Computer Configuration

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:40:05 | Active Directory

The options available within the Computer Configuration area can be used to Launch automatic installation of applications at computer startup. Specify computer startup and shutdown scripts. Configure settings of software components for all users on a computer. note Computer-related policies are applied whenever the operating system initializes. Most of them are also reapplied periodically, within configurable time intervals set by default to 5 minutes for domain controllers and 90 minutes with...

Primary and Backup Domain Controllers

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:29:22 | Active Directory

There are three types of servers in an NT network Primary domain controllers PDCs Backup domain controllers BDCs Each type of server has a function in the overall design of the network. Administrators must decide what type of server a particular computer will be during the installation of the NT Server operating system. After installation, domain controllers can switch roles a BDC becoming a PDC, for example . Member servers cannot become domain controllers without reinstalling the operating...

The Difference between DNS and AD Domains

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:28:02 | Active Directory

For some reason, our industry often uses the same term to represent completely different things. In Chapter 7 we discussed DNS Domain Name System domains. A DNS server is used to resolve TCP IP host names into IP addresses. A DNS domain represents a piece of the overall DNS namespace. DNS is a service used to find resources A process submits a host name, and DNS attempts to find a record that matches. If a match is found, DNS returns the appropriate IP address to the requestor. As such, we...