NT4 Hidden Systems
Although you may have shared your disk (or a part of it), there can be goodreason that you do NOT want either just the Sharename to be displayed inthe Network Neighborhood. In some configuration, you do not even liketo have …
Windows NT
DHCP server
TCP/IP has become for more and more installations the preferred networkprotocol, also pushed by the explosive growth of the Internet, which isbased on TCP/IP.When using a network with only Windows95 and WindowsNT4 based systems,you will have to assigned the IP-addresses …
Server enforced System Policies (POLEDIT)
System administrators, which have to take care about a large network configuration, are confronted with some challenges:– workload to keep the connected systems running, despite theattempts of the users to reconfigure (=”screw-up”) the configurationof their systems –security concerns, ensure that …
Enforcing Network Login via POLEDIT
This procedure is more detailed than actually required, because I use it also as an example on usage of the “System Policy Editor” ( POLEDIT ) on the local Registry and on downloading a profile from the Network server.When a …
Modem Inactivity Timeout
In the properties of the Modem, there is the possibility to definea timeout: that a connection isterminated automatically, if nodata (“idle“) has been transferred for apredefined time (often used to ensure,that a user does not forget to hang-upand keeps the …
Windows NT4 Workgroup versus Domain
When installing a Windows NT4 workstation and there is no NT4 server, you have no choice: you have to use a “Workgroup“.But when installing Windows NT4 Server, you have during the installation (and you can ONLY select it during the …
Windows NT4 Workstation versus Server
When thinking of Windows95/98 of being the little brother or Windows NT4 workstation, then Windows NT4 Server is the BIG brother.What are the main differences (except the price ) ?1) Domain versus WorkgroupWindows NT4 workstations are not able to act …
Windows NT4 WS joining an NT Domain
You have an NT workstation, which is to be connected to an NT4 Domain server. While it is technically possible to access data on an NT4 Domain server using workgroup access, on most systems the security policies will require you …
Windows NT4 Domain Home Directories
When being connected to a Server, each user is usually assigned a location / directory on the server to store his private files (file, which nobody else is allowed to access). Although a user could keep such private files on …
NT4 User Passwords
When you have worked on a Windows95 system, you did not pay too much attention to User-names and Passwords (unless you were connected to an office-server) ( for example: if you did forget the password, you just login without Username …