Active Directory Replication over Firewalls

February 14, 2007

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Active Directory Replication over Firewalls: "This white paper explains how to get replication to function properly in environments where an Active Directory directory forest is distributed among internal perimeter networks (also known as DMZ, demilitarized zones, and screened subnets) and external (Internet-facing) networks."

Ran into this issue when attaching a remote office over a gateway-to-gateway VPN involving two ciscos. The firewall still treated the VPN as an external network, and applied firewall rules to it. We didn't follow this (basically added a rule to allow all traffic from this VPN, then lock it down via switch acls) but it's good info to have.

How to delete all Outlook Calendar items in Outlook 2002 and in Outlook 2003

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How to delete all Outlook Calendar items in Outlook 2002 and in Outlook 2003: "This article describes how to delete all of the items in the Outlook Calendar folder."

Simple, but useful.

Anti-Dupe

February 13, 2007

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Anti-Dupe: "Anti-Dupe for Microsoft Outlook is a free Outlook addin utility that analyzes and removes duplicate Outlook entries. With Anti-Dupe you can:

* Remove Outlook duplicate emails.
* Remove Outlook duplicate contacts.
* Remove Outlook duplicate appointments.
* Remove Outlook duplicate tasks."

How to repair Outlook folders using the Inbox Repair Tool

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How to repair Outlook folders using the Inbox Repair Tool: "If Microsoft Office Outlook 2000 (or higher) can not open your mailbox folders and it is reporting that your Inbox folders or Outlook PST file may be damaged, then you should use the Inbox Repair Tool supplied by Microsoft. "

Simmons Consulting » Remote Desktop (RDP) window state

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Simmons Consulting » Remote Desktop (RDP) window state - Tip on how to open your RDP sessions maximized.

Microsoft's daylight-saving time (DST) patch -- Does it matter to AD?

February 01, 2007

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Microsoft's daylight-saving time (DST) patch -- Does it matter to AD?

Clear the Temporary Internet Files using the Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility

January 30, 2007

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Clear the Temporary Internet Files using the Windows XP Disk Cleanup utility: This article explains you how to clear the Temporary Internet Files using the Disk Cleanup utility, Automate the cleanup task, and explains you how to add a cleanup button to the Internet Explorer standard toolbar for people who need to clear the Temporary Internet Files cache very frequently.