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The Windows Server and Client Experiences and Insights Networking team blog.
NIC Teaming User Guides for Windows Server 2012 Products Now Available in TechNet Gallery
Network Interface Card (NIC) Teaming, also known as load balancing and failover (LBFO), allows...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/27/2015
Deploy BranchCache Hosted Cache and Content Servers Using Windows PowerShell
If you're planning on deploying BranchCache in Hosted Cache Mode, you can use this post as a...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/05/2015
New Windows Server Cloud Networking Technologies Documentation
If you're interested in cloud computing and networking, you might find these new topics...
Author: James McIllece Date: 12/17/2014
Windows Server Networking Resources
Sometimes it's difficult to find the right networking documentation as you move from machine to...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/07/2014
New and Revised Networking Technologies for Windows Server Technical Preview
If you're interested in finding out more about new networking technologies and features, check...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/03/2014
New! Posterpedia Universal App
The Posterpedia Universal app is now available, and you can run it on your PC, your Windows tablet,...
Author: James McIllece Date: 09/10/2014
New Cloud Service Provider Guide to Deploy Scalable Tenant Network Infrastructure
If your organization is a medium-sized Cloud Service Provider (CSP), you know that provisioning...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/28/2014
More Windows Server 2008 Guides Available in TechNet Gallery
Last week saw publication of a blog post announcing the availability of the Windows Server 2008...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/26/2014
Windows Server 2008 Networking Guides Now Available in TechNet Gallery for Download
The Windows Server documentation team publishes in the TechNet Library, and we often also publish...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/19/2014
New Cloud Ecosystem Poster Now Available
Windows Server documentation team member Martin McClean has just released a new poster called the...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/06/2014
New Networking TechCenter Page for DirectAccess
Back by popular demand is the DirectAccess TechCenter page. This new page is fully redesigned from...
Author: James McIllece Date: 07/16/2014
New Version of Posterpedia Now Live in Windows Store
Windows Server documentation team member Martin McClean has just announced that a new version of...
Author: James McIllece Date: 05/07/2014
Windows Server 2012 Wireless Deployment Guide Now Available in TechNet Gallery
The Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/22/2014
Windows Server 2012 Server Certificate Deployment Guide Now Available in TechNet Gallery
The Windows Server® 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Server Certificate Deployment is now...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/14/2014
Windows Server® 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Network Guide Now Available in TechNet Gallery
This guide is in the TechNet Gallery at...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/10/2014
Cost Savings with the RRAS Multitenant Gateway in Windows Server 2012 R2
If you work for a Cloud Service Provider or an Enterprise that needs to provide gateway and routing...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/08/2014
New! The Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 BranchCache Deployment Guide is Available in TechNet Gallery
The Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 BranchCache Deployment Guide is now available for...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/03/2014
Deploy Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) with the RRAS Multitenant Gateway
Border Gateway Protocol reduces the need for manual route configuration on routers because it is a...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/03/2014
New! Windows Server 2012 R2 RRAS Multitenant Gateway Deployment Guide
This new guide is available in HTML format on the Web at...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/26/2014
DNSSEC on Windows Server
Hello everyone, The Windows Server networking team has just published a comprehensive guide for...
Author: Greg Lindsay Date: 03/26/2014
New on the TechNet Wiki: DirectAccess Survival Guide
DirectAccess was first introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2, and is greatly improved for Windows...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/21/2014
New Hybrid Cloud Services Planning and Design Guide in the Windows Server Technical Library
If you're interested in deploying the Hybrid Cloud Multi-Tenant Network solution, you can use...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/20/2014
RSS, RSC, Offload capabilities - get the right Network Adapter for the job
Network-intensive applications require high-performance network adapters. In the Network Subsystem...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/12/2014
Learn Hyper-V Network Virtualization with a great test lab guide
If you work for a Cloud Service Provider or an Enterprise network, you might be interested in...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/12/2014
New Windows Server 2012 R2 Private Cloud Storage and Virtualization Poster and Hyper-V Mini-Posters
If you're using Hyper-V and you're interested in private cloud storage and virtualization,...
Author: James McIllece Date: 01/24/2014
New Features for Wireless Networking in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 8.1 has some great new features for Wireless Networking. Wireless Display with Miracast...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/04/2013
New Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster and Hyper-V Mini-Posters
The new Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster and Hyper-V Mini-Posters are...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/18/2013
New Windows Server Gateway Hardware and Configuration Requirements topic live on the Web
Windows Server Gateway (WSG) is a virtual machine (VM)-based software router that allows Cloud...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/29/2013
Great New Features for Print and Document Services for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 Preview
Print and Document Services in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and Windows 8.1 Preview include some...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/23/2013
Create Security Policies with Extended ACLs for Hyper-V Virtual Switch
One of the new features for the Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server® 2012 R2 is extended...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/07/2013
DHCP Failover in Windows Server 2012
If you use Microsoft DHCP in your environment, check out our guide about a great new feature in...
Author: Greg Lindsay Date: 08/01/2013
New features in Hyper-V Virtual Switch
Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 R2 has a lot of great new features that provide...
Author: James McIllece Date: 07/25/2013
Virtual Lab: Managing Your Network Infrastructure with IP Address Management
Hi, In addition to several new features that have been added to IPAM in Server 2012 R2 Preview...
Author: Greg Lindsay Date: 06/28/2013
New Networking Content for Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview
You might already know that Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview is now available - you can download it...
Author: James McIllece Date: 06/27/2013
New! Windows Server Networking TechCenter
The Windows Server Networking TechCenter is now redesigned to help you accomplish your networking...
Author: James McIllece Date: 04/15/2013
New Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying IP Addressing for Branch Offices is Live
The Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying IP Addressing for Branch Offices is live on the Web and...
Author: James McIllece Date: 03/28/2013
Hyper-V Network Virtualization and Virtual Switch - Great Community Content Available
I've come across some great content about Hyper-V networking, and I'd like to share some links with...
Author: James McIllece Date: 02/06/2013
IPAM Guides Published
Hi there,The IPAM team and I have just published design, deployment, and operations guidance for IP...
Author: Greg Lindsay Date: 01/18/2013
Fresh on the Web and Download Center: Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Group Policy Deployment
The Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Group Policy Deployment is now published: On...
Author: James McIllece Date: 12/13/2012
Windows Server 2008 R2 Wireless Guide Now Available in Word Format
No, you haven't entered a time warp - this blog post is about a guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 -...
Author: James McIllece Date: 12/06/2012
New BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode Guide Published in Word Format to Microsoft Download Center
The Windows Server® 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode,...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/19/2012
New BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode Guide Published on the Web
The Windows Server 2012 Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying BranchCache Hosted Cache Mode, is...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/15/2012
BranchCache FAQ
The BranchCache Frequently Asked Questions topic is now live in the TechNet Wiki at...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/05/2012
Download the New Wireless Guide from the Microsoft Download Center
The 802.1X Wireless paper that I mentioned in my previous post, the Windows Server 2012 Core Network...
Author: James McIllece Date: 11/05/2012
New Windows Server 2012 Wireless Guide
It's important to deploy wireless technologies in such a way that they provide both security and...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/30/2012
Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Networking
If you like to write scripts to accomplish administrative tasks for networking in Windows Server...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/19/2012
New Quality of Service (QoS) documentation for Windows Server 2012
Over the last week, a lot of new QoS content published that provides guidance on how and when to...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/18/2012
Windows Server 2012 - What's New in Hyper-V Virtual Switch
The topic "What's New in Hyper-V Virtual Switch" is now available at https://aka.ms/bf0hkd. This...
Author: James McIllece Date: 10/04/2012
Windows Server 2012 Network Subsystem Performance Tuning
Hi there - Network Subsystem Performance Tuning guidance is now available in the Windows Server 2012...
Author: James McIllece Date: 08/15/2012
Windows Server 2012 BranchCache Deployment Guide is live in the Microsoft Download Center
The new BranchCache Deployment Guide is now available for download at https://aka.ms/gwyms2, and...
Author: James McIllece Date: 07/24/2012