Microsoft Supportability e-Newsletter : Windows Server Network

Connecting to DNS server using the DNS snap-in fails on Windows Server 2003

Support News Editor — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:02:00 GMT

When you try to connect to a Domain Name System (DNS) server by using the DNS snap-in (Dnsmgmt.msc) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the connection fails. In the console tree, you see a red "X" next to the DNS server connection node....(read more)

Connectivity issue after Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

gbs — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:05:00 GMT

You cannot host Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections when Receive Side Scaling is enabled in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2). The TCP connections are reset. This problem occurs if you use Network Address Translation...(read more)

TLS/SSL connection fails with the Schannel event logged

gbs — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:19:00 GMT

Some customers may encounter one of these symptoms: 1. If you have an IIS web site, the HTTPS connection may fail. 2. If you are using IAS server to authenticate wireless clients, you find that the authentication fails. 3. If you have a Live Communications...(read more)

Unicast NLB nodes can communicate over the NLB-enabled network adapter in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

gbs — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:47:00 GMT

In Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, Unicast NLB nodes cannot communicate over the NLB-enabled network adaptor. In order to enable the communication between the Unicast NLB nodes, we have to install additional network cards on the computers so that...(read more)

DHCP Reservation Manager - A tool to manage reservations

gbs — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:34:00 GMT

Reservations are a critical feature in the DHCP server. Reservations are generally used for centralized static IP address assignment for critical machines. This way the IP address of the critical machines which serves critical functions in the network...(read more)