I’ve found the AD/DNS relationship to be one of the least understood aspects of Active Directory, and the literature is full of misinformation and half-truths. I was surprised to realize that in this ...

Active Directory (AD) is arguably the most crucial new feature in Windows 2000, so it’s important to devise a plan that ensures a smooth rollout for it. One of the first steps in planning your AD ...

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In the last couple of columns, I’ve been covering strategies for supporting Active Directory’s (AD’s) DNS requirements, particularly from the standpoint of shops that have DNS implemented on ...

I'm curious what it takes to get a Linux DHCP client to show up in Active Directory DNS. I think I have part of the puzzle solved, but I'm not there yet as the DNS records still aren't showing up when ...

I am in the process of duplicating our production environment in a lab for testing. The guy that orginally set this up is no longer here, so I need a little help from the Active Directory and DNS ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

The combination of Domain Name System, Active Directory and the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a potential cybersecurity threat, Akamai Technologies Inc. security researcher Ori David warned ...

COMMENTARY--Microsoft's Active Directory (AD) is a powerful tool for an enterprise computing environment, but there haven't been many enterprise environments lining up to adopt it. According to ...

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