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Knowledgebase - Servers and Networks
Private Folders Message When Connecting PC to a Domain (20 Jul 2006)
Generally when adding a PC to a SBS2003 domain you will want to base user profiles on existing profiles on the PC. The wizard makes this easy to using the Current User Settings drop-downs on the form entitled 'Assign users...
Company Name On Exchange Emails (04 Jul 2006)
One of my Exchange customers wanted the From: field in the emails sent via Outlook and Exchange to read as 'User Name - Company Name'. That can't be hard I thought, but I should have known better! After some research...
Offsite Backups (28 Jun 2006)
One of the worst case scenarios that can afflict a small business is a fire at your premises. This is traumatic enough but will be made worse by the realisation that all your PC's, servers and all your backup media...
Exchange Inbound Emails Not Working (26 Jun 2006)
Here's a very strange problem that caused us a lot of lost time. I was setting up Exhange on a recently installed server for a customer on SBS 2003. Outbound emails worked straight away, inbound didn't arrive. I checked all...
Shadow Copies (23 Jun 2006)
This is the third post in a series that describes clincher arguments for preferring Small Business Server 2003 rather then Windows XP as a file server for a small businesses. Today we will feature Shadow Copies. One of the major...
Offline Files (21 Jun 2006)
In the previous post we talked about Folder Redirection which allows files and folders stored in My Documents and the Desktop to be redirected to a server. Now, you ask, what happens when the server is down or if you...
Folder Redirection (19 Jun 2006)
In this post I talked about some of the reasons why a proper file server running Small Business Server 2003 might be preferred over a Windows XP file server. In the next three posts I will talk about two features,...
SBS 2003 on Dial-up (12 Jun 2006)
Last Friday morning my business line went dead, taking the broadband connection with it. I reported the fault and resigned myself to using dial-up for a day or two. Then I started to wonder how my SBS 2003 customers would...
Small Network Switches (08 Jun 2006)
Today we sing the praises of the humble network switch. A typical small business for which we configure or maintain networks might have, say, seven PC's in three different rooms. Quite often their office premises are rented, so the investment...
DNS For Simple SBS 2003 Setup (05 Jun 2006)
There are many possible ways to establish your network configuration for Small Business Server 2003 domain. However, for a typical small business with 10 or fewer PC's the most simple and practical is to have the server and all PC's...
Backup - Whole System or Just Data? (04 Jun 2006)
In this post we stressed the importance of taking backups and gave advice on getting started with this. Now let's take this on to the next level, where the aim will be to have scheduled backups taking place at regular...
Windows XP Used as a Server (31 May 2006)
For very small businesses it is not uncommon to find a machine running Windows XP pressed into service as the company server. This imposes a number of limitations. I'll list just a few examples:- 1. The network only operates as...
Take a Backup Before It's Too Late (16 May 2006)
I hope Rose won't mind me printing an excerpt from her email: "My G$ hard drive imploded a week or so ago, making a grinding noise that the Mac engineer had never heard before. It had chapters for a book...
Making Your Own Network Cables (08 May 2006)
Network cables can be bought at reasonable prices but it's handy to be able to make up your own, especially for long runs passing through walls and floors. Here is what you need: RJ45 Crimp tool Cable sheath cutter Cable...
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