How to install a server role on a Server Core installation
Yesterday I wrote a post on how to install and configure a new Server Core installation using the command prompt. In that article, I talked about setting an Administrator password, activating Server Core, renaming the computer, joining a Server Core machine to a domain, and turning on the firewall.
A Windows 2008 Server Core installation can be a bit tricky if you are not used to using the command line. There are a few things to remember before installing Windows Server Core onto a computer:
You cannot upgrade a previous version of Windows Server, such as 2003, to Server Core installation. You must perform a clean install.
How to use Windows remote access (Windows XP or Windows Server 2003)
Normally, when multiple people need to have access to a Windows computer in a network, you need to use a server version of Windows (such as 2003) running Terminal Services.
However, you need to by licenses from Microsoft to do this. If you only need one person to access a computer remotely at a time, Windows allows you to do this without Terminal Services, in Windows XP as well as in Windows Server 2003.
Configuring the DNS windows Server Using DNS Manager
These steps guide you through configuring DNS by using the DNS Manager snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS Manager. You see two zones under your computer name: Forward Lookup Zone and Reverse Lookup Zone.
The DNS Server Configuration Wizard starts. Click Next.
This tutorial will cover the installation of DNS on a Windows 2003 system. By reading through this tutorial you will learn about caveats that need to be noted when installing one of the most important services on a Windows network.
Administrators of large Windows installations don't configure each workstation and server in the enterprise individually. Rather, they use a mechanism known as group policy to specify security policy and other settings that should be used throughout the domain. As a designer or developer you should know at least a little bit about this mechanism, because it's often used to lock down security throughout an enterprise. It's also used to distribute software applications and patches.
For security reasons, Windows 7 came without telnet as Windows vista. This article shows how to use telnet in windows 7. Windows 7 computer can be used as telnet client and telnet server. In this example we will see how to use telnet client in windows 7 to connect telnet enabled devices.
The Windows 7 operating system shares many features and functions with Windows Vista. It also improves on Vista. Here is a list of features and functions that are unique to Windows 7:
Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In this first part of a Linux server security series, I will provide 20 hardening tips for default installation of Linux system.
