Category: Networking

Networking, windows 2008

Hyper-V Overview

Virtualisation was once found almost exclusively in large data centres. These days it can be found in many small to medium size businesses, thanks in part to powerful lower end servers and the advent of “free” virtualisation software. Server Virtualisation comes in two main forms: Host based virtual machines that run on top of an existing operating system e.g. VMware workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, Sun … Continue reading Hyper-V Overview

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Networking, windows 2008

Windows 7 DirectAccess overview

Windows 7 clients can gain remote access to network resources using a feature called DirectAccess. Microsoft see this as a game breaking technology that will change the way we work remotely. A Windows 2008R2 server  acts as a gateway for DirectAccess clients providing access to servers on the internal LAN. DirectAccess does away with the need for third party VPN clients or access gateways on … Continue reading Windows 7 DirectAccess overview

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EBS, Networking

EBS 2008 Firewall Configuration

Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS 2008) automatically installs and configures most of the components required to provide remote access. Details can be found in my EBS 2008 Remote Access article. Forefront TMG is automatically configured during installation to allow the ports listed below to access services in the EBS 2008 environment. If you have an external router or firewall you will need to forward the … Continue reading EBS 2008 Firewall Configuration

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DNS Aliasing

How many times have you had to upgrade a server and run around making changes to login scripts and group policies. How about migrating users to a new terminal server or migrating applications to a new SQL server. DNS aliases can be used to simplify these tasks and with a little bit of thought prevent the need to ever make those changes again. File Server … Continue reading DNS Aliasing

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