain length of time c. Sends alerts when a threshold of pending alerts is reached d. All of the above e. Both b and c f. Trips through your wires >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci906777,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ARE TERMINAL SERVICES TERMINALLY CONFUSING? | Exclusive Article Christa Anderson, an internationally known speaker, writer and authority on server-based computing, has joined SearchWin2000.com as an expert to answer your terminal services questions. In this article, Christa fields questions on everything from testing to connecting through a VPN. >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci905426,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIME IS RUNNING OUT! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest We're over halfway through the month of June and your submission window is closing fast! Submit any Windows-related tip for your chance to win this month's awesome prize -- an iAUDIO 128 MB MP3 player with FM and voice recorder! The iAUDIO MP3 player is the size of a credit card and only weighs 1.4 ounces! It also has a 5-star rating at Amazon.com with over 34 customer reviews! >> Read more about the prize and submit your tip here: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid1_prz891383_cts891374,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE LOWDOWN ON LICENSING CHANGES | Featured Topic Microsoft is overhauling its licensing program to include more support and services. Some think it's a good move. Others just appreciate the gesture. And several think Microsoft just doesn't get it -- is it simply too little too late? We've collected some info to help you decide for yourself. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/1,290042,sid1_gci905811,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOTE FOR OUR FAVORITES! | True IT Blooper Contest You've submitted them, you've gotten angry as all heck when they've rubbed you the wrong way and you've been enjoying them for over a year now. But there's one area of our True IT Blooper Contest that you haven't quite mastered -- rating them! So tell us who made an honest mistake, and who needs their server room pass revoked. Take a closer look at three of this month's contenders below. Read `em, rate 'em and submit your own for a chance to win the current, and very cool, prize: a SanDisk Cruzer portable storage device! >> Oops! True IT blooper #100: Twister, anyone? http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci899519,00.html >> Oops! 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