Over the last 12 months, I have been undertaking a centralisation of AD project across over 100 Sites. If you read through some of my previous AD design and implementation articles, you will see that i push the single AD path quite heavily inline with...
While installing a new server here, I came upon one of the more annoying problems in installs, missing drivers. This is a brand new HP ML150 with Windows 2003 Standard x32, I installed all the drivers that came on the support CD, and did all my windows...
One of the most underused and most powerful (and awesome) features of the R2 release of Server 2003 and standard in 2008, is file screening.....This is a really really cool feature that gives you complete control of what is stored on your server - the...
One of the common requirements of GPO is making sure it only applies to certain servers or objects, you may have a terminal server that you dont want certain GPO's being assigned to, yet this server sits in the same OU as multiple other servers that...
The long forgotten configuration of Sites and Services - amazing how many times its not actually configured, yet its the crux of Active Directory replication and control of rogue and uncontrolled logon traffic across your WAN links... Figured it would...
I banter regularly across forum posts about why Workgroups are Evil and why Active Directory is the source of all things good in the Windows World....Why do like it? Because it makes me happy....I have virtually no overhead adminstration for management...
Domain Naming Service..... Experienced Admins good friend, and the not so experienced or new Admins worst nightmare - Why? Lack of clear cut basic understanding of what DNS does in the Windows Domain World.....So here we go, an article on the basics of...
Ever been in position where you have to decide between Single Active Directory, Child Domains or Seperate Forest Architectural Designs? So have I...Numerous times...and it can get quite complex without asking the right questions and taking a holistic...
I'm not a huge person for putting myself out there and pushing products - but this is one of the exceptions - rDirectory - I came across this software when looking for a nicer way to manage the GAL than installing the Support Tools and giving people...
Morning, I have posted an article on how to replace a domain controller - a simple concept, yet a fairly unkown process when it actually comes time to do it..... Listed within is step by step guidelines based on the who knows how many times i have done...
Hi So Kieran has been good enough to lend me a space where i can let out all the things that annoy me about the IT world, as well as post some hopefully helpful articles based on my experience in the Directory Services world over the last few years, my...
Due to an external request, I have made some changes to the website. First, my blog has moved from http://www.block.net.au/cs to http://www.block.net.au/blogs/kieran Second, I would like to welcome James Kindon to the site, and thank him for his contributions...
Adobe is right near the top of my list of software companies I hate, second only to Symantec. Why? They code crap. Acrobat is quite possibly one of the most overpriced, bloated piece of rubbish I have ever had the misfortune of using. Now I know all the...
I have been an unwilling participant in this battle through my own laziness. I didn't want to code my site from scratch, so leaving it in frontpage was the easiest thing to do. Until now. In an effort to have a blog and website that can actually live...
Recently, there was a bit of spat on Experts-Exchange. The other party involved has been good enough to not blog on the details, and as a courtesy, I don't intend on doing that either. Suffice to say, it was a long time coming, and raised an interesting...