Using NSLOOKUP for DNS Server diagnosis
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The DNS protocol has been around for decades and is a stable and reliable protocol. Even so, DNS does occasionally have problems. PING is a great tool for DNS server…
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Windows Server 2012 – The Basics
Introduction By now you have probably heard that with its Metro interface and redesigned Server Manager, Windows Server 2012 is vastly different from its predecessors. In fact, many administrators initially…
Crash Course in Active Directory Organizational Unit Design
In this article the author discusses Active Directory Organizational Unit design and gives tips on the design strategy and how they are best utilized. Introduction Active Directory has not changed…
Get Ready to Run IPv6
What is IPv6? Before I get into all of the nitty gritty details regarding why IPv6 is a requirement, I want to talk briefly about what IPv6 is for the…
Crash Course in IPv6 (Part 1)
An introduction to the IPv6 address space. The IPv6 Address Space The most obvious difference between the two protocols is the length of their source and destination addresses. The whole…
Crash Crouse in IPv6 (Part 2)
This article will continue the introduction to the IPv6 protocol by discussing IPv6 address formatting and the various types of IPv6 addresses. In the first part of this article series,…
Crash Course in IPv6 (Part 3)
In Part 2 of this article series, I explained that there are actually three different types of IPv6 addresses; unicast, multicast, and anycast. In that article, I briefly explained that…
10 Core Concepts that Every Windows Network Admin Must Know
Introduction I thought that this article might be helpful for Windows Network Admins out there who need some “brush-up tips” as well as those who are interviewing for network admins…
Adding Delegates in Google Mail
Adding Delegates in Google Mail Login to the google account with the user for whom you will be adding delegates. Click on the “Gear” (upper right corner) and from the…
[Exchange Tutorial] How to create mail enabled contact?
Contact is ideal when you want user to communicate with non-Microsoft mail system and external SMTP addresses. It is know as recipient in older exchange environment, now in Exchange 2003,…