VPNs are still the best bet. However, personally I'd recommend using hardware to control the VPNs. The best solution would be to get three small...
Windows Server 2008 is at the Release Candidate stage: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx Worth looking at is a free ebook...
You could put a second wireless access point (it does not have to be a router) on a lower floor. A better alternative would be to get a wireless...
I was wrong. This does look like a DNS problem. It appears that you are having problems connecting to your DNS servers. It looks as though you...
I doubt this is a DNS problem. DNS either works or it doesn't. It is uncommon for it to work sometimes and not others. I expect that the...
I usually prefer the link to open in the same window. If I want to open the link separately, I'll right click and open in new tab or window....
I don't think you can. Windows will try to be too helpful. The only thing I can think of is to give the users a different user name to access the...
The first thing to do is to check that 'simple file sharing' is turned off. To do this: Open Windows Explorer Select 'Folder Options' from the...
If you are trying to remotely access the desktop on an XP Pro PC, by far the simplest solution is to use the built in RDP system. Have a look at...
Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a system that allows you to open a private secure connection to a remote network (or sometimes to a specific PC)....
Browsing the network on a peer to peer network is always problematic as it relies on NetBIOS broadcasts and master browsers. A more reliable...
You should be aware that if this was OEM software originally supplied with the server, that you will breaking your license agreement with...
PDFCreator takes a lot of beating and is free!!! Also, if you want to PDF Office documents, OpenOffice has an inbuilt PDF creator that works...
Anti-virus is not the tool that stop agents out on the internet directly attacking your computer. That is the firewall's job. The main job of an...
Yes. Your internet connection is like a pipe between two networks. The Internet and your LAN. The only traffic that is affected by the speed of...
You can set up VPN via software - there is even a system built into Windows. However, my experience is that the easiest solutions to set up and...
Personally, I'd always be very nervous about opening a connection to Remote Desktop directly to the internet. Having a system that is just a...
Nice links Tony. You can google for pf2.exe, but I'd feel nervous using the results. Those look like much better options.
I still use Tiny Personal Firewall version 2. I really like it and have not found one that better suits my requirements. The later version got...
IMO Organisational Units (OUs) in some ways are the most fustrating feature of Active Directory. Anyone who has used a decent Novell Netware...
Separate names with a comma.