Networking for Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003

Administer server over the internet

Julian - 29 Nov 2007 8:40 PM - 2 messages

Hi We have just upgraded from SBS2003 to Windows Server 2003. On SBS it was set up Remote Administration (where you logged in and then bought up the server in the window), but I can't figure out how to do this within ...

DHCP--Infoblox???

Mark Bohlsen - 29 Nov 2007 4:37 PM - 2 messages

In the past we were using a DHCP server that was a member server. Recently, we switched to an appliance called InfoBlox that replaced the member DHCP server. Do I need to authorize this as a DHCP server in AD? We are having ...

Roaming profiles and Vista

Scott Micale - 29 Nov 2007 2:04 PM - 2 messages

I have purchased my first Vista machine for our company to do some testing and I added the PC to our Windows Domain. We use roaming profiles and redirected folders with our XP and 2000 clients. There were some things I ...

Drive mapping without logging

setecastronomy - 29 Nov 2007 11:59 AM - 2 messages

Due to weird application needs I have to map a network drive on a 2003 server. It should be automatically done at the server start without the need of a login, so it cannot be done in the easy way of mapping a network drive for a ...

Running out of IP addresses

Maurice Bishop - 28 Nov 2007 8:43 PM - 6 messages

I am running out of useable IP addresses on my subnet. I have a network of 5 servers running Windows 2003 server on the same domain, one of which runs DHCP for the whole network on one subnet. There are approximately 110 client computers. In total, with workstations, ...

Authentication difficulties with one (just one) XP machine

Phillip Windell - 28 Nov 2007 7:40 PM - 3 messages

I have one XP machine that has start having trouble authenticating with the domain controller. These are the two event log errors on the machine: ------------------------------------------------------ Event Type: Error Event Source: AutoEnrollment Event Category: None Event ID: 15 Date: 11/28/2007 ...

Web site acces restriction using group policies

Romain - 28 Nov 2007 7:26 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I try to find a way to prevent a user to access certain web but allow him to access to some specific web site. - Windows firewall rules and ipsec commands are not an option here because they will apply to the computer so all users will be affected by those rules ...

Servers not booting after enabling teaming

trhacker - 28 Nov 2007 4:59 PM - 2 messages

One of our customers is setting up 3 new Windows 2003 Servers. The installation was fine, but after enabling teaming on the onboard nics, all 3 servers stopped responding at boot-time. Now the only boot in Safe mode (without networking), and Last Know Good Configuration does not fix the ...

IAS - "A certificate could not be found that can be used w/ this E

hampshirebrit - 28 Nov 2007 3:45 PM - 2 messages

Anyone able to help w/ this one? Nothing on technet that I can see...other than a suggestion to submit a web cert request. MS don't seem to realise that a lot of people use TP CAs for cert requirements in air-gapped and so the web cert route is not an option. ...

Moving between VLAN's with DHCP leases

newsgroups.jd - 28 Nov 2007 3:29 PM - 2 messages

Problem is simple but I have not found a good solution. We have like 15 VLANs with DHCP and superscopes set up. Helper addresses on each subnet. Laptop users that like to move around alot. They pick up a lease, then move. DHCP find a lease for their mac and ...

Remote printing using Remote Desktop over VPN

Philip Herlihy - 28 Nov 2007 2:27 PM - 9 messages

I have a PC (XP Pro) in an office some miles away which has an application which I want to use remotely. We have a VPN set up via the broadband modem/router there, accessed through the native Windows ...

configuring dhcp redundancy ?

Scott - 28 Nov 2007 12:57 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I need to run 2 x servers at the end of a vpn tunnel to provide high end DHCP services levels. Using windows 2003 server how can i get both these servers signing from the same hym sheet so to speak ? ...

DHCP Authorisation - does it stop rouge DHCP servers?

Ben UK - 28 Nov 2007 11:49 AM - 5 messages

Hi, Can you use DHCP Authorisation to stop rouge DHCP servers supplying PC with IP addresses? Thanks, Ben ...

Clustering Using Windows 2003 Standard Edition

Mathew - 28 Nov 2007 9:03 AM - 2 messages

Hi Folks, Would really appreciate some help for a newbie!! the situation is such that we have a Server 2003 Std. edition hosting our website and our databse on sql server 2000. we intend to add another sever and go in for clustering to protect against machine failure. ...

How can I connect to my Windows Server 2003 Standard remotely?

val_g - 27 Nov 2007 11:45 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I have a Windows Server 2003 Standard. I would like to be able to access my files remotely (when I travel away from home) using my Notebook with Windows XP. I been reading MS TECNET docs about VPN access but there is not a simple, ...

Connections to W2K3 shares disappear

Karen Wayland - 27 Nov 2007 8:51 PM - 3 messages

We have a situation where all or most of our clients loose their mapped drives to our one W2K3 server's shares for 20 to 90 minutes every couple of days. When the problem arises they can always establish an LDAP connection ...

windows 2003 server very very slow

Mehbs - 27 Nov 2007 6:45 PM - 6 messages

I have windows 2003 server with sp2. When I try to connect thru remote desktop or map network drive, it takes forever to connect. Even if I am working on the server and try to click on start or any other ...

inetinfo.exe

Mehbs - 27 Nov 2007 6:41 PM - 2 messages

I checked my task manager on windows 2003 server and it keep showing me that inetinfo.exe is taking 25%. How do I get it to 1 or 2%? Accessing and logging in is very slow too. ...

Static IP properties disappear

clawless - 27 Nov 2007 6:01 PM - 2 messages

Hello, We have a few Dell servers with the dual NIC's in them running server 2003 STD. We generally disable the 2nd Nic on every server. On a few servers, when we set a static IP address and exit, then go back into the properties of TCP/IP ...

DNS and URL

kieran5405 - 27 Nov 2007 2:39 PM - 6 messages

Hi, On our Windows network, I have an Intranet server whose URL is - http://server1/intranet/Page5...for example. I want it so that when a user types in - http://intranet - they get to the Intranet at http://server1/intranet/Page5. ...

teaming 2 network cards

Michael Reyes - 26 Nov 2007 1:03 PM - 9 messages

Hello, i have two HP DL 380 D servers in my network, runing windows 2003 server and SQL 2005. i like to improve the network performance teaming the network cards in each server. do i have to connect bth NICs to the Same Switch or i have to connect them ...

Hidden Vista Tools, Tips, Tricks and More!!

vistatips6 - 26 Nov 2007 1:23 AM - 3 messages

These Hidden tools will help you get maximum performance,What's Inside Vista: The Best of Vista's New Tools,Tweak Security Settings in XP and Vista, Using USB keys to improve Vista performance , Networking Vista, and more at... ...

computer browsing

Tal Bar-Or - 25 Nov 2007 8:27 PM - 2 messages

Hello, i need to set win2k3 AD, i would like to know if its a good approach to close on all servers (win2k3) and desks(winxp) service computer browser and leave it running only on AD dc's. would the servers/desk would have the ability to view/receive computer list ...

Unable to resolve SPNEGO Event ID 40961 errors

Leythos - 25 Nov 2007 5:54 PM - 13 messages

I have a few workstations, not all of them, that randomly start getting security failures in their event logs, rebooting the main server and the workstations often takes care of it, but not always. I've looked all over the net, tried many things, but I can't seem to shake this. ...