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Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Establishing secure Active Directory boundaries - How to use non-Microsoft DNS for AD - Ask Paul Hinsberg: AD user accounts locking out simultaneously 2. 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Explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/0,294261,sid1,00.html?track=NL-23 ____________________________________________________________________ ESTABLISHING SECURE AD BOUNDARIES | James Michael Stewart The outermost security boundary of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Active Directory is the forest. Each and every Active Directory domain is ultimately a member of a forest, even if the domain stands alone. Thus, security needs to be designed from a forest-level perspective rather than from a domain-level perspective as was done for Windows NT 4.0 Active Directory. >> CLICK here for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci947556,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO USE NON-MICROSOFT DNS FOR AD | James Michael Stewart AD relies on DNS for many of its name resolution activities. While Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 include reliable and robust DNS services that are directly and automatically integrated into AD when deployed together, you don't have to use Microsoft's DNS to deploy an AD domain. >> CLICK for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci938970,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD USER ACCOUNTS LOCKING OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY | Ask Paul Hinsberg Dear Paul, Almost all of our AD user accounts get locked out simultaneously about once a day or more. This seems to occur during high traffic times such as in the morning, after lunch and at the end of the day, but it also happens frequently over the weekend. What do you think could be causing this problem? >> CLICK to read Paul Hinsberg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid566993_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 ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ALL ABOUT AD OUs | Featured Topic How difficult or intricate should you get when creating forests, trees, domain and OUs? Learn about the rationale for using OUs in your AD infrastructure and the finer technical aspects of managing and manipulating OU permissions and properties. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci947074,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE TOP WINDOWS PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR | Article The editors of SearchWin2000.com recently assessed the 2003 crop of enterprise Windows products, with an eye toward helping users choose those must-have tools to keep their desktops, servers and Exchange applications up and running. We've reviewed more than 80 products in five major categories. Click here to find out the results! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci946613,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A WEEK OF GLOOM AND MYDOOM | Opinion Sobig.F doesn't look so big now. Last summer, that worm infected systems worldwide within a matter of days and, in the process, blazed a path to infamy as the Internet's most virulent e-mail worm. This week, Mydoom-A eclipsed that record. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci947146,00.html?track=NL-23 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR TIP AND WIN A DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members running out of tips or just too busy trying to keep their New Year's resolutions? We didn't receive enough tips in January to give away our super duper contest prize, so we're giving you another chance to win an iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player. 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