A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
One of the most common, and simplest way to upload information to your server is through FTP (File Transfer Protocol). This allows a user to connect to a specific location on the server without having full access to the server. FTP users can be created with read and/or write access. FTP users can be configured on the server through IIS. […]
Read moreThe following article explains how to create a new website on your Windows server in IIS. IIS (Internet Information Services) controls the configuration of each website on the server. There are two types of websites that can be configured, IP based sites and Name based sites*. To create a new site in IIS, please follow these steps: Log into your […]
Read moreI recently had to create an FTP Drop Site for a client. They had photographers that worked remote from home because the main office was either too far or they just did not have any time to stop by and transfer their digital images to the server. So I created this for them 🙂 This article walks you through creating […]
Read moreAbout DNS (Domain Name System). This tutorial documents the steps needed to create an internal DNS Server that will allow you to use “friendly” names within your LAN (Local Area Network) or provide a platform for Host Headers to be used within your IIS (Internet Information Services) configuration. To find out more about DNS, visit the following site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/communications/dns/default.asp 1. […]
Read moreThe shut down tracker is used to…well…track the reasons a computer is going for shut down. As a server, a computer should not be shut down or rebooted manually very often, which is why this feature is in place. Some people, however, find it irritating so it can be disabled if you’d like. Method: Click Start then Run.. In the […]
Read moreWhen I was first starting to mess with servers, I dived into Windows Server 2000 and 2003. While reading books about Server 2003 I encountered this website that helped me setup my very first DC at home 🙂 years ago http://www.visualwin.com/ I recommend this site for techs that want to start familiarizing themselves with Servers , DC (active directory), DNS […]
Read moreError messages: Not enough server storage is available to process this command. Not enough memory to complete transaction. Close some applications and retry. These error messages on a computer, which we will call computer A, can indicate the IRPStackSize bug on the other machine, the server that has the share, which we will call computer B. Go to that other […]
Read moreStep 1. (This will take some time so be patient…) Install The os by booting from the Windows Server 2003 CD, make sure to have one partition for the os (windows 2003 server) and one partition to be used purely as the RIS share Once the os is fully installed and relavant drivers installed, Click on ‘Add or remove a […]
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