Network Design and Documentation
Document your network with help from the OSI model
Network documentation
outline
Diagram a building-to-building fiber network with Visio
Building-to-building
fiber network diagrams
Rack device diagramming is a snap with this Visio stencil
Visio stencil
for diagramming network devices
Master the art of wireless access point placement
Wireless access
point placement diagram
Design and document a Win2K infrastructure with this template
Windows 2000
configuration template
Simplify your IT record keeping with our documentation workbook
IT documentation
worksheets
Use this set of templates to record information about your
servers
TechRepublic's
server templates
Track server changes with TechRepublic's change control form
Change control
form
Network Management
Establish a temporary dial-up access policy using this template
Dial-up networking
policy template
Develop a software installation policy that works
Sample software
installation policy
VB script offers alternative to SMS for application scanning
VB script for
software inventory
Track licensing compliance with this Access database
Software licensing
compliance database
Track network change requests with this form
Network change
request template
Use this outage form to improve network reporting
Network outage
report template
Net Sender makes it easy to alert users to network issues
in Windows NT, 2000, or XP
Net Sender script
Use our spreadsheet for tracking system updates and patches
Update-tracking
spreadsheet
Migrations and Upgrades
Migrate Windows 2000 to a new computer with this easy-to-follow
guide
Windows 2000
PC migration checklist
Plan an Exchange 2000 migration with help from this guide
Exchange 2000
pre-migration planning guide
Plan for Exchange 2000 system requirements
Exchange 2000
System Requirements Worksheet
Use our Project template to migrate to Exchange 2000
Exchange 2000
migration template
Windows Administration
Keep PC registration information up to date with the Registration
Changer utility
Registration
Changer executable file
Our Windows clustering glossary can help you make sense of
the Microsoft Cluster Service
Windows clustering
glossary
Our at-a-glance worksheet details Windows Server 2003 default
services
Windows Server
2003 default services worksheet
Explore IPv6 with Windows XP
IPv6 commands
list
Our reference sheet can help you determine which Win2K services
to disable
Reference sheet:
Win2K services that can be disabled
Audit Win2K services and security with Subinacl
Subinacl.exe
reference sheet
Use Cacls.exe to view and manage Windows ACLs
Cacls.exe quick
reference
Use the Dir command from within Windows with Dir Commander
Dir Commander
connects Dir command to Windows interface
Work around the LastKey feature with this RegEd Launcher HTA
RegEd Launcher
HTA
Choose your Windows XP search interface with the XP Search
Toggle utility
XP Search Toggle
executable file
Script helps identify processes displayed by Windows Task
Manager
Windows XP Process
Explorer script
Effectively set up file and printer shares with this step-by-step
checklist
Checklist for
deploying file and printer shares
Make custom technical-support training videos with Microsoft
Camcorder
Clear IEX Camcorder
file
Administrative Tools and Tasks
Customize the startup experience with the Startup Folder
Manager
Startup Folder
Manager executable file
Add tech support information and a logo to the System Properties
dialog box
Oeminfo template
Oeminfo Installer
HTA
Regularly scheduled hard disk maintenance for your XP users
Scheduled Task
Distribution Script
Put the GUI on Windows XP Pro's Driver Query command-line
tool
Driver Query
tool HTA
Automate the XCopy command for special file operations
The XCopy Tool
HTML application
Update the FC command with a new look and feel
File Compare
Tool executable file
Print your file and subfolder listings easily with this Print
Directory command script
Print directory
script
Make the Windows Font Viewer more user-friendly
Font Explorer
executable file
Troubleshooting Tools and Tips
Troubleshoot your network's TCP/IP problems with our 12-step
checklist
TCP/IP troubleshooting
checklist
Check out TechRepublic's Novell TCP/IP troubleshooting guide
Novell TCP/IP
troubleshooting checklist
Give the PathPing utility a GUI front end
The PathPing
utility script
When good servers go bad: Ten troubleshooting tips to get
a server back up and running
Tips to help
you get a server back up and running
Security
Design the best security topology for your firewall
Firewall topology
diagrams in Visio
Make a password policy part of your security plan
Sample password
policy
Educate your users with this security presentation
PowerPoint presentation:
Information security--Don't be the weakest link
Our PowerPoint presentation illustrates how hackers attack
networks
PowerPoint presentation:
How hackers attack networks
Develop your attack response strategy with help from this
article compilation
Article compilation:
You've been hacked
Here's a security resource list for administrators
Security resource
list for administrators
