October 1997 - Magazine Archive

[Focus]

Kerberos Is on Guard in Windows NT 5.0
With the Kerberos authentication process, network users can prove their identities without exposing information that could compromise network security.
— Michael E. Chacon

Maintaining Secure Exchange Servers
Protect your mailbox and your organization's integrity with some of Exchange Server's advanced security features.
— Tony Redmond

Security Beyond Service Packs
Hackers are now turning their energies to crashing Windows NT systems. Here are some recent attacks and how to prevent them.
— Mark Joseph Edwards

You Can Be a Web Certification Authority
Ensure security by issuing digital certificates for your company and your customers, and save time and money.
— Tao Zhou

[Feature]

Internet Explorer 4
With such features as Dynamic HTML, Outlook Express, and NetMeeting, IE 4 is the next generation of Internet tools.
— Mark Minasi

LDAP and the Future of Directory Services, Part 1
A new version of LDAP is on the horizon. This first installment of a two-part article examines how the revised protocol might change and how those changes might affect the future of directory services.
— Craig Zacker

Routers, RAS, and ISDN
Connect multiple desktops from a branch location to your primary network. All you need is a combination of router, RAS, and ISDN technologies.
— Spyros Sakellariadis , et al.

Setting Your WINS Strategy
Here are some answers to tough WINS questions, such as determining how many WINS servers to implement in both large and small environments, using WINS with NetWare, and securing WINS against intruders.
— David Lafferty

Software Distribution with SMS
Planning is the most ignored, yet important, stage of using SMS. When you want to use SMS for software deployment, you must plan every part of the process. Follow these steps to help you plan a software upgrade with SMS.
— Jennifer Harrison

Troubleshooting with NCR: Timesaving Tips from NCR Experts
Demoting a PDC to a BDC, accessing NT's Server's FTP service with a Netscape browser, and more.
— NCR's Windows NT Global Support Center

Using System Policy Templates
Use the System Policy Editor to create policy templates that let you change Registry settings across your network or on local machines when users log on.
— Douglas S. Frisk

[Reader to Reader]

Reader to Reader - October 1997
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
— Readers

[Editorial]

NT Server, Enterprise Edition Is Wolfpackaging
Do we really need another version of NT Server to meet enterprise needs?
— Mark Smith

[Internals]

Inside NT's Object Manager
Although you can get along just fine managing or programming NT without knowing about the Object Manager, having some familiarity with it is useful. Knowledge of NT object management can give you a better understanding of NT's architecture and the Win32
— Mark Russinovich

[Product Reviews]

Amdahl EnVista Frontline Server
Amdahl EnVista Frontline Server works effectively as a standalone or in a cluster.
— Dean Porter

CANE 2.0
CANE 2.0 from ImageNet is a Windows NT or Windows 95 application that helps network administrators design, test, and maintain networks.
— Jonathan Chau

ConfigSafe
Arisoft's ConfigSafe logs changes users make to system files, crucial directories, and the Registry. You can use the logged information to instruct ConfigSafe to restore your system to a previous configuration.
— Carlos Bernal

ePhoto 307
Agfa's ePhoto 307 digital camera gives you direct-to-NT images.
— Brian Gallagher

Norton Utilities 2.0 for Windows NT
Symantec's Norton Utilities 2.0 for Windows NT replaces its old command-line utilities and single-function programs with more advanced features.
— Michael P. Deignan

Visual Warehouse 1.0
IBM's Visual Warehouse 1.0 for Windows NT addresses information distribution problems for organizations with lots of data, especially for organizations that distribute data across databases on different platforms.
— William Wong

[Lab Notes]

The Lab Guys Scratch Their Heads
IBM backs out of a security test, leaving the Lab Guys high and dry. Find out the details behind this canceled test and how the Lab Guys plan to recover from being stood up.
— John Enck

[Inside Out]

WINS Proxy Agents
Find out how your network systems that don't understand WINS can use a WINS proxy agent to resolve NetBIOS names. And share some grins about Osmium and some concerns about video drivers in NT 5.0.
— Mark Minasi

[Getting Started with NT]

Living with Novell NetWare
NT features let WIndows-based clients access files and printers that are NetWare resources.
— Michael D. Reilly

[SQL Server Savvy]

Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Contending with suspect databases and the year 2000, hiding code, speeding the Access Upsizing Wizard, sleuthing mysterious duplicate keys, taking advantage of logwrite sleep, scrolling through the Error Log-explore all these secrets and get some tips, to
— Brian Moran , et al.

[Tricks & Traps]

Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Configure an ATM network, remove a server from NT's browser service, remove the name of the last user NT lists during the login process, make NT automatically power down, and decipher NT error codes.
— Bob Chronister

[News]

NT News Network
This department focuses on what's new in operating systems, hardware, software, support, scalability, the enterprise and Windows NT's take on the trends in the marketplace.
— Mark Joseph Edwards , et al.

[WebDev]

IIS 4.0 Beta 2
Take a look at what could be your next Web server. Microsoft improves on the alpha version of its NT-based Web server offering by adding new functionality, including Microsoft Management Console and Microsoft Transaction Server.
— T.J. Harty

[Lab Feature]

Backup Software
Backup software is not a luxury-it is a necessity.
— Brian Gallagher

e-Lock 1.1
Frontier Technologies' e-Lock 1.1 helps secure your data communications with flexibility.
— Jim Cole

LittleBrother 1.5
Kansmen's LittleBrother 1.5 monitors, analyzes, and controls the Internet traffic on your LAN.
— S. Alan Mitchell

OmniGuard/ESM 4.4
AXENT Technologies' OmniGuard/ESM (Enterprise Security Manager) 4.4 is a multiplatform security monitoring system that includes support for Windows NT.
— William Wong

Raidtec FibreArray and Raidtec FlexArray UltraRAID Systems
Raidtec FibreArray and Raidtec FlexArray UltraRAIS Systems address your SCSI and fibre channel disk storage needs.
— Dean Porter

RealSecure 1.0 for Windows NT
Internet Security Systems' RealSecure 1.0 for Windows NT monitors your network and protects it from malicious attacks.
— Mark Joseph Edwards

Sequel Net Access Manager
Sequel Technology's Sequel Net Access Manager lets users create comprehensive policies that dictate how and when users can access Internet resources.
— Michael P. Deignan

Session Wall-3
Session Wall-3 from AbirNet is a session-level TCP/IP firewall, a network activity monitor and reporter, and a guardian of business behavior.
— John Enck

Tech Stories from the Trenches
A recent experience of installing and configuring three products provided a hard dose of trench reality.
— Paula Sharick