Admin Tips

Last Updated on 27 Sept. 2016, Total: 300 Knowledge Base Tips

53 Active Directory
123 Admin
1 Applications
3 Exchange
13 Migration
20 Miscellaneous
45 Network
22 Security
10 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
9 Virtual Platforms

  1. A Quick Tip To Check If Ports Are Listening

    This article explains how can you check quickly if the ports are listening or blocked by the firewall... Read More

  2. Securing the spool files on your print server

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 25 Feb. 2011
    • Section: Security

    This tip describes how you can secure the spool files on your Windows Server print server... Read More

  3. Troubleshooting failure to install of Exchange 2010 due to DNS issues

    What to do if you try to install Exchange 2010 and get an error saying that the DNS server could not be resolved... Read More

  4. How to share files between a Hyper-V host and its virtual machines

    Here is how you can share files between a Hyper-V host and any virtual machines running on that host... Read More

  5. How to repurpose an RRAS server

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 3 Feb. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    If you have a Windows Server that has RRAS installed and you need to use your server for some other purpose, here's what you need to do first before you remove the RRAS role... Read More

  6. Windows Firewall doesn't filter routed IP traffic

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 2 Feb. 2011
    • Section: Security

    Here's a tip to save you some frustration if you ever decide to configure a dual-NIC Windows Server computer as an IP router... Read More

  7. Prevent Accidental Object Deletion in Active Directory

    If you work with Active Directory long enough, chances are that you will accidentally delete something you shouldn’t. Windows Server 2008 puts a new feature in place to prevent this from happening... Read More

  8. Apply Server 2008 Group Policy to Windows XP Devices

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 24 Nov. 2009
    • Section: Admin

    Windows Server 2008 Group Policy provides several new features that ease network administration. In order to apply these new settings to your Windows XP devices a couple of extra steps will need to be taken... Read More

  9. A Quick Tip To Prevent NetLogon Service From Registering SRV and Domain Records

    This article explains how you can use a registry hack to prevent NetLogon from registering SRV, CNAME and Domain DNS Records in the DNS Server... Read More

  10. A Quick Tip To Prevent Registration Of A and GC Records For Domain Controllers

    This article explains how you can prevent NetLogon service from registering A record for Domain Name and Global Catalog... Read More