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How To: Simulate WAN Connections in Your Own Test Lab, For Free!

Date - May 02, 2007

Section - Articles & Tutorials / General

How you can simulate poor WAN connections by using free tools.

Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 2)

Date - Sep 06, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / General

In the second part of this series, I will discuss some of the disadvantages of Server Based Computing and what the limitations of Windows Server Based Computing are. We’ll also talk about what you need to know about to make your Server Based Computing initiative a success.

Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 1)

Date - Aug 23, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / General

Server Based Computing is hot these days. Seems like Server based Computing is the way to go. But is it? Is Server Based Computing a goldmine or a snakepit?

Using Group Policy To Support Custom Applications In Your Environment

Date - Aug 03, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / General

In Terminal Server/Citrix environments there are always applications that aren’t exactly mainstream. Usually they do not come with proper management tools. You of course want to manage them in a professional manner, preferably using Group Policy. In this article I’ll show you how to go about this.

Brute Force Hacking In Terminal Server Environments

Date - Jul 20, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security

In this article I will discuss how hackers use tools to perform brute force password hacking in Terminal Server environments.

How To Use ResHacker To Secure Your Terminal Server Environments

Date - Jun 28, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security

This article discusses how to use ResHacker to lock down Terminal Server applications.

Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 2)

Date - May 25, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance

In this second part of the series we will talk about how you can determine if you have Fileserving performance issues and how you can prevent this from occurring by adhering to best practises.

Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 1)

Date - May 03, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance

Fileserving very often is a much underestimated part of Terminal Server environments. Improperly configured fileserving components can wreak havoc on your performance. In this two-part article we will explore fileserving in Terminal Server environments and how you can make sure that you get the best performance out if it.

Securing Your Terminal/Citrix Servers with The Security Configuration Wizard

Date - Mar 16, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security

Terminal/Citrix environments by their very nature allow interactive access to their servers. Interactive access to a server also happens to be the Valhalla in hackerland. Seems like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, right? There’s only one thing to do: secure those servers! One of the tools you should use to secure your servers is the Security Configuration Wizard.

Load Balance Terminal Services & Citrix Servers: 2X LoadBalancer Software Review

Date - Feb 21, 2006

Section - Articles & Tutorials / Product Reviews

In this review I will take a look at 2X LoadBalancer. My review of 2X LoadBalancer was performed with three Windows 2000 Server systems. One server acted as the “gateway” and the two remaining servers acted as the Terminal Servers.