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| Subject | Date Asked |
| ! in my backup files... | 1/19/2012 |
| Q: After dragging my group of backup files to a wrong place, not the flash drive, I got each file in ... A: When you say "Backup Files" are these files that were backed up using Windows Backup? or just files ... | |
| About Active Directory() | 4/17/2011 |
| Q: Can You please tell me the settings regarding Grace Logon in Active Directory(2003&2008). A: Not sure if you are referring to cached credentials or the threshold for password lockouts. The ... | |
| Internet... help! | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: Good morning Sir, I am having what I am sure is a simple problem that everyone but me can ... A: Jordan, I don't think it's your PC that the problem is, I think it's your router. It uses something ... | |
| active directory | 8/4/2008 |
| Q: tell me about trust in 2003 server A: While this is a very broad question, I can give you some links that may help you. ... | |
| Mac users in Security Groups is not working. | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: I have a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment with Mac users. These users do not see their ... A: Dave, I'm not sure I understand the question. When you create a new mac user, you want them to be ... | |
| Manage Policy in Windows 2003 server | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: HISTORY: I'm having a problem with our current network right now.At first, We build a parent and a ... A: This link will show you how to use GPMC to backup and restore GPO's, you can use this to export and ... | |
| DNS,DHCP and AD ! | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: i wanna install AD , DNS and DHCP on my windows 2003 server but i dont know how to configure them , ... A: This link will give you step by step instructions on installing AD and DNS ... | |
| Server 2003 policies | 8/18/2007 |
| Q: I have a windows 2003 server Enterprise Edition. and I m trying to configure it to automatically ... A: What your looking for is a screen saver policy Screen Saver Settings Screen savers were originally ... | |
| Server 2003 policies | 8/16/2007 |
| Q: I have a windows 2003 server Enterprise Edition. and I m trying to configure it to automatically ... A: Here is an excerpt from MSDN, keep in mind that this policy only disconnects drive mappings, local ... | |
| Realtek Network Card Issue | 8/13/2007 |
| Q: i have a Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Card, and till yesterday nite it was working fine, but today when ... A: They only have support numbers for China, Taiwan, Japan and USA. Here is an Email address you can ... | |
| Realtek Network Card Issue | 8/12/2007 |
| Q: i have a Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Card, and till yesterday nite it was working fine, but today when ... A: Network cards as well as other devices are susepctible to failure, whether it's due to power surges ... | |
| Sending large files - a QB file of 600 MB file | 8/7/2007 |
| Q: We have an offsite accountant who needs access to our Quickbooks file which is around 600 MBs. Do ... A: I used to use WSFTP, it was free, I'm not sure if it is any longer. http://www.wsftp.com/ The ... | |
| TCP IP | 8/3/2007 |
| Q: Just installed a new router, a Linksys G, and I am getting error mesagge - "TCP IP is not enable ... A: You may have multiple adapters in you pc, check the IP settings on all adapters and make sure they ... | |
| how to open a port | 7/29/2007 |
| Q: It would be great if you can help with those: 1) When I send a message via MSN messenger or gmail ... A: There is no easy way to intercept email or chat for these purposes. When we say open a port we refer ... | |
| errors | 7/25/2007 |
| Q: I am running windows small server 2003. On my c: I am out of room and need to make room. I am ... A: You can unshare shared folders, move them and share them on the d drive without any issues. Also ... | |
| Remote Desktop | 7/12/2007 |
| Q: We have a Windows XP environment at work and we're running Windows 2000 server. Here's my ... A: This is populated by broadcast, Can you browse to these servers, if you open my networks (or ... | |
| DNS Pointers | 7/9/2007 |
| Q: Can you help me to understand the pointers in DNS and what they are used for? Are they created ... A: A pointer record in DNS allows for reverse lookups, meaning when you look for a server or web site ... | |
| wifi | 6/28/2007 |
| Q: As per out previous discussion,do you know of any way I can have my laptop in 2 different places ... A: Sounds like DHCP is not working correctly, have you checked the configuration of your router? Do you ... | |
| Server-AD | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: We have 2 servers on our network. The one is a Windows 2003 Server, which is the primary domain ... A: If you can get to the registry of the Windows 2000 server go here Under Hkey Local Machine ... | |
| wifi | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: As per out previous discussion,do you know of any way I can have my laptop in 2 different places ... A: Does both locations use automatic IP addresses or DHCP? Or do you have a static IP address at one ... | |
| Windows Share Permissions | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: My question is this... In the windows share permissions for some of the shared directories in our ... A: Do you also see a long series of #'s and letters? Or GUID # Sometimes when a permission has been ... | |
| setting up two computers in a network | 6/24/2007 |
| Q: I have a Dell desktop about 5 years old, and a Sony Vaio laptop about 4 years old. They are both ... A: Most Wireless routers also Have ports for CAT5 cables to plug directly in. You can use both for ... | |
| users | 6/23/2007 |
| Q: Is it possible to move data from one user to another in xp?.Also how do I open two users at the same ... A: When in XP if you have administrative priveledges on the PC then the easiest way to do this is, ... | |
| Not able to see other computers in workgroup | 6/22/2007 |
| Q: Have a DT running XP home SP2 and a laptop running Vista Home Premium. I have set up the network ... A: Did you use the networking Wizards on both PC's? sometimes you may need to enable Netbios on the ... | |
| Server-AD | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: We have 2 servers on our network. The one is a Windows 2003 Server, which is the primary domain ... A: The first question is, when was the last backup taken? If you have a recent backup you will need to ... | |
| wireless network | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: I have wifi for my computer.It has always worked for me. Recently, I went away for the weekend and ... A: I would just note where you entered passwords so you can remove them in the future, I travel at ... | |
| wireless network | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: I have wifi for my computer.It has always worked for me. Recently, I went away for the weekend and ... A: It depends on where you needed to put the password, usually when I travel the passwords I use are ... | |
| Active directory | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: folder in windows server 2003 Active directory.I will be thankful to you if you help me. A: We publish printers and shared folders in Windows Server 2003 or more precisely in Active Directory ... | |
| Home Folder | 6/16/2007 |
| Q: Could you tell me the steps for assigning home folders for domain users.I will be thankful to you. A: Assign a home folder to a domain user Note: To specify a network path for the home folder, you must ... | |
| User Account | 6/14/2007 |
| Q: I went into user accounts and when I switch hed accounts, two accounts were deleted and I now do not ... A: Did you delete the "Administrator" account or an account that has administrator priveledges. Try ... | |
| Remote Desktop | 6/14/2007 |
| Q: We have a server running Server 2003 & a network of about 30 computers all running XP Pro. I ... A: If you are using WINS you need to view the database and delete the old record, otherwise you will ... | |
| Windows 2003 Server with Very Low Disk Space | 6/14/2007 |
| Q: I couldn't find an exact category for this problem so forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong area. I ... A: I usually don't recommend using imaging on Domain Controllers, if it is the only server in the ... | |
| Win server 2003 tool | 6/13/2007 |
| Q: I hope you are doing well. With you extensive experience. Do you know any type of use full tool to ... A: It looks like you need to remove the computer accounts before adding them again. Open AD users and ... | |
| trouble connect to domain | 6/13/2007 |
| Q: I am having trouble to connect to domain, even though the domain is up and running. When I want to ... A: It sounds like you have 2 problems. One you have Name resolution problems, you need to check WINS ... | |
| Remote Desktop | 6/12/2007 |
| Q: We have a server running Server 2003 & a network of about 30 computers all running XP Pro. I ... A: Shelly, Check your DNS settings, also try connecting to the remote desktops with the IP address ... | |
| netone connection problem | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: Sir, am having bsnl-netone connection for my home pc, now my problem is am not able to connect net ... A: I am not sure what Netone is, do you have the installation CD from Netone? It sounds like after the ... | |
| connecting to Internet in a home Wlan | 6/10/2007 |
| Q: I have this Wlan with Netgear Router to share internet to my 3 PCs since various years and it works ... A: I'm not sure what useless services you disabled, did you also disable this on the other pc's? I ... | |
| networking and formatting computer | 6/5/2007 |
| Q: ! im vanessa.. gud day to you.. amm.. i just wanna ask on how i can format my computer using windows ... A: Vanessa, You can boot to the Windows XP cd by rebooting the pc with the xp disc in the drive, if it ... | |
| how to use remote desktop | 6/4/2007 |
| Q: How can I use remote desktop to connect from my school computer to my home computer. A: This all depands on Firewall settings on your school network and home, If you have a cable modem and ... | |
| Printer sharing | 6/3/2007 |
| Q: I have three computers networked together. Two running Windows XP and one running Windows Vista. I ... A: Have you shared the Printer on the pc it is installed? check the permissions on the printer also ... | |
| networking | 5/31/2007 |
| Q: i am however trying to decide which of the following i should do first. There is a course called ... A: From the sounds of it the Network Cabling will probably teach you how to run cables and terminate ... | |
| Group policy failure. | 5/27/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ... A: Mostafa, On first glance it appears that your workstation cannot contact the server hosting the ... | |
| Computer in LAN workgroup not recognized | 5/26/2007 |
| Q: Trying to get a simple (hah) two-XP network operating. Gateway is a desktop XP Home, client is newer ... A: When you say one is a Gateway, I'm not sure what you mean, if you have a router you should not need ... | |
| ip based camera | 5/26/2007 |
| Q: i have a sony high resolution web camera with a 10/100mbps termination. can i use it for netmeeting? ... A: Most webcams I've used are connected with USB, it is possible that you can use this for a web cam, I ... | |
| Client Services Netware | 5/26/2007 |
| Q: (I don't know if I have come to the right adress but Netware is a networking client, so I thought ... A: You need to go to the network properties to remove the netware client, if you use the "Right" mouse ... | |
| Connection question | 5/24/2007 |
| Q: I am using a laptop and therefore am using a wireless connection. However, my laptop picks up the ... A: If you use your "right" mouse button and click on the wireless network settings, does it show enable ... | |
| DNS | 5/24/2007 |
| Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I'm running a w3k server as a router (NAT) to grant ... A: Your probably best to use your ISP DNS servers as your DNS server would forward the Internet queries ... | |
| Port Forwarding | 5/23/2007 |
| Q: We got a small home network in Dlink 302G modem with the IP's ranging from 10.1.1.3 to 10.1.1.32.We ... A: Your static IP in the 10.x.x.x range is non routable, these are reserved for private networks such ... | |
| POP Server | 5/22/2007 |
| Q: How to setup a POP server on the internet using windows 3k server. Any help would be appreciated. ... A: Please replace contoso.com with your domain name, and server name taken from: ... | |
| Group policy failure. | 5/22/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ... A: Sorry I took a few days, I still feel this is a rights issue, the ADM files are stored in the sysvol ... | |
| Group policy failure. | 5/21/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to help me out. First the ... A: When you say Microsoft support center, do you mean that you called in and had a support case open on ... | |
| win XP firewall connection prob for P2P telecasts | 5/20/2007 |
| Q: From today morning I got frustrated like anything ... bcos none of the TV softwares(TVU Player, ... A: I would check with whoever is administrating the shared Internet connection with you. Also see if ... | |
| help please | 5/20/2007 |
| Q: i have problem with internet.i can connect to internet for first time.if i disconnect internet and i ... A: Without knowing your network configuration, it is difficult to pinpoint the cause of this. It looks ... | |
| Restrict some LAN computers Internet via win2k3 server | 5/18/2007 |
| Q: I have a LAN of 50 winXPsp2 workstations, in a win2k3sp2 domain. I have single DSL connection for ... A: ISA will do this, however it is not one of my specialties, There are wizards for creating rules in ... | |
| Windows Networking | 5/17/2007 |
| Q: I am the sys admin for a VLAN network in a college. I have a domain server and active directory ... A: There are a few ways to do this, if you'velocked them down with GPO all you need to do is add them ... | |
| windows xp issues | 5/14/2007 |
| Q: My question is I have a dell latitude laptop with windows xp has serious operating windows issues is ... A: t, Sometimes you can make a bootable copy of tools such as Antivirus and disk utilities, From the ... | |
| Windows permissions | 5/12/2007 |
| Q: I'm very confused about setting up Windows share and security permissions. If, for example, I have ... A: exactly, however if you assign permissions to a folder on the security (or NTFS permissions)Tab and ... | |
| Windows permissions | 5/11/2007 |
| Q: I'm very confused about setting up Windows share and security permissions. If, for example, I have ... A: The share permissions control permissions on the share while the security tab controls NTFS ... | |
| Simultaneous dial up and lan connections to the internet | 4/17/2007 |
| Q: I would like to know if there is a setting with in windows XP or a thrid party program that I can ... A: This is not possible in XP, if it were they would probably lock it down with GPO as well. There is ... | |
| home network printing | 3/14/2007 |
| Q: I have xp home ed. on my cpu and use broadband cable access. I recently added a netgear router and ... A: You should be able to network the pc's without these disks. Here is a link to download a Word doc ... | |
| Trying to transfer files from old PC to new PC | 2/28/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to transfer flies from a Windows XP 2000 with Service Pack 4 computer (my old PC)to a ... A: From the description of the problem it looks like you are getting the error on the XP pc. I would ... | |
| Moving programs from c drive to d drive | 2/25/2007 |
| Q: How can I move my programs from my c drive to my d drive? I would like to keep my c drive with ... A: John, The registry contains information on where the program is installed, with some applications ... | |
| Network adapter | 2/22/2007 |
| Q: I had an older computer with windows xp and my network adapter worked good, but the computer was a ... A: Are you sure the pins matched up on the slot you installed it in? If it is the same try another ... | |
| M$ Win Server 2003 can not ping xp clients | 2/21/2007 |
| Q: I have a LAN with 7 PCs and another PC as server!! but my server which has M$ Windows Server™ 2003 ... A: Ali, The address you are pinging is the loopback address of the server. The IP addresses need to be ... | |
| Automatic Log Off | 2/8/2007 |
| Q: I have two networks runing Win2k3 with Xp Pro clients. I would like to be able to have the server ... A: there is a tool at www.sysinternals.com called PsShutdown it's a command line utility that you can ... | |
| Active Directory | 10/24/2006 |
| Q: Can I make some user object attributes mandatory instead of optional (for example making the adress ... A: Rida, The only way to do this is to use LDP as there are no safeguards in place like ADSIedit has. ... | |
Windows Networking
Answers by Expert:
Christopher Stevens
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Active Directory, DNS, WINS, DHCP, Performance, Etc..
Experience
15 years in networking, currently work for the biggest software company located in Redmond, Wa. as a Field Engineer
Education/Credentials
My experience is my biggest source of education, I do not have a college degree, but have attended many technical courses. I also teach workshops.
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