Did you know that Windows DHCP server can update records dynamically for its clients on DNS server? Having DHCP server updating DNS records for client machines is very useful if you have a network application that relies so much on the name resolution for its communication. However, the default configuration of Windows DHCP server is […]
Dynamic Host Control Protocol or DHCP is a method of distributing IP address for hosts in the network. A host in the network will act as the DHCP server and will assign IP address for other hosts in the network who requests for IP address a.k.a the DHCP clients. Windows Server 2012 R2 can be […]
The built-in OneDrive app in Windows 10 enables integration of your files and folders stored in the cloud to the File Explorer through synchronization. However, depending on what you selected to sync, OneDrive may consume too much of your local disk space. Therefore, the best practice is to separate OneDrive folder from your OS volume. […]
There are times when you may want to capture the trail of events happening in the DNS server. It could be for audit, troubleshooting, or other purpose. Whatever that is, you need to ensure that the DNS server is capable of running the DNS event logging service. Windows DNS server has this capability by default. […]
Windows update is an essential service from Microsoft to ensure that all Windows devices will be updated with latest updates. These updates include feature enhancements, driver updates, service packs, security updates, critical updates and other updates. Disabling windows update is not recommended. But because of specific business requirement you may need to disable the windows […]
Internet Explorer is the default web browser on Windows operating system. In some case you may have no other browser and somehow have to use Internet Explorer to download files. When you attempt to download file(s) using Internet Explorer, you may get warning message saying “Your Current Security Settings do not Allow This File to […]
Some organization may want to prohibit its member to download file from the internet but still allowing regular internet access. It could be for efficiency reason. By restricting file download, the organization can keep its shared bandwidth usage at minimum. It could be for the security reason as well. By doing so, it will minimize […]