Hi there Just thought I'd let you know there are two new articles available for those of you who are interested in 802.1X Authenticated Wireless Access. Both articles are in the Windows Server 2012 Technical Library at the following locations: ...

Hi there - Using Windows PowerShell commands in Windows Server 2012 for basic administration and networking tasks can save a lot of time. This is true not only because you can script the tasks for application on multiple computers, but you also save...

Hi everybody - Just wanted to let you know that the new BranchCache Learning Roadmap topic is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center at http://bit.ly/hckp9j . The HTML version will be published to the Windows Server 2008 and...

In this blog post , Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking skill going forward. In a new series of blog posts, we will highlight existing networking-based Windows PowerShell scripts in the Script Center Repository...

Hi there - Network Subsystem Performance Tuning guidance is now available in the Windows Server 2012 Technical Library, at http://aka.ms/iwooe5 . This content assists you with performance tuning the network subsystem, particularly for network intensive...

The following are some nslookup commands that can help when troubleshooting an incorrect or nonexistent Domain Name System (DNS) entry, such as an A record or MX record. The root for this type of problem is typically one of three things: · Expired...

In this blog post , Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking skill going forward. In a new series of blog posts, we will highlight existing networking-based Windows PowerShell scripts in the Script Center Repository...

Hello, Windows Networking Developer folks and interested parties! The wireless Hosted Network is a new WLAN feature supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Wireless LAN Service installed. This feature implements two major functions...

I've come across some great content about Hyper-V networking, and I'd like to share some links with you. If you're interested in Hyper-V networking features, you might enjoy some of the highlighted community content in this article. Dutch Hyper-V community...

Tod Edwards, my colleague in Microsoft's Customer Support Services (CSS) for many years, has published the following article in Windows iT Pro Magazine: Give Microsoft’s Scalable Networking Pack Another Look In this article, he describes...

In this blog post , Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking skill going forward. In a new series of blog posts, we will highlight existing networking-based Windows PowerShell scripts in the Script Center Repository...

The new Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Design and Deployment Guides are now available in the Windows Server Technical Library. The Routing and Remote Access Design Guide is available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff687656...

Are you curious about DirectAccess , the new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that provides transparent and automatic intranet access when roaming on the Internet? Answer: Yes, what a silly question! Do you want to see it working for...

The Windows Server® 2012 Hyper-V Network Virtualization Survival Guide is now published at http://aka.ms/gakmzi Windows Server 2012 enables you to create an agile, multi-tenant cloud on top of your existing infrastructure by virtualizing the network...

Greetings to the folks out there in the Windows Networking developer community! As you may or may not have noticed (we hope you have, of course!) the Windows Networking Developer Documentation Team has been hard at work for the past year, creating...

For Windows Server® 2008 R2, BranchCache was introduced to help you reduce WAN bandwidth usage by client computers that accessed content, such as Web pages and file shares, on content servers in remote main offices. With that release, as with BranchCache...

The Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Group Policy Deployment is now published: On the Web at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj899807.aspx In Word format in the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com...

This guide shows you how to centrally configure and distribute commonly used settings and rules for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security by describing typical tasks in common scenarios. You get hands-on experience in a lab environment using Group Policy...

The Cable Guy article for May 2010, titled “ Changes to the DNS Client Service in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ,” is now available. Changes to the DNS Client service include new name devolution behavior, the Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT...

Hi everybody! Just wanted to let you know that the new “BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode Step by Step” guide is published. You can get the guide in two formats -- download the Word document from the Microsoft Download Center at http://go...

If you have ever needed to troubleshoot network client connectivity problems, you know that trying to uncover the source of those problems can be quite difficult. Even very small office and home office (SOHO) networks have numerous components that must...

It's important to deploy wireless technologies in such a way that they provide both security and ease of use for people that are connecting wirelessly to your network. When you deploy wireless by using 802.1X authentication with Protected Extensible...

On Wednesday, Nov 2, I presented an technical overview of the Network Access Protection (NAP) technology to the Seattle Windows Networking User Group . We talked about the purpose of NAP, the different NAP enforcement methods, and then dove into the architecture...

Hi there, The IPAM team and I have just published design, deployment, and operations guidance for IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server 2012. Check out these guides, and the topics available in each: IPAM Overview : Is a brief description...

In today’s interconnected world, we’re always looking for better ways to protect our computers from the threats on the Internet. Windows Firewall is an important piece of armor to include in your security arsenal. Windows Firewall can swap the set...