Douglas Toombs
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 Douglas Toombs is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and the author of Keeping Your Business Safe from Attack: Monitoring and Managing Your Network Security (Windows IT Pro eBooks).
Email address: help@toombs.us
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Yet Another 8 Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities
Once again, we've combed the Web for a new and scintillating collection of free tools that promise to make your job easier. Get $500 worth of tools for nothing—except the time necessary to download them.
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Yet Another 8 Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities
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8 More Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities
We've combed the Web for a brand-new collection of fantastic, free tools that will make your job easier. Download these lifesavers, add them to your USB toolkit, and be a happy administrator!
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Screencasting with Wink
Wink doesn't fit into this article’s inventory/monitoring and security categories, but it's simply too good to pass up in an article about great free utilities.
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Removing Unwanted Code
Try these tools and techniques for ridding a system of viruses, adware, or spyware.
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Web Content Filtering with ISA Server
Configure ISA Server's application-layer filtering capability to block unwanted content by URL, response string, signature, or file type.
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8 Absolutely Cool, Totally Free Utilities
We’ve scoured the Internet for the very best free utilities available. Fill your network-troubleshooting toolkit with these great finds, and you’ll never be at a loss.
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Deconstructing DNS
DNS is the cornerstone of a properly functioning AD environment, so you must be able to quickly spot and solve DNS problems on your network. Here’s a foundational primer that reveals the intricacies of DNS troubleshooting.
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Controlling Positive and Negative Caching
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An Invaluable DNS-Troubleshooting Resource
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Let WSUS Ease Your Patch-Deployment Hassles
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the latest version of Microsoft's patch-deployment service. Doug Toombs shows you how to configure the WSUS Release Candidate (RC) and explains new features that improve patch distribution.
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May 24, 2005 |
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A Brief History of WSUS
Learn about the predecessor of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)—Microsoft's Software Update Services (SUS).
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May 24, 2005 |
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Chat: WSUS Is Not for Wussies!
Chat about Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and patch management with Doug Toombs on June 8, 2005 at noon EST.
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Analyzing Web Statistics with AWStats
If your company doesn’t have the budget for Web analysis software, you can use an open-source package called AWStats.
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Need a System Sentinel? Try JFFNMS
JFFNMS uses SNMP to monitor and report a plethora of useful system statistics—such as resource utilization, service availability, and process status—and, best of all, it's free!
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January 25, 2005 |
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The Foundation for JFFNMS
Here's how SNMP came to be.
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January 25, 2005 |
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Setting Up SNMP
Before you install JFFNMS, you need to set up SNMP on the system you'll use for monitoring. Here's how to do it.
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Mail Filtering with Fluffy the SMTPGuardDog
Install and use this open-source mail proxy server to filter spam and thwart viruses by blocking unwanted attachments.
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Sniff with Snort
Snort is a highly capable NIDS application that not only runs on Windows but also is kind to your IT budget because it's an open-source package.
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Disaster Recovery with Dfs
Although Dfs won't work for all file types, this affordable, reliable mechanism can help you recover data in times of disaster.
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