=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip December 9, 2003
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE WHITE PAPER! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22243,00.htm?track=NL-23&questsoftware - Free White Paper: Improve security and simplify identity management http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22244,00.htm?track=NL-23&opennetwork =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Take your pick: Native or mixed mode - When BDCs go bad - Ask Paul Hinsberg: Can't make a connection with global catalog 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Top 10 tech tips of 2003 - Chapter of the Week: Securing Active Directory - Article: Microsoft's top 10 challenges for 2004 - Tip Contest: Santa wants to give you a free CD/MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: Quest Software******************* FREE WHITE PAPER! You've implemented AD and you want to take advantage of Group Policy, but its complexity is discouraging. Don't spend the next year testing GPOs and learning from your mistakes! Download "Bulletproof Your Windows Network with Group Policy" by renowned Windows/AD author Darren Mar-Elia. Put our Group Policy best practices to work for you! Download it TODAY: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22243,00.htm?track=NL-23&questsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ TAKE YOUR PICK: NATIVE OR MIXED MODE | James Michael Stewart Choosing between native mode and mixed mode can be a big issue. It all comes down to one key point -- whether you want to use pre-Windows 2000 systems (e.g. Windows NT 4.0 Server) as domain controllers or not. If you can make a firm decision about using only Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 as your domain controllers, then you should elect to deploy a native mode domain. If you must leave open the possibility of using Windows NT 4.0 Server as a domain controller, you must stick with mixed mode. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci940061,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN BDCs GO BAD | James Michael Stewart We don't live in a perfect world, and as long as that continues, we will be using legacy solutions in our enterprise IT environments. How many of you still have Windows NT 4.0 Server BDCs on your Windows 2000 Server Active Directory domains? Yep, just as I thought. Many of you are retaining these legacy systems to maintain backward compatibility with older clients, out-of-date software, or in-house developed solutions. And, short of revamping your entire organization, you'll be hanging on to those NT BDCs for the foreseeable future. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci935891,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN'T MAKE A CONNECTION WITH GLOBAL CATALOG | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul: I exchanged my old PDC with a newer one and removed AD from the old server. But now I am receiving the message, "unable to establish connection with global catalog," in Event Viewer. Can you help me? >> CLICK here for Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid557258_tax285115,00.html?track=NL-23 Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23&&&&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ *********************SPONSORED BY: OpenNetwork******************** Did you know your Active Directory investment can be used to improve security, reduce administrative burden and enhance user productivity? Learn how to add real business value with capabilities such as Web single sign-on, delegated administration, self-service password reset, and centralized auditing. Download OpenNetwork's free whitepaper: Understanding the Identity Management Roadmap and the Role of your Microsoft Environment at: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22244,00.htm?track=NL-23&opennetwork ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 TECH TIPS OF 2003 | Featured Topic Are you awash in technical information, but can never seem to find exactly what you need? This week's Featured Topic spotlights the 10 most read SearchWin2000.com technical tips from the past year. From AD to .pst's, the topics of these tips enticed you to click. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci939636,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURING ACTIVE DIRECTORY | Chapter of the Week The administrator's guide, 'Inside Active Directory,' provides practical strategies for managing Active Directory, the cornerstone technology within Windows 2000 distributed networks. This book covers design, architecture, topology, deployment and management issues, and provides thorough instructions for efficiently administering the entire network operating environment. This chapter examines how Active Directory's access control works and reviews Windows 2000 general security. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci939471,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT'S TOP 10 CHALLENGES FOR 2004 | Article One of the industry's top Microsoft watchers, Kirkland, Wash.-based Directions on Microsoft, has released its annual list of Redmond's top 10 challenges for the new year. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci940203,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SANTA WANTS TO GIVE YOU A NEW CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members really all out of tips or just too busy with the holidays? We didn't receive enough tips in November to give away our super duper contest prize so we're giving you another chance. Start fresh in December and get your Windows related IT tips submitted early! You could end up with an iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 player in your stocking! >> CLICK here to submit and read more about this month's prize: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid1_tax5e1,00.html?track=NL-23 ___________________________________________________________________ SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's security administration free biweekly newsletter draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals the tips and guidance they need to effectively secure their networks. >> CLICK here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23&&&&&&cid=&em=&tid=136&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Senior Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your IT bloopers and original articles. ____________________________________________________________________ VANDANA SHARMA, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips and true IT bloopers. ____________________________________________________________________ MATT DANIELSSON, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ KEVIN NOLAN (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-23 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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