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NETADMIN REPUBLIC NETNOTE E-NEWSLETTER for January 21, 2002

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WHAT'S HOT AT NETADMIN REPUBLIC?

USE WIN2K'S NETSH TO MANAGE NETWORKING
To streamline the configuration of Win2K network interfaces, WINS
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XIMIAN UNVEILS EXCHANGE CLIENT FOR LINUX AND UNIX
Ximian, long an open source software company, will do business the
proprietary way with a new software package that lets Linux computers 
connect
to Microsoft Exchange Server. Judge the merits of Evolution, Ximian's 
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LEARN HOW NETWORK LOAD BALANCING CAN JUMP-START PERFORMANCE
When administrators try to resolve network performance problems, they
sometimes overlook the possibility of a traffic load imbalance. Yet 
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NOVELL RELEASES A FLURRY OF NEW PATCHES

With nine updates and patches from Novell, NetWare admins will be busy
this week. An advisory from CERT and Trend Micro reports on seven new
viruses rounds out this edition of the Exterminator.
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DHCP AND DNS ARE CRITICAL PARTNERS IN WIN2K
Name resolution is a key trouble spot in any network, and Windows 2000
has made Windows networks rely much more heavily on DNS--with a little
help from DHCP. See how the critical partnership of DHCP and DNS works 
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Win2K.
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HOW TO AUDIT YOUR INTERNET SECURITY POLICY
The Internet is a business requirement for many organizations, but an
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TODAY AT TECHREPUBLIC

XP AND BEYOND
Microsoft just launched Windows XP, but Longhorn and Blackcomb are
expected to ship in 2003 and 2005, respectively. This ZDNet Tech Update
examines how this fast-paced OS rollout will affect your migration 
strategies.
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CHECK UNDER THE MSIL HOOD TO SEE HOW THE CLR IS RUNNING
Microsoft Intermediate Language isn't just interesting in the abstract.
You're likely to need a solid understanding of MSIL at some point 
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your .NET experience. Get a crash course here.
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LEARN HOW TO RESTORE DATABASES IN MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
In his previous article, Steven Warren explained how to build a backup
plan for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Now he shows you how to take
those backups and restore a database to working order.
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