Editing the DNS Root Hints Files
DNS Root Hints are essential for the location of records that takes place during DNS recursion. Here are a couple of quick tips regarding DNS Root Hints.
Category Archives: Active Directory
Forcing Group Policy to Run at Startup
Group policy can be quirky in the way it runs at startup, often taking two or three reboots before it actually applies to a machine. Here we are going to look at the cause of this and how to fix it.
How to tell who is currently logged on to a domain
A frequently asked question concerning Active Directory-based networks is, How can I tell who is currently logged on to my network? Unfortunately Active Directory itself has no built-in functionality to determine this, but there is a free tool from Microsoft that can help in this regard.
Change Management Using AGPM
Keeping track of Group Policy changes can be a daunting task if done manually. Luckily, Microsoft’s AGPM utility makes this process a whole lot easier.
Active Directory FSMO Roles
FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles, sometimes referred to as operations master roles, are a set of specific roles within an Active Directory environment. These roles are vital for the proper functioning and operation of an AD network, as they prevent conflicts and ensure consistency of the directory data. They are necessary because while Active Directory is a multi-master system… Read More »
Speeding up LDAP Queries
The GC server contains a replica of every object in every domain in the forest but stores only some of the attributes for each of those objects.
What is the Microsoft Computer Browser service?
Microsoft Active Directory services in Windows 2000 replace the computer browser service used in earlier versions of Windows to provide the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name resolution. The browser service in Windows 2000 is provided for backwards compatibility with client computers that are running earlier versions of Windows.
Add a New Windows 2000 DNS Server in Existing AD
To create a new Windows 2000 DNS Server, you must install Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server on a server that is attached to your network. Because DNS is not installed by default during installation of Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server, you have to install DNS on the server.
Fast Searching of Active Directory
Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory. It takes about half a dozen steps to search Active Directory using the Desktop Search Assistant on Windows XP. That”s frustrating for most users.
Configuring Windows Update via GPO
Much to the appeal of network administrators everywhere, windows update settings for individual computers can be set via group policy. Here is how to do it.