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[Focus]

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Monitoring Your AD-Enabled Network
Discover the Win2K network components that you need monitor as well as what features you should look for in a Win2K-aware monitoring and management tool.
 — Sean Daily


Planning for Active Directory
Think you're ready to roll out your company's AD infrastructure? Think again about important points such as how many domains you need and what your site topology should be.
 — Darren Mar-Elia


The Active Directory Delegation of Control Wizard
Successfully leverage Win2K's ability to safely delegate routine management and support tasks throughout your enterprise.
 — Paula Sharick


Who Wants a 100-Million-Entry AD?
You might not want a large AD, but if you must build one, learn how from a couple of people who've done it.
 — Tony Redmond , et al.

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[Feature]

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Configure a Win2K VPN
Follow these step-by-step guidelines to set up a secure Internet channel between two locations.
 — Douglas Toombs


Microsoft's BizTalk Initiative
Discover how Microsoft's BizTalk Initiative B2B e-commerce solution can let your company perform business over the Internet without you lifting a finger.
 — Tao Zhou

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[Reader Challenge]

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Reader Challenge
Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - September 2000
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Browser-based Software
Mark Smith explains why Microsoft's .NET ("dot net") strategy points to a future of browser-based applications.
 — Mark Smith

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[Outlook VBA on Demand]

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Tracking Your Email Mileage
Discover a procedure that lets you customize the Inbox to count the number of messages you've received.
 — Sue Mosher

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[ForefroNT]

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Scaling Out
In the race to scalability, scaling out seems to be pulling ahead of scaling up.
 — David Chernicoff

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[Product Reviews]

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Desktop DNA 2.0
Transfer personalized settings and files from one PC to another.
 — Lance Whitney


EtherPeek 4.0.1 for Windows
Proactively manage your network
 — Ed Roth


Internet Gateway 6.6.0
Open the door to Internet connection sharing
 — Marty Scher


LANutil32 Elite
Remote administration tool makes the job easier.
 — Larry J. Seltzer


Operations Manager 3.2
Collect and analyze diagnostic information
 — Tom Iwanski

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[Lab Notes]

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InfiniBand
The new switched-fabric I/O standard is set to debut this year.
 — John Green

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[Inside Out]

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Active Directory Oddities
As people begin to use AD, they're finding some gotchas.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Scripting Solutions]

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Easy Active Directory Scripting for Systems Administrators, Part 1
AD scripting is easier than you think when you use ADSI terminology in this first of two articles about AD scripting, and use ADSI in a sample script.
 — Bob Wells

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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2 Ways to Force Logoffs from the Command Line
Supplement 4 tools let you force logoffs locally or remotely.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask the Doctor
Learn about application initialization errors, anonymous and explicit authentication setup, Win2K component-installation customization, the search for the phantom utility, name-resolution conflicts, ICS configuration gotchas, and IMS and ESMTP.
 — Sean Daily

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[News Analysis]

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Exchange 2000 Server Details Announced
Learn about the details surrounding Exchange 2000 Server licensing and packaging.
 — Tony Redmond

Microsoft Offers a Glimpse of Future Windows UIs
The fruits of Microsoft's efforts to update the Windows user interface (UI) are just now beginning to appear in some unexpected places.
 — Paul Thurrott

Whistler Will Offer Headless Option
Microsoft plans to offer a headless version of the next version of Windows 2000 (code-named Whistler) to compete with embedded and UNIX-based solutions.
 — Paul Thurrott

Win2K Datacenter Server: Can It Compete?
Win2K Datacenter addresses enterprise customers' scalability problems with Win2K, but can it make inroads into the high-end market?
 — Paul Thurrott

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[Getting Started With Win2K]

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The Mighty Win2K Microsoft Management Console, Part 1
The Win2K MMC makes a systems administrator's life easier. Explore the MMC user interface, and learn how to use snap-ins to build unique management tools.
 — Kathy Ivens

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[TOP 10]

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New Resource Kit Utilities
The author shares his favorite Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit management utilities.
 — Michael Otey

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[Buyer's Guide]

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Web-based Training
Learn which companies offer interactive Windows 2000 training on the Internet.
 — Tom Iwanski

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[Lab Comparative]

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NT-to-Win2K Migration Tools
The Lab reviews four migration tools to determine which tool can best assist your organization through this complex process.
 — Ed Roth

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[Windows 2000 Pro]

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8 Common Questions
Get answers to frequently asked questions about Win2K Pro compatibility, upgrades, system requirements, and dual-booting.
 — John D. Ruley

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[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

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Exchange 2000 Server over Active Directory
Exchange 2000 Server and Win2K Advanced Directory affect each other in several ways. You need to understand and plan for these effects when you implement Exchange 2000.
 — Tony Redmond

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[Best Practices for Exchange]

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Export and Import Mission: Possible
Learn how to use Exchange Administrator's export and import tools to simplify otherwise difficult tasks.
 — Paul Robichaux

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[Industry Trends]

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Laptop Users Love Win2K
In a recent survey, laptop users from across all industries told us they plan to greatly increase their use of Win2K on laptops.
 — Barrie Sosinsky

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[Remote Possibilities]

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Unattended RRAS Installations, Part 1
Discover how a new SP6 feature lets you install RRAS and SP6a during an unattended installation of NT Server 4.0.
 — Sean Daily