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[Focus]

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PPTP vs. L2TP
Understanding how PPTP and L2TP work will help you pick the best VPN configuration for your situation.
 — Ryan Norman


SSH for Windows
Forget Telnet. A UNIX utility provides a secure command shell for remotely administering servers.
 — Mark Bradshaw

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[Feature]

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What's New in SP2?
Before you upgrade to SP2, here are the bug fixes, security hotfixes, and upgrade options you need to know about.
 — Paula Sharick

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[Reader to Reader]

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Bad Transaction Logs
Find out how replacing a corrupt transaction log can help you mount Public and Private databases following an Exchange crash.
 — Readers

Explorer.exe Looks for Nonexistent Files
Learn how to solve a problem when explorer.exe looks for a nonexistent .wav file.
 — Readers

Fool Your Applications
Learn how you can fool your applications into thinking they're running under a different Windows OS version than the one you've installed.
 — Readers

Outlook New Mail Message Shortcut
One reader shares his tips for creating a Microsoft Outlook New Mail Message shortcut.
 — Readers

Resetting Lost Passwords
Find out how to use the Spooler service to work around lost passwords in Windows NT 4.0.
 — Readers

The ShareUI Tool
Learn how you can use a resource kit utility to create new shares through the Windows UI.
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Licensed to Thrive?
Mike Otey discusses Microsoft's new volume-licensing plans.
 — Michael Otey

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[Lab Notes]

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Out of the Trenches and into the Lab
Staying in touch with real-world IT needs.
 — Ed Roth

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[Scripting Solutions]

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5 Ways to Automate Disk-Space Management
Learn 5 methods for using Perl scripts to control file and folder clutter in your environment.
 — Dick Lewis

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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Forcing AD Replication
Repadmin lets you replicate one DC's changes to another DC.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Create Custom TSAC Web Consoles
Learn how to customize manyservers.htm to create custom Terminal Services Advanced Client (TSAC) Web consoles to provide direct connections to servers without requiring the user to type in the server name.
 — Sean Daily


Enable ESE Performance Counters
Learn how you can use Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) counters in Windows 2000 to track Active Directory (AD)-related metrics.
 — Sean Daily


Put a Command Line in Your Taskbar
Find out how to create a command line just above the taskbar on your desktop.
 — Sean Daily


Solve a Remote Backup Error
Discover how reinstalling or adding new machines to a network after installing VERITAS Backup Exec can cause an error message to appear when you attempt to back up your files.
 — Sean Daily

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Backup Software
Deploy a backup strategy that will put your mind at ease.
 — Ed Roth

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[Best Practices for Exchange]

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Roam If Your Want To
Meet the devices and services that let you wirelessly access Exchange mailboxes.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Industry Trends]

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Enterprise Application Market to Grow
AMR Research predicts growth over next 4 years for enterprise applications, such as ERP, SCM, and CRM applications.
 — Elliot King


Thinking Mobile
Most American companies are implementing or considering implementing mobile applications, despite some serious obstacles.
 — Elliot King


Too Deep for You
BrightPlanet estimates that users of the major Web search engines see only 1/500th of the information available on the Web.
 — Elliot King

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[Mobile & Wireless]

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Use a VPN to Secure Your Wireless Network
The 802.11b and HomeRF specifications give you newfound speed and freedom on your wireless network. The technologies aren't secure, but you can use a VPN to correct that limitation.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Letters to the Editor]

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Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts on ports for VPN and life without NetBIOS.
 — Readers , et al.