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Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - ScriptLogic Announces Newly Acquired Line of Server-Side Products http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23477,00.htm?track=NL-120&scriptlogic - You've invested in Active Directory, now what? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23476,00.htm?track=NL-120&autoprof =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Troubleshooting "Conflicting Credentials" errors - The real firewall strategy - Simple Kerberos configuration - Ask Ed Tittel: What certs can help me increase my income? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Spotlight on our Experts - Chapter of the Week: Chapter 6, 'Probing Common Windows Services' - Column: Windows 98 - Dead man walking - Tip Contest: A new year, a new month and a new prize! ___________________________________________________________________ ************ SPONSORED BY: ScriptLogic Corporation ************** Receive a FREE T-shirt after evaluating one of ScriptLogic's newly-acquired server-side solutions. These include Active Administrator, which is a complete Active Directory and Group Policy admin tool designed to replace the built-in utilities provided with Windows 2000/2003. The other solutions are Secure Copy, Enterprise Security Reporter, Security Explorer and Service Explorer. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23477,00.htm?track=NL-120&scriptlogic __________________________________________________________________ TROUBLESHOOTING "CONFLICTING CREDENTIALS" ERRORS | Serdar Yegulalp When Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 systems establish connections between each other for file and printer sharing, permissions for those connections are verified by passing a username and password from the client to the server. When attempting to connect one machine to another, we frequently get a frustrating error that reads: The credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci945359,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE REAL FIREWALL STRATEGY | Tom Lancaster Microsoft's latest strategy for security advises "use an Internet firewall." The company then suggests using a "hardware" or "software" firewall. So, which one of the two should you choose? The answer is both, and this tip shows you why. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci934875_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SIMPLE KERBEROS CONFIGURATION | James Michael Stewart Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 use Kerberos to protect the logon credentials users provide. It serves no other purpose than to protect authentication traffic. The protected traffic could be between clients and domain controllers (which serve as a distributed KDCs (Key Distribution Centers), between clients and servers or between servers and the KDC. For most situations, the default configuration of Kerberos is suitable. However, if you want to improve your security setup there are at least five configuration settings you can adjust in group policy. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci931797_tax294659,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT CERTIFICATIONS CAN HELP ME INCREASE MY INCOME? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed, I've been in the IT field for seven years now, but I'm not earning as much as I would like to. I have A+, Novell CNA, MS MCP and I just finished my BS in Liberal Arts. I want to make a move to enable an increase in my income. What certifications do you recommend? >> CLICK for Ed Tittel's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid566219_tax285126,00.html?track=NL-120 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-120 ___________________________________________________________________ ******** SPONSORED BY: AutoProf Policy Maker Professional ********* One of the most important benefits of migrating to Active Directory is the ability to manage desktops more effectively using Group Policy. With Policy Maker's additional extensions, Group Policy's desktop configuration capabilities are doubled, providing total control of desktops and servers - all within the published Group Policy model. CLICK HERE for free evaluation software: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23476,00.htm?track=NL-120&autoprof ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SPOTLIGHT ON OUR EXPERTS | Featured Topic Frustrated with Windows and its multitude of quirks? We hear you! Here's a Q&A sampler from our massive menu of expert advice. Maybe you'll find the answers you've been looking for. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci944801,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHAPTER 6, 'PROBING COMMON WINDOWS SERVICES' | Chapter of the Week This chapter provides some chilling insights to which Windows Services are the "meatiest" in the eyes of an attacker. Fortunately, the authors provide a number of simple but effective measures you can employ to plug the leaks and discourage intrusion. Take the steps outlined here and you'll be well ahead of the crowd. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid1_gci896718,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A NEW YEAR, A NEW MONTH AND A NEW PRIZE! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly user-submitted tip gauntlets? Have you submitted a tip before only to get a less-than-stellar rating from your peers? Start fresh in 2004 and take a crack at January's awesome prize: An iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player! >> 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-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 98: DEAD MAN WALKING | Column It wasn't as dramatic as a last-minute stay from the governor. Nonetheless, Windows 98 got a reprieve from execution last week. Rather than end support for the desktop OS today, as scheduled, Microsoft will continue to offer paid support until the middle of 2006. That goes for Windows 98 SE and Windows ME, as well. By then, the only users who'll still be firing up those versions are the people who are still driving '72 Chevy Impalas today. Great car. Just a wee past its prime. Click here to read more about the second chance at life for Windows 98: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci944857,00.html?track=NL-120 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CERTIFICATION, TRAINING AND CAREER TIPS | Free Newsletter SearchWin2000.com's free biweekly newsletter provides expert certification and career tips and advice, and the latest updates on Microsoft certification and training developments. 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