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. Hiding an Entire Computer from Network Users

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 12 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Security

    Preventing network users from seeing a computer in My Network Places or Network... Read More

  2. Configure DHCP options using Netsh

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Network

    You can use the Netsh command to configure DHCP options from the command line... Read More

  3. Authorizing a DHCP server using Netsh

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 4 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Network

    You can use the Netsh command to authorize a DHCP server from the command line... Read More

  4. Creating and managing DHCP scopes using Netsh

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Network

    You can use the Netsh command to create and manage DHCP scopes from the command line... Read More

  5. Quickly edit a GPO

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 22 July 2009
    • Section: Admin

    Gpedit.msc has some command-line options that let you quickly edit targeted Group Policy OPbjects... Read More

  6. Targeting policy for Vista computers

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 July 2009
    • Section: Admin

    If you have a mix of XP and Vista computers in a department or location, how can you configure a GPO so that it is only processed by the Vista computers?... Read More

  7. Using site-linked GPOs

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 7 July 2009
    • Section: Admin

    Group Policy Objects can be linked to domains, OUs and sites, but when might you want link a GPO to a site?... Read More

  8. Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 22 July 2009
    • Section: Network

    Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares... Read More

  9. Block Users from Seeing or Connecting to Other Wi-Fi Networks

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 2 July 2009
    • Section: Security

    Filtering networks using the WLAN Netsh commands... Read More

  10. Enabling and Using Wireless Tracing

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 25 June 2009
    • Section: Network

    Generating a report to troubleshoot wireless issues, using the Netsh WLAN commands... Read More