Creating a Basic ASP.NET Page
Creating ASP.NET web pages is very similar to creating basic HTML pages. There are some slight differences. First, ASP.NET web pages are text-based files saved with the file extension of …
Sending an Email Message Using VBScript
There may be instances where you need to automatically send a message from some type of application or program. Or, you may want to send yourself an alert when a …
WINS NetBIOS Unique and Group Names
Microsoft networking components and NetBIOS enabled applications on computers that are configured as WINS clients will attempt to register the first 15 characters of a NetBIOS name, and the 16th …
OSI: Layer 7 – Application
The application layer is the seventh layer (layer 7) of the seven-layer OSI model. The application layer is the OSI layer closest to the end-user. This layer interacts with software …
TCP/IP NetBIOS and Host Name Resolution
This summary discusses the various methods of name resolution used by Microsoft Windows clients. On a network using TCP/IP, it is necessary to resolve NetBIOS and host names to IP …
Installing a Loopback Adapter
A Loopback adapter is a testing tool for a virtual network environment where network access is not available. This may come in very handy when you need to test or …
OSI: Layer 6 – Presentation
The presentation layer is the sixth layer (layer 6) of the seven-layer OSI model. The presentation layer is responsible for the delivery and formatting of information to the application layer …
Using NSLOOKUP to Troubleshoot DNS Issues
Nslookup.exe is a command-line administrative tool for testing and troubleshooting DNS servers and host name resolution issues. This tool is installed at the time that TCP/IP is installed on the …
OSI: Layer 1 – Physical
Layer 1 of the OSI model is known as the physical layer. The physical layer is the lowest layer in the seven-layer OSI model. It consists of the basic networking …
Copying Attributes From a Template User Object
The Active Directory Users and Computers console has a nice feature that allows you to copy a user account. This is especially helpful in situations where you want to create …
Upgrading Paths for Windows Server 2012
If you have been supporting operating systems for quite a while, you will quickly realize that every few years or so, Microsoft releases a new server operating system. As new …
The RID Master
The RID Master is one of the five Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles found in an Active Directory (AD) forest. There is only one Domain Controller (DC) in each …