IIS Interview Questions

How to recycle application pool from the command prompt in IIS7? 1. Use appcmd.exe to recycle the application pool from the command prompt. 2. appcmd.exe is the command line tool for IIS7, you will find this tool at following location : %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd 3. To recycle your application pool use the following command: appcmd recycle apppoolContinue reading “IIS Interview Questions”

IIS issues and Network Problem Diagnosis by using COMMAND LINE tools

                                             PING.EXE I’ll show you (and perhaps refresh your memory) some of the more important and powerful command-line utilities you can use to diagnose network problems on your IIS Web servers and IIS WebContinue reading “IIS issues and Network Problem Diagnosis by using COMMAND LINE tools”

Set Up Remote Desktop Web Connection with Windows XP

Get Your Host Computer Ready The Remote Desktop feature is only available in Windows XP Professional. It’s not included with Windows XP Home Edition. For more information about how Remote Desktop Web Connection works, see About Remote Desktop Web Connection.The first step in enabling Remote Desktop Web Connection is to install the necessary software onContinue reading “Set Up Remote Desktop Web Connection with Windows XP”

10 Ways to Troubleshoot DNS Resolution Issues

1. Check for network connectivity Many times, if you open your web browser, go to a URL, and that URL fails to bring up a website, you might erroneously blame DNS. In reality, the issue is much more likely to be caused by your network connectivity. This is especially true if you are using wirelessContinue reading “10 Ways to Troubleshoot DNS Resolution Issues”

6 Tips for Troubleshooting Active Directory

Tip 1: Determining DNS Health The first thing we want to determine when assessing AD’s overall health is DNS. Failing DNS can cause problems such as client authentication, application failure, Exchange failures with e-mail or GAL lookups, LDAP query failures, replication failures … you get the picture. DNS is critical. There’s a very powerful optionContinue reading “6 Tips for Troubleshooting Active Directory”

Exchange 2003 Setup Guide

First install two servers running Windows 2003 (R2 if you have it)Next patch fully using Windows updateCreate a domain controller (any  therefore a domain)Join the second machine to the domainOn the second machine which will become your Exchange server install the prereqs for ExchangeOpen Add/Remove Programs control panel Click Add/Remove Windows Components Select Application ServerContinue reading “Exchange 2003 Setup Guide”

How to move everything over to the new server

1. Build your new server First thing, build your new server with the most common used Windows 2003 Server.The old server is called as OLDDC and the new one is NEWDC. Assign a large C: partition, at least 25gb. The rest of can be partitioned into the D: drive. I don’t like to create aContinue reading “How to move everything over to the new server”

How to Transfer FSMO roles that cannot be transferred using the Operations Master

  1. Primary Domain Controller (DC1) online? a. Yes Proceed to step 2 b. No Skip to step 5 2. Uninstall Active Directory From DC1 dcpromo or dcpromo /forceremove 3. Remove DNS From DC1 Using “Manage Your Server Utility” from the start menu, click Add/Remove Roles then Remove DNS 4. Move DC1 to a workContinue reading “How to Transfer FSMO roles that cannot be transferred using the Operations Master”