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There hasn’t been much new to update, but I thought I would post a few tidbits… 1. From Susan Bradley’s Blog: Jeff from Vancouver also writes in that he wants a more detailed description of what the group policy can and cannot do. You know [in my opinion] the best source for seeing the power of group [...] Alas, that temporary security solution for SOHO and home wireless networks — WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Keys) — has been cracked… Well, we knew it was inevitable. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of small networks — like those in homes and VSBs (very small businesses) — there is no better solution for the time being… [...] Greg Hughes has posted information on his blog about some upcoming “webinars” concerning Network Intrusion Detection… Check it out… I know this is old news now, but I am still a bit upset that the NAP (Network Access Protection) (Network Access Protection) services have been removed from the next version of Windows 2003 Server (the so-called R2 release). This was the main killer feature for me, at least, in the upcoming release. [...] I just found a link to the October issue of Windows Server System Magazine in which they detail the setup of a Terminal Server and secure it. This is a good primer for those starting out using terminal services in both the Application Server or Remote Desktop mode (and actually much of it also [...] Per the guys at Pocket PC Addict, it appears the Tweaks2K2.NET tool will allow a pocket pc user to specify an alternate port using the built-in Terminal Services client. This has been a frequent request of the Pocket PC community and it is one I hope MS will include with the next rev of [...] OK, I just missed (probably by a few hours) the posting of the November Cable Guy article about WPA Encryption and Integrity. For those of you out there who are not wireless-aware, WPA is the “improved” data security system for wireless protection. (To home users – if you have a wireless router or AP [...] Two more VPN articles of note: 1. Using VPN Server on Mac OS X 10.3 – Information on how to enable the built-in VPN server included with Mac OS-X… 2. ISA Firewall Site to Site VPNs with Downlevel VPN Gateways & ISA Firewall Site to Site VPN Quick Fix – Tom has tracked down [...] It seems Cisco has submitted a new draft spec for L2VPN extension for L2TP… I’ll put this aside for future reading… L2VPN Extensions for L2TP The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) provides a standard method for In my absence, I missed posting about a few of the newer Cable Guy articles. In case you haven’t seen them, here is a list. The October one is particularly relevant as NAT is the cause for many of our SOHO networking woes… October 2004 – Problems with Using Network Address Translators Learn about the [...] |
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