Windows Server 2003 Questions


WAN connections thru 1 ISP.
Hi, I have newly joined an AUTOMOBILE company as an IT supervisor. We have about 10 branches connected with each other thru different WAN connections (Leased line,MPLS,VPN over DSL,..etc) and with different service providers. Our ERP system is based in Head Office and the DMS (Dealer management system) is based in our main branch. I [...]

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2010  2:32 PM
ISA Server, ISP, Lotus Domino, SAP, WAN, WAN Connections, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

how to network computers
please i would like to know how i can network two computers,making one a domain controller

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  2:17 PM
Domain Controllers, Network Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Windows Server can access clients but clients cannot contact server
Hello, i have installed a new server 2003 standard, but after a week or so, i found that server can ping all clients but clients cannot connect server. I have disabled firewall of clients but cannot disable firewall of server because it does not open, it says that some “services are used by users that [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2010  8:44 AM
Network connectivity, Server connectivity, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server configuration
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45 pts.

Adding Destop Shortcut and icon using GPO
Hello, I’m hoping someone out here can assist me. Currently the users in my domain have a link in their IE favorites that is populated using Group Policy. Senior management would like this particular link to be placed on all users desktops as a shortcut along with a specific icon. I’ve copied the shortcut in [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2010  3:28 PM
Desktop shortcut, GPO, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Group Policy
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5 pts.

Pls help SUN 426 Printing problem
I having problems with printing anything from SUN – Cannot print from SUN Client error message: PRINT FILE….(LPT1    )  FAILURE STATUS 9-013. I even have a batch (with [strong]net use lpt[/strong] command) file set to execute on the Server that is hosting SUN Server part on Oracle 9i that is scheduled to execute every 5 mins. By the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 5, 2010  11:44 AM
Oracle 9i, Oracle printing, SUN 426 printing, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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5 pts.

VLAN setup
We have a very simple network setup using static IP throughout our campus. We are now looking at using DHCP to provide internet only access to our clients and students who bring their own IT equipment on site. Whilst we have networking and IT experience we have not touched VLANs before at all. We have [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2010  9:36 AM
3Com 2226, HP ProCurve 2650, VLAN, VLAN configuration, VLAN Setup, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Cluster services in Windows Server
Dear all expectI woulld like to know the following information ? 1.Which server application that will using the cluster services in window 2003 &2008? 2.Steps that configure the cluster services in window 2003 &2008? 3.System requirement to use the cluster services in window 2003 &2008? Thanks for you help. Thanks & Best Regards, DAVID

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2010  4:08 AM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server clustering
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570 pts.

sql server 2000 in server
Hi, We have a server in which windows 2003 is installed and we have created users in the domain (eg – aaa). The server is installed with sql server 2000 and data is stored in the database. The user name for the server is administrator. The problem is when we login from the user computer [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  5:19 AM
SQL Server 2000, SQL Server administration, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Server can access clients but clients cannot contact server
Hello, i have installed a new server 2003 standard, but after a week or so, i found that server can ping all clients but clients cannot connect server. I have disabled firewall of clients but cannot disable firewall of server because it does not open, it says that some “services are used by users that might [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  7:00 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003 configuration
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165 pts.

Why do sysvol replication errors persist on second DC after DCPROMO?
[dt]Added second Windows Server 2003 DC (DC2) to single domain (AD, File Server, DNS Server, GC Role on both DCs) / (DCPROMO run) Intended for DC2 to be replica of main DC (DC1) / same OS on both. Same domain, same building, no firewall between, only a switch. Different IP’s, DC1 is primary in all [...]

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2010  1:36 PM
DC, DCPROMO, Domain Controller, NETLOGON, Secondary Domain Controller, SYSVOL, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Access denied problem while making network drive in windows 2003 server
Hi, I have recently installed win server 2003 in my office server. I created a share folder in E:/ drive (non-Windows installer drive) and thus finally created a network drive. Now items that were added in the share folder can be acessed through network drive, but if i create a new folder in network drive, [...]

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2010  6:37 PM
Network Drive, Windows Server 2003
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165 pts.

How to create a restricted user in Windows Server 2003
I have question about Windows 2003 Server. We have 2003 Enterprise server + one *SOFTWARE* installed on a machine.We need to create a user who can only use a software.This user shouldn’t have access to other parts of Server.By this meen: start menu,my comp , my dowcuments,write to disk , change something and etc.I just [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2010  4:58 PM
Restricted User Group, Restricted User in Windows Server, Windows Server 2003
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6,893 pts.

Checking authority on reverse DNS IP Address lookup
How can I check who is the authority for a reverse DNS IP address?

Answer Question   |  February 1, 2010  3:17 PM
DNS, DNS Lookup, Reverse DNS, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

W2k3 secondary domain controller recovery: join or trust with primary domain controller lost
Hello, I’ve a problem which was driving me crazy…but the problem primarily was my lack of knowledge in domain controllers troubleshooting. I have a Windows 2003 standard edition backup domain controller. I have been connecting to this one by RDP (only using s domain admin credentials, not the domain users accounts) since many years but [...]

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2010  4:23 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory connection lost, Domain Controller, Windows 2003 DC Restore, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller
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15 pts.

How to integrate squirrelmail in the server?
quite new to this sorry…does anyone have an idea? would be great to hear from you soon… thanks…

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2010  4:44 AM
Squirrel, Squirrelmail, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

IIS on 2003 server
how to configure IIS

Answer Question   |  January 25, 2010  10:06 AM
ASP.NET, IIS, IIS configuration, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

Logon Failures with user name (backslash)
I’m looking for clues why a Win2k3 server log indicates very frequent logon failures with the user name … yes, that is a backslash as the only character in the user name.

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2011  5:59 PM
Event ID 529, Logon failure, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server User Profiles
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50 pts.

How to setup POP3 step by step on Windows Server 2003
Hello I’m trying to help someone setup POP3 onto Windows Server 2003 so that he can use it just to send email from his program that was custom built. The server is not part of a domain. I tried these steps from this website http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-server-2003/step-by-step-email-server-setup-in-windows-server-2003/ but I can’t get it to send using outlook express. [...]

Answer Question   |  January 18, 2010  12:31 AM
POP3, POP3 server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 POP3
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25 pts.

The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from DOMAIN to BDOMAIN for c:windowssysvoldomain using the DNS name domain.emba
Hi. I have this problem: The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from DOMAIN to BDOMAIN for c:windowssysvoldomain using the DNS name domain.embawood.dm. FRS will keep retrying. Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning. [1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name domain.embawood.dm from this computer. [2] FRS [...]

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2010  5:40 PM
Active Directory File Replication, Domain Server, File replication, Windows Server 2003
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1,220 pts.

Exchange server sync with iphones
Hello we keep getting the same warming every day we all use iphones to receive our emails IP-based AUTD has detected that the registry value for the maximum heartbeat interval is set to a value greater than the maximum allowable value of [3540] seconds.  As a result, we will proceed with the default maximum heartbeat [...]

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2010  5:04 PM
Exchange 2003, iPhone, iPhone Exchange, Registry Key, Windows Server 2003
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35 pts.