When physical security is lacking, it becomes essential to increase the focus on data security. Windows Server 2008 and R2 provide some new ways to do so that seem uniquely tailored for environments ...

Password replication for read-only domain controllers in Windows Server 2008 Your email has been sent The read-only domain controller is easy to set up, but you need to perform a few more steps to ...

Windows Server admins should establish one authoritative time source for their organization. Rick Vanover explains how to configure the authoritative time source. Time management is one of the more ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

The consumer preview of Windows 8 wasn't the only operating system code Microsoft dropped today. The company also released the Windows Server "8" beta, a work-in-progress version of the next ...

I set up a small server 2003 domain with 5 machines. One PC is a domain controller and the remaining 4 are windows XP machines.<BR><BR>I set up DNS on the domain controller. The computer name of the ...

Read-only domain controllers (RODCs), a new feature of Active Directory Domain Services, represent a fundamental change in how you'll use DCs. Here's what you need to know to implement them in your ...