Fix: bad printer isolation on print server or better way? #development #computers #answer

bad printer isolation on print server or better way?

I have noticed that when a printer or driver screws up on a Windows server it usually locks up or kills the print spooler and everyone can’t print until it is fixed. Usually we have to put the troublesome printer on another server so when it fails, it doesn’t take the whole group with it. That is assuming we ever figure out which printer is the…

Solution: Need for another Domain Controller #it #answer #development

Need for another Domain Controller

I have two domain controllers (Windows 2003) in one site where most of the department I support resides. There is another building (at another site) where my department resides as well, but they have no DC.

This probably a classic question of whether to install an additional DC when a company is spread out over multiple sites.

We’ve been experiencing various…

How to: Can MS Certificate Services be a Subordinate to CA created with OpenSSL #computers #fix #dev

Can MS Certificate Services be a Subordinate to CA created with OpenSSL

I want to setup a enterprise certification authority for my domain. So I can issue certificates for various purposes. I would like to follow the best practice of having an offline CA as the root, and setup my enterprise CA as a subordinate. But it seems silly to license a fully copy of Windows for this task.

What I am hoping…

Solution: Reducing NetBIOS noise in a 50-seat, 30-server organisation #it #development #fix

Reducing NetBIOS noise in a 50-seat, 30-server organisation

We are a development shop where all 50-odd workstation computers run Windows 7 SP1 and most of our 20-30 servers are Server 2008 R2 or Server 2008 (there are a few scragglers still on Server 2003). We have a flat, single subnet environment where servers and workstations are in the same network. We have DNS servers with dynamic DNS…

Fix: What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network? #it #dev #answer

What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network?

What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network?

Answer [by kdmurray]: What is the best Antivirus for a Windows Domain Network?

If the question is “What Antivirus works well with windows domains to have policies and updates managed?” then I’d suggest looking for security suites that will:

Ability for Group Policy to manage…

Answer: How can a standard Windows user change their password from the command line? #fix #computers #development

How can a standard Windows user change their password from the command line?

On Windows Server 2008 R2, I have a standard (non-administrator) local user (not an Active Directory account, though the server is in a domain) who has access to the server only via PowerShell Remoting. The user cannot login via RDP.

I would like this user to be able to change their password. The ‘net user’ command…

How to: Windows NFS Performance vs Windows File Sharing? #solution #programming #development

Windows NFS Performance vs Windows File Sharing?

Has anyone set up NFS where both the server and the clients are all Windows? I am wondering:

How Does Performance Compare to using builtin Windows file sharing (CIFS/SMB)?

Can clients mount NFS shares as network drives just like with regular file sharing?

Any recommended tools since Windows does not support this natively?

Does doing this provide…

Resolved: Can Remote Desktop Services be deployed and administered by PowerShell alone, without a Domain in WIndows Server 2012 and 2012 R2? #programming #computers #dev

Can Remote Desktop Services be deployed and administered by PowerShell alone, without a Domain in WIndows Server 2012 and 2012 R2?

Windows Server 2008 R2 allowed deployment of Terminal Server (Remote Desktop Services) without a domain, and without any insistence on domains. This was very useful, especially for standalone virtual or cloud deployments of a server that is managed remotely for a…