IT Knowledgebase Articles

In the first article in this series, I talked about the edge transport server’s role within an Exchange server organization, and I talked about the firewall port requirements associated with an edge transport server. In this article, I want to conclude the discussion by talking about some more techniques that you can use to ensure…

  Here’s a great tip submitted by one of our readers – Ziv Shadar. I’ve uploaded it almost word for word. Thanks Ziv! When using roaming profiles we must understand that a lot of file copying is performed when logging on to and logging off from the workstation. For example, a user can have thousands…

Although the thought of saving money on Exchange 2007 deployment costs is tantalizing, the money that you save may not be such a bargain if the Exchange organization’s performance suffers as a result of the shortcuts that you have taken. In this article, Brien Posey shows you how to estimate the impact of consolidating your Exchange servers.

This guide outlines how to use Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery application to automatically repair access database files. damaged MDB or ACCDB files and recover your Access tables and forms. Step 1: Download and Install the Access Recovery Application First, you’ll need to download and install Access Recovery, available directly here. (2.5Mb) Once you’ve downloaded the…

Windows Server 2003 – Standard Edition is a fully-featured server OS, but does it have all the features you need? Read our overview to find out.

A review of Train Signal’s Windows 2000/2003 DNS Video Lab Training – Product Details. See more details at Train Signal’s website. After completing Train Signal’s Active Directory CBT course, I thought I might delve into and learn the Black Art of DNS.  So the Train Signal turned red and Lab 4 pulled into my workstation. I…

Many businesses incorporate a disclaimer or footer at the bottom of their outbound messages. These disclaimers often advise as to the limitation or ramifications of using information within the message for purposes other than they were intended, or to assert ownership of creative works contained in them. While there is always a debate as to…

What is the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)? The Security Configuration Wizard is a security tool that reduces the attack surface of an Exchange server by disabling unnecessary services, ports, features, and programs. Additionally, the wizard configures auditing and the Windows Firewall, secures network interfaces, and more. In doing so, we further secure a server to…

Why monitor the network? One of the hardest tasks to handle in a medium to large network is tracking various assets. This includes computers and their installed hardware, and installed software and related licenses. Fortunately, Lansweeper from Hemoco Software comes to the rescue with a simple to install, simple to use application. Using a small…

Installing the Windows prerequisites on Windows Server 2008 is a bit more involved than on Windows 2003. On Windows 2003, we installed IIS, MMC 3.0, the .Net framework, and PowerShell. The list of prereqs for Windows 2008 is longer, and is complicated by different needs for different roles. The Exchange product group has posted a…