The DirectAccess with Network Access Protection (NAP) solution is a pilot for a new type of content that provides technical information and deployment guidance for larger solutions or scenarios that require multiple Windows Server technologies or Microsoft...

The Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess with Network Access Protection (NAP) in a Test Lab document describes how to configure NAP enforcement for access to the intranet in the DirectAccess test lab (described in the Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate...

A new Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) video screencast is now available at http://edge.technet.com/Media/Windows-Firewall-with-Advanced-Security-and-IPsec-Content/ . This screencast describes the Microsoft...

The Cable Guy article for March 2010, titled “ Network Location Detection for DirectAccess ,” is now available. Network location detection allows a DirectAccess client to determine when it is connected to its intranet. This article provides an overview...

Download the free Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 eBook from Microsoft Press, written by industry experts Charlie Russel and Craig Zacker along with the Windows Server team at Microsoft. Chapter 8 describes DirectAccess, VPN reconnect, and the new...

Hey DirectAccess fans, Tom Shinder, prolific IT writer and now Microsoft technical writer, has a new blog called The Edge Man . Check it out and subscribe for ongoing technical tidbits about Unified Access Gateway (UAG) and DirectAccess. ...

Many of you have probably heard of BranchCache , which is a new networking feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 (and some editions of Windows 7) that helps you optimize wide area network (WAN) bandwidth utilization - but have you actually deployed the technology...

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 February 2010, the following Windows networking topics have been updated based...

The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Troubleshooting Guide: Diagnostics and Tools has been updated to include information about Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. This guide describes how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and Internet...