A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

We have about 24 offices and we have domain controllers for almost every office. The offices are connected by a 10Mbit mesh network and almost all have backup VPN connections. I'm more of a ...

Changing network settings on a domain controller can be a risky ordeal. It’s best avoided, but if you must do it make sure to follow these tips. Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably ...

If you use Windows Server Systems in your small business, one of your computers acts as a domain controller (DC). However, it can be difficult to know which computer is the domain controller, ...

It’s back to the future – remember the Windows NT Backup Domain Controller (BDC)? It could log you on, but you couldn’t make any changes to it. The 2008 version of the BDC goes by the new name of Read ...

Microsoft is reinforcing warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent ...

Microsoft is investigating LSASS memory leaks (caused by Windows Server updates released during the November Patch Tuesday) that might lead to freezes and restarts on some domain controllers. LSASS ...