Jeffreys Ruminations - Network Blog

Here is an interesting webcast that I plan on attending:
Join us for a live webchat to discuss your queries regarding the deployment and configuration of the VPN server and its interaction with other network infrastructure services. This webchat will focus on Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) configuration and its interoperability with DNS, NAT, Firewall [...]

The following webcasts and/or chats will occur this week:
(All chats and webcasts are shown on the Calendar at Networking Community Discussions)
Branch Office Solutions in Windows Server 2003 R2 (Level 200) - (Monday, July 10, 2006 @ 11:30 AM Pacific Time)
The Distributed File System (DFS) solution in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 helps branch office network [...]

While at the chat site, I noticed that Microsoft has finally enabled RSS feeds for the different chats.
For technical chat (what most here would be interested in), go here.
For developer chats, go here.
For all chats, go here.
Also, per Robert Scoble, MS has a complete list of all of the RSS feeds published located at http://www.microsoft.com/rss

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MS is holding a chat on Routing and Remote Access tomorrow (5/10) at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.  From the chat site:
Secure Configuration of Routing and Remote Access using filters, firewall and Remote Access Policy
If you have any questions about configuring a VPN Remote Access Server then here is an opportunity to ask the experts. A [...]

On the matter of chats, there is also another Win2K3-related chat on how to best configure your remote access server.
Discuss tips, techniques, and best practices for configuring remote access servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The chat will focus on configuring servers for VPN, dial-up, routing, and NAT. You can provide feedback about issues in [...]

To jumpstart things, here are some webcasts/chats of interest in March:
March 16, 2004 @ 10:00 AM Pacific TechNet Chat: How to use the Microsoft Radius server IAS in a wireless or/and VPN deployment http://communities2.microsoft.com/home/chatroom.aspx?siteid=34000015
March 17, 2004 @ 11:00 AM Pacific TechNet Webcast: Implementing Network and Perimeter Security - Level 300 [...]