When responding to Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) identity requests, some EAP methods automatically provide identity privacy by sending an obfuscated identity string that is different from the actual user account identity. Protected EAP ...

The new Step By Step Guide: Troubleshoot DirectAccess in a Test Lab leverages the DirectAccess test lab configuration described in the Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab and teaches you how to troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 R2...

If you’re running the Routing and Remote Access service (RRAS) on Windows Server 2003, you’re likely considering upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2 because of some of the great new features like VPN Reconnect, which allows a VPN connection to tolerate...

The Windows 2008 R2 Direct Access Server Management Pack for SC Operations Manager 2007 SP1 is now available, thanks to our very own Corey Plett . Way to go, Corey! Enjoy (in moderation)! Joe Davies Principal Technical Writer The Windows Server...

My colleagues on the UAG writing team, including prolific author and industry expert Thomas Shinder, have been busy. If you are looking at DirectAccess, you should also look at what Forefront UAG brings to the overall enterprise DirectAccess solution...

The DirectAccess portal for Windows Server 2008 R2 at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/directaccess.aspx has been revised and expanded to look like the Network Access Protection (NAP) portal . You can also access this portal from http...

In this blog post , I described how you can provide us with ratings and comments for our topics on TechNet and MSDN through the Click to Rate and Give Feedback facility. In December 2009, the following Windows networking topics have been updated based...

The Cable Guy article in the January 2010 issue of TechNet Magazine online, titled “ End-to-End WAN Optimization with BranchCache ,” is now available. The latest versions of Windows use BranchCache to reduce utilization of wide area network links. This...

At the Puget Sound Society for Technical Communication (STC) Competition Showcase held Tuesday, January 19, 2010, the following was awarded for Windows Server networking IT pro documentation: · Excellence award for the Windows Firewall with Advanced...

I recently recorded the following videos to introduce you to the DirectAccess test lab documents: · Overview of the Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab document The document is here . · Overview of the Step By Step Guide...