Networking Basics: Part 7 – Introduction to FSMO Roles
The necessity of FSMO roles. So far in this article series, I have explained that the Active Directory consists of a forest filled with domain trees, and that the names …
Networking Basics: Part 8 – FSMO Roles continued
Continuation of the discussion of FSMO roles. Introduction This article will continue the discussion of FSMO roles by discussing what the various roles do, the consequences of FSMO failures, and …
Networking Basics: Part 9 – Active Directory Information
How objects are stored in the Active Directory In the last few parts of this article series, I talked a lot about what the Active Directory is, and how it works …
Networking Basics: Part 10 – Distinguished Names
The basics of naming objects within a directory. In the previous part of this article series, I explained that the LDAP protocol references objects in the Active Directory by their …
Networking Basics: Part 11 – The Active Directory Users and Computers Console
The Active Directory Users and Computers console and how to use this console to manage remote domains. Over the last several parts of this article series, I have talked a …
Networking Basics: Part 12 – User Account Management
How to create a user account and some basic user account management techniques. n the previous part of this article series, I began discussing the Active Directory Users and Computers …
Networking Basics: Part 13 – Creating Groups
This article continues the Networking for Beginners series by introducing the concept of security groups. In the previous article in this series, I showed you how to use the Active …
Networking Basics: Part 14 – Security Groups
The various types of security groups that Windows allows you to create. In the previous article, I showed you how to create security groups in Windows Server 2003. When I …
Networking Basics: Part 15 – Universal Groups & Group Nesting
This article continues the discussion on Universal Groups and the concept of group nesting. In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to the concept of using groups …
Networking Basics: Part 16 – The Windows Operating System’s Role in Networking
The role that the Windows Operating System plays in networking. I received an e-mail message from a reader who wanted to know why most of the articles in this series …