[ActiveDir]

2004-03-24 Thread Network Administrator
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I've brought this topic up previously, but I thought I'd run it across you folks one more time to make sure I'm on the right track. We're preparing to upgrade a single NT4 domain to a 2003 AD domain, and I'll tentatively be using the following plan.

[ActiveDir] DC Replication Bandwidth Issue

2004-03-03 Thread Network Administrator
I have an upcoming project that I'd like to seek some input on. I'm looking at building a third domain controller for a tiny domain of about 250 users. Currently, we have two domain controllers at a central location where approximately 85% of our users reside. The rest of our users are at

[ActiveDir] Exchange Migration with Domain

2004-02-23 Thread Network Administrator
It's happy newb question time! This might be better oriented toward an Exchange list, but since it's regarding a domain migration, I thought I'd try here first. My employer recently acquired a small firm with a horribly maintained NT4 domain. It consists of a single (!) domain controller

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: slipstreaming Win2K

2004-01-13 Thread Network Administrator
Unfortunately, you cant slipstream most (any?) hotfixes into installation media, though I seem to remember reading somewhere that Microsoft intends to make all critical updates slipstreamable. In the meantime, though, you can use a workaround to install hotfixes in an unattended

RE: [ActiveDir] Computer Accounts and request for comments on provisioning.

2004-01-11 Thread Network Administrator
Out of curiousity, what are you calling `jail? Are you simply disabling the account, or are you putting it into a homebrewed OU with specific restrictions? Eternally curious, -James R. Rogers From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Sent:

[ActiveDir] Certificate Authority

2004-01-03 Thread Network Administrator
Our company is currently putzing around with the idea of using Smart Card readers for authentication in some of our more mission-critical labs. I think I've got the necessary GPOs ready, but I'm having a bit of trouble rolling out our certificate server. I've got a CA set up on our test server