Bill Detwiler

Windows Server 2003 includes a basic set of security templates that you can use to easily secure your servers. You can customze the GPOs that come with the basic templates to create a template of your own. This Screen By Screen shows you how.

AOL says it has recovered about $100,000 and a Hummer from a spammer and is giving the goods away.

The Routing And Remote Access Service(RRAS) grants some basic router features to Windows Server 2003. Using it, you can create a VPN, allow workstations to connect to the Internet, or create a link between two different networks. This Screen By Screen walks you through the process of how to set up and configure RRAS to be a VPN Server.

Group Policy Objects are a powerful way to control what users can do on your network. Microsoft made it easier to work with GPOs by using the Group Policy Management Console. This Screen By Screen walks you through the process of how to set up and use the GPMC.

Here are some early screen shots of the beta version of Microsoft’s long-awaited operating system.

According to The Register, a British court sentenced 24-year-old Gregory Straszkiewicz to 12 months conditional discharge and a £500 fine for “dishonestly obtaining a communications service and related offences.” Straszkiewicz accessed the wireless broadband connections of multiple residents with the intention of obtaining stealing bandwidth. Because authorities provided “no evidence he [Straszkiewicz] had any hostile …

Windows Server 2003 comes with its own built-in Web server called Internet Information Server 6.0 aka IIS 6.0. Getting a web site set up and running under Windows Server 2003 is a snap using the steps listed in this Screen By Screen.

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DNS helps allow workstations to find Web sites and resources both on the Internet and on internal networks. You can configure Windows Server 2003 to act as a DNS server. This Screen By Screen walks you through the process of how to do so.

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Motorola’s E895 phone takes Linux midrange.

DHCP is a vital service on networks today to centrally control TCP/IP addresses on a network. You can configure Windows Server 2003 to act as a DHCP server. This Screen By Screen walks you through the process of how to do so.