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Announcing the publication of Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition
I am proud to announce the publication and availability of Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition (Amazon...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/02/2012
New articles on 802.1X Wireless Access experience and certificate-based authentication with Windows 8 Release Preview
Hi there Just thought I'd let you know there are two new articles available for those of you who are...
Author: James McIllece Date: 06/28/2012
Use Windows PowerShell Commands in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi there - Using Windows PowerShell commands in Windows Server 2012 for basic administration and...
Author: James McIllece Date: 06/14/2012
The Windows Server® 2012 Hyper-V Network Virtualization Survival Guide is now published
The Windows Server® 2012 Hyper-V Network Virtualization Survival Guide is now published at...
Author: James McIllece Date: 06/06/2012
Highlighting BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
For Windows Server® 2008 R2, BranchCache was introduced tohelp you reduce WAN bandwidth usage by...
Author: James McIllece Date: 06/01/2012
Windows Server "8" Beta User and Computer Certificates Deployment guide now available on the Web and Download Center
Hi there I've mentioned the Core Network Guide and the Server Certificates deployment guide in the...
Author: James McIllece Date: 05/17/2012
Server Certificate Deployment Guide now available in HTML format on the Web
For those of you who prefer to read content on the Web rather than downloading a Word version of the...
Author: James McIllece Date: 05/07/2012
New! Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Server Certificates
The Windows Server “8” Beta Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Server Certificates...
Author: James McIllece Date: 05/02/2012
Core Network Guide for Windows Server "8" Beta
The Core Network Guide for Windows Server "8" Beta is now live on the Web in HTML format at...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/25/2012
Network Access Protection (NAP) Guides Available in .doc Format
In response to requests for downloadable versions of the NAP Design Guide and the NAP Deployment...
Author: Greg Lindsay Date: 01/12/2012
Windows PowerShell Script: Test-Port
In this blog post, Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/07/2011
"Network Access Protection (NAP) Technical Overview" presentation at the Seattle Windows Networking Users Group
On Wednesday, Nov 2, I presented an technical overview of the Network Access Protection (NAP)...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/07/2011
Windows PowerShell Script: List Network Adapter Configuration Properties
In this blog post, Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/03/2011
Links to //build/ conference sessions on Jose Berreto's blog
At the Windows //build/ conference last month, Windows Server product teams presented a number of...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 11/01/2011
"Give Microsoft’s Scalable Networking Pack Another Look" article in Windows IT Pro Magazine
Tod Edwards, my colleague in Microsoft's Customer Support Services (CSS) for many years, has...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/31/2011
"How to disable IP version 6 (IPv6)" KB article updated for Microsoft recommendations
The How to disable IP version 6 (IPv6) or its specific components in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/24/2011
Windows PowerShell Script: Resolve IP address from Hostname
In this blog post, Brian Posey highlighted Windows PowerShell as an essential Windows networking...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/17/2011
Networking features of Windows Server 8 highlighted in PCMag.com article
Check out this article on PCMag.com, 10 Killer Windows Server 8 Features for IT Pros. Two of the ten...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 10/12/2011
Cool post about tracking DNS record deletion by Sneh Shah
Hey DNS fans, Microsoft Support Engineer Sheh Shah has published Tracking DNS Record Deletion in the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/30/2011
Networking topics updated based on your feedback-September 2011
In this blog post, I described how you can provide us with ratings and comments for our topics on...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/29/2011
IPv6 Survival Guide is the featured article in the TechNet Wiki
The IPv6 Survival Guide...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/31/2011
Cool set of topics on the Windows Firewall service by David Pracht
Hey Windows Firewall fans, Senior Support Escalation Engineer David Pracht has published the...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/29/2011
"Change Driver Installation Security for Printers Deployed Using Group Policy" article updated based on your feedback
The topic titled Change Driver Installation Security for Printers Deployed Using Group Policy has...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/08/2011
"Windows Server: The Power of Integration" TechNet Magazine article highlights the DirectAccess with NAP solution guide and Test Lab Guides
Windows Server: The Power of Integration in TechNet Magazine describes how you can use multiple...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 06/03/2011
Important post in the IPv6 blog about the upcoming World IPv6 Day
Greetings IPv6 fans, IPv6 Program Manager Christopher Palmer just posted ?????World IPv6 Day and...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/20/2011
DirectAccess Learning Roadmap wins Excellence Award at the International STC
In this blog post, I described how the Windows Server networking writing team won six awards from...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/18/2011
Learning Roadmaps template page in the TechNet Wiki is now available
To help you develop and publish your own Learning Roadmap in the TechNet Wiki, the Learning Roadmaps...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/12/2011
The "IPv6 Test Lab Extension: Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment" is now available
The Demonstrating an IPv6-only Environment extension for the IPv6 Test Lab is now available. With...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/09/2011
Networking topics updated based on your feedback
In this blog post, I described how you can provide us with ratings and comments for our topics on...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 05/03/2011
IPv6 Test Lab Portal and IPv6 Test Lab Extension: Demonstrating DHCPv6 now available
The IPv6 Test Lab for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 topic is now available in the TechNet...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/28/2011
MS Enterprise IPv6 Deployment TechNet Webcast available
The MS Enterprise IPv6 Deployment TechNet Webcast contains information about the requirements for...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/26/2011
Community Suggestions for Ramping up on IPv6 stub topic in the TechNet Wiki
Although I have published the IPv6 Learning Roadmap, which provides a structured set of resources...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/21/2011
CMAK Test Lab Extension and VPN Remote Access Test Lab portal page is now available
Thanks to community co-writer Fred Smithers, the VPN Test Lab Extension: Using CMAK to Configure VPN...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/18/2011
Learning Roadmaps portal page in the TechNet Wiki is now available
Since we now have four Learning Roadmaps for networking technologies or features and more to come in...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/11/2011
New Test Lab Guide: Deploy Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to Protect Network Communication to a Domain Controller is now available
The Test Lab Guide: Deploy Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to Protect Network Communication...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/04/2011
BranchCache Learning Roadmap - follow-up post
Hi there - On 3/24/11, I posted a link to the Microsoft Download Center version of the BranchCache...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/30/2011
New Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate NAP for Remote Access VPN is now available
The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate NAP for Remote Access VPN...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 03/28/2011
New BranchCache Learning Roadmap topic in the Download Center
Hi everybody - Just wanted to let you know that the new BranchCache Learning Roadmap topic is now...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/24/2011
New Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Access VPNs is now available
The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Access VPNs...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 03/18/2011
Networking posts in the Hey Scripting Guy! blog
Take a look at these networking-related posts in the Hey Scripting Guy! blog. They describe how to...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 03/09/2011
New BranchCache Settings Reference published to TechNet Wiki
Hi there - Just wanted to let you all know that a new BranchCache Settings Reference is published to...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/03/2011
New location and look for networking info for hardware developers
The Windows Hardwware Developer's Central (WHDC) web site, which contained in-depth information for...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/23/2011
Networking technology centers on TechNet updated
Our managing editor Scott Somohano and others have been hard at work updating the following...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/23/2011
New IPv6 Test Lab Guide (TLG) is now available
The Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate IPv6...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/31/2011
Cool blog post about disabling Network Discovery from the Enterprise Networking Team
In Disabling Network Discovery/Network Resources, Senior Support Escalation Engineer David Pracht...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/31/2011
Award levels for Society of Technical Communication (STC) awards
In this blog post, I described how the networking writing team won six awards from the Puget Sound...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 01/20/2011
New IPv6 TechNet Forum is now available
A new, dedicated TechNet Forum for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is now available at...
Author: Joe Davies Date: 12/20/2010