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[Focus]

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Clusters for Everyone
Examine some situations that call for clustering and choose the right clustering product to save the day.
 — Mark Smith

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[Feature]

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A Newbie Meets NT's Network Monitor
Install Network Monitor, capture network packets, log activity for a local network and a RAS connection, and include or exclude specific protocols from the capture file.
 — Paula Sharick


Cedel Bank Grows with NT
Cedel Bank implemented NT and BackOffice in a mission-critical environment on the fast track.
 — Warren Pickett


Develop a Windows NT Internet Service
Access information about Internet users or sites with Finger.
 — Edward B. Toupin


Foreground Application Handling in NT 4.0
Microsoft's new approach to prioritizing threads in NT 4.0 affects the performance of applications running in the background and the foreground.
 — Christa Anderson


Getting Started with Microsoft Merchant Server
Dynamic Web pages let you easily build a shopping experience for customers at your online store.
 — J. Simon Hancock


Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
If you don't want to buy new modems and data lines every year, here's a low-cost, secure way to access your network through the Internet.
 — Douglas Toombs


SCSI and IDE:Defining the Differences
Explore the various flavors of SCSI and IDE and compare their features and shortcomings.
 — Sean Daily


Spread the News with Internet News Server
Gather and distribute company news to your employees, customers, and the general public with Internet News Server, a component of Microsoft's Commercial Internet Suite.
 — Spyros Sakellariadis


The Beginner's Guide to Optimizing Windows NT Server
Every new systems admininstrator can make the most of NT Server's memory.
 — Curt Aubley


The Blue Screen of Death
Don't let a kernel STOP error intimidate you. Read the blue screen's message and get back on track.
 — Mark T. Edmead


The Right Training for Each User
Budget for training and supporting different types of IS and non-IS users before you begin a project to migrate to Windows NT.
 — Richard Close


Token-Based Security Add-Ons
Two-factor authentication adds a level of security to ordinary password authentication.
 — Ben Rothke


Tools of the Trade
Become a more effective and valuable NT systems admninistrator with these tools, tips, and resources.
 — Darren Mar-Elia


UNIX and NT Integration with SCO Advanced File and Print Server
Access UNIX files and establish UNIX-to-Windows and Windows-to-UNIX printer sharing with SCO's Advanced File and Printer Server.
 — Gene Henriksen


Unpacking the Exchange Server Resource Kit
Enhance your Exchange deployment with the Exchange Server Resource Kit software tools, including simple programs and NT services.
 — Tony Redmond

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - June 1997
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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The Key to the Kingdom
Knowing that the US government can demand access to 56-big incrypted information clearly compromises privacy.
 — Mark Smith

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[Product Reviews]

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Double-Take 1.3 Beta
Network Specialists' Double-Take 1.3 Beta for Windows NT is a clustering back-up solution and resource mangement tool that creates continuous, realtime mirroring of data, even from files in active use.
 — Carlos Bernal


NT Cluster-in-a-Box
NT Cluster-in-a-Box from Data General gives users high availability
 — Tim Daniels


Octopus SASO 2.0
Octopus SASO 2.0 is a sophisticated mirroring software package used to prevent disaster.
 — Carlos Bernal


RemoteServ/IS
RemoteServ/IS from Cubix is remote access and availability in one package.
 — Carlos Bernal


Vinca StandbyServer for NT
Vinca StandbyServer for NT uses Windows NT's disk mirroring capabilities to mirror a hard disk partition on your primary server to your backup server over a high-speed link.
 — Dean Porter

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[Inside Out]

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Windows NT Logons
Learn what's happening behind the scenes when you log on to an NT machine.
 — Mark Minasi

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Three Tricky Questions
By popular demand, Windows NT Magazine inaugurates a column about SQL Server. Find out the answers to three FAQs about queries, Registry settings, and replication.
 — Brian Moran

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Find out whether to enable PPTP filtering within a domain, the advantages and disadvantages of using a printer pool vs. a network printer, and what to consider when you upgrade SQL Server 4.21 to 6.5.
 — Bob Chronister

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[News]

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NT News Network
This department focuses on what's new in operating systems, hardware, software, support, scalability, the enterprise and Windows NT's take on the trends in the marketplace.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards , et al.

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[Interoperability]

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Programming Paths from UNIX to NT
Microsoft encourages the migration of programs from UNIX to NT, but provides few tools to do the job. Discover how third-party vendors answer the call for help.
 — John Enck

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[VB Solutions]

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Re-Create SQL Server Databases with VB and SQL-DMO
This month's VB solution, the SQLScript utility, lets you examine a SQL Server database and generate the Transact-SQL to re-create it.
 — Michael Otey , et al.

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[WebDev]

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CaptiveX 2.0 Control
Create special effects, including spinning image cubes, messages that morph into other messages, and a light board, on your Web page with easy-to-use ActiveX controls from NCompass Labs.
 — T.J. Harty

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[New to NT]

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Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit Utilities
The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 resource kits provide more than just operating system documentation; they offer utilities to help you manage your system.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[Lab Feature]

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Clustering Solutions for Windows NT
"Windows NT Magazine" Lab examines seven NT clustering solutions.
 — Joel Sloss


LifeKeeper 1.0 for EnVista Servers
LifeKeeper 1.0 for EnVista Servers are bundled solutions for NT clustering.
 — Joel Sloss


Wolfpack Beta 2
Are you ready to dance with the wolves?
 — Joel Sloss