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Can I configure Windows 2000/XP/2003 to log me on automatically? You sure can! Old but nevertheless good. The auto logon can be accomplished by means of Registry modifying, or by use of 3rd-party tools. To configure auto logon through the Registry follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry…

Daniel Petri reveals some tips and tricks to optimizing the networking settings in Server Core, which was introduced in Windows Server 2008.

  As you already know by now, in Windows Server 2008, Server Core installation does not include the traditional full graphical user interface (GUI). Read more about Server Core on my “Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core” article. Once you have configured the server, you can only manage it locally at a command prompt, or remotely…

Those of you skilled in Exchange 2000/2003 versions surely remember that, out of the box, Exchange 2000/2003 allows you to send e-mail to the external world right after the Exchange installation was finished. You need not configure any additional setting, and as long as the Exchange server had Internet access (and access to a valid…

Thanks to reader pnatan from Tapuz we can do that with just a simple registry tweak. To configure your computer (tested on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) to use both a DHCP obtained IP address and a statically configured IP address follow these steps: Configure your computer to use DHCP Right-click My…

Learn how to configure TCP/IP settings using Netsh.exe in this article by Daniel Petri.

On IIS 6.0, how do I configure my website to use SSL? By default, web browsing is being performed by use of the HTTP protocol, i.e. a connection between the client computer (using a web browser) to the web server (using IIS, Apache or any other sort of web server program). HTTP relies on TCP…

How do I configure OWA to use SSL? Outlook Web Access (or OWA for short) is one of Exchange Server‘s best features, allowing you to connect to your corporate mailbox from virtually any spot on earth as long as you have an Internet connection and a decent web browser. You can read more about OWA…

How do I configure OMA to use SSL? Outlook Mobile Access (or OMA for short) is a new feature found in Exchange Server 2003 that allows you to connect to your mailbox by means of almost any mobile phone or mobile device–based browsers that support HTML, XHTML, or Compact Hypertext Markup Language (cHTML). These include…

RPC over HTTP/S is a cool method for connecting your Outlook 2003 client to the corporate Exchange Server 2003 from the Internet or WAN, without the need to establish a VPN session to the corporate LAN and/or needing to open many ports on your corporate firewall. The only ports you’ll need to open on your…