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I just got off the phone from this kind gentleman at MS Product Support with an AD replication/sync issue (that bastard SurfControl company ;( ), and he gave me this list of links that he finds rather useful (and I am sure that myself and others will as well):

 

Active Directory:

 

Q260371 Troubleshooting Common Active Directory Issues in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q260/3/71.asp

 

Q196464 An Overview of the Active Directory

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q196/4/64.asp

 

Q216498 Removing Active Directory Data After an Unsuccessful Demotion

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/4/98.asp

 

Q255504 Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q255/5/04.asp

 

Q257623 DC's DNS Suffix Does Not Match Domain Name

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q257/6/23.asp

 

 

 

Dcpromo Process:

 

Q263624 Cannot Remove Active Directory from a Replica Domain Controller

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q263/6/24.asp

 

Q298713 How to Prevent Overloading of Windows 2000 and Windows XP

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q298/7/13.asp

 

Q219289 Description of the Netdiag /fix Switch

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q219/2/89.asp

 

Q238369 Promoting and Demoting Domain Controller to Member Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q238/3/69.asp

 

Q237675 Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q237/6/75.asp

 

Q241505 SRV Records Missing After Implementing Active Directory and DNS

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q241/5/05.asp

 

Q248132 How to Recover a Deleted Domain Controller Computer Account

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q248/1/32.asp

 

Q258101 Dcpromo Does Not Allow All-Numeric Label in a Domain Name

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/1/01.asp

 

Q260362 How to Configure Active Directory on a Home Network

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q260/3/62.asp

 

Q270915 Active Directory MMC Tools Are Slow to Initialize

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q270/9/15.asp

 

 

 

Active Directory FSMO Roles:

 

Q255504 Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q255/5/04.asp Q223787

 

Q223787 Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q223/7/87.asp

 

Q197132 Windows 2000 Active Directory FSMO Roles

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q197/1/32.asp

 

Q223346 FSMO Placement and Optimization on Windows 2000 Domains

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q223/3/46.asp

 

 

 

Deployment Links:

 

Setting Up DNS for Active Directory

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/resources/reskit/samplechapters/cncf/cncf_imp_zzui.asp

 

Deployment Planning Guide

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/resources/reskit/dpg/default.asp

 

Change and Configuration Management Deployment Guide

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/library/resources/reskit/deploy/CCM/default.asp

 

Troubleshooting Change and Configuration Management

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/library/resources/reskit/samplechapters/dsef/dsef_tbs_xovi.asp

 

Implementing Common Desktop Management Scenarios

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/howitworks/management/grouppolicy.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up Additional Domain Controllers

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/library/planning/activedirectory/domaincntrl.asp

 

Q238369 - Promoting and Demoting Domain Controller to Member Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q238/3/69.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Remote OS Installation

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/library/planning/management/remotesteps.asp

 

Automating Windows 2000 Deployments with Sysprep

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/library/planning/incremental/sysprep11.asp

 

Q216899 - Best Practice Methods for Windows 2000 Domain Controller Setup

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/8/99.asp

 

Q178009 - Renaming a Domain: Process and Side Effects

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q178/0/09.asp

 

Q260371 - Troubleshooting Common Active Directory Issues in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q260/3/71.asp

 

Q241328 - Adding Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controllers to Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q241/3/28.asp

 

Q172953 - How to Install and Configure Microsoft DNS Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q172/9/53.asp

 

Q216937 - Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool and Answer File Usage

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/9/37.asp

 

Q260871 - How to Set Up ADMT for Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Migration

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q260/8/71.asp

 

Q216937 - Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool and Answer File Usage

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/9/37.asp

 

 

 

File Replication Service:

 

Q257338 Troubleshooting Missing SYSVOL and NETLOGON Shares

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q257/3/38.asp

 

Q221111 Description of FRS Entries in the Registry

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q221/1/11.asp

 

Q292438 Troubleshooting Journal_Wrap Errors on Sysvol & DFS Replica Sets

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q292/4/38.asp

 

Q241452 How to Install Distributed File System (Dfs) on Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q241/4/52.asp

 

Q283133 Error Message: The Specified Domain Either Does Not Exist or...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q283/1/33.asp

 

 

 

Active Directory Delegation of Control:

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Using the Delegation of Control Wizard

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/planning/activedirectory/delegsteps.asp

 

Delegating Administration

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/...ts_delegate.htm

 

Delegate control of an organizational unit:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/...ou_delegate.htm

 

Q235531 Default Security Concerns in Active Directory Delegation

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q235/5/31.asp

 

Q294952 How To Delegate the Unlock Account Right

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q294/9/52.asp

 

Q279723 How to Grant Help Desk the Specific Right to Unlock Locked User

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q279/7/23.asp

 

Q229873 Delegate Control Wizard Cannot Be Used to Remove Groups or Users

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q229/8/73.asp

 

Q296999 Min. Permissions Needed for Delegated Admin to Force PW Change

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q296/9/99.asp

 

Q275715 How to Delegate Administration of Group Policies

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q275/7/15.asp

 

 

 

Active Directory Client:

 

Active Directory Client Extensions for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/adextension.asp

 

Q288358 HOWTO: Install the Active Directory Client Extension

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q288/3/58.asp

 

Q276472 Directory Services Client Is Not Included with Windows Me

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q276/4/72.asp

 

Q295166 INFO: Installation of Directory Services Client for Windows NT 4

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q295/1/66.asp

 

Q281235 DSCLIENT.EXE /Q Command Does Not Run in Quiet Mode

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q281/2/35.asp

 

 

 

DNS:

 

Q255248 How to Delegate a DNS Namespace to a Child Domain

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q255/2/48.asp

 

Q291382 Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q291/3/82.asp

 

Q257623 DC's DNS Suffix Does Not Match Domain Name

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q257/6/23.asp

 

Q262376 Computer Name Does Not Match the Windows 2000 Domain Name

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q262/3/76.asp

 

Q269425 List of Bugs Fixed in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (2 of 3)

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q269/4/25.asp

 

Q178169 DNS Records Registered by Windows 2000 Domain Controllers

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q178/1/69.asp

 

Q200462 DHCP Server Errors 1007, 1008, 7023 & DNS Server Errors 407, 408

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q200/4/62.asp

 

Q231306 DNS Records with Same Name as Subdomain Are Moved or Missing

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q231/3/06.asp

 

 

 

Trusts:

 

Q180094 How to Write an LMHOSTS File for Domain Validation

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q180/0/94.asp

 

Q216393 Resetting Computer Accounts in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/3/93.asp

 

Q180546 Automating Updates to Local Groups on Member Servers

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q180/5/46.asp

 

 

 

DFS and Profiles:

 

Q287566 Offline File Caching Option Must Be Disabled on Roaming Profile

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q287/5/66.asp

 

Q274789 The Folder Redirection Feature Does Not Function

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q274/7/89.asp

 

Q283902 Files and Folders Reappear After Deletion in a Cached Profile

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q283/9/02.asp

 

Q242557 Registry Settings for Folder Redirection in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q242/5/57.asp

 

 

 

Licensing:

 

Q253239 Err Msg: HTTP 403.15 Forbidden: Client Access Licenses Exceeded

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q253/2/39.asp

 

Q250776 Windows 2000 Terminal Services Issues in Active Directory

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q250/7/76.asp

 

Q263657 No Indication NFR Software Is Installed on Windows 2000 Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q263/6/57.asp

 

Q185953 How License Service Keeps Track of License Usage

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q185/9/53.asp

 

 

 

Group Policy:

 

Q260715 Event ID 1000 and 1202 After Configuring Policies

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q260/7/15.asp

 

 

 

Profiles:

 

Q185255 How Not to Save Cached Internet Files with Roaming User Profiles

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q185/2/55.asp

 

Q232692 Folder Redirection Feature in Windows

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/6/92.asp

 

Q245607 Terminal Server Edition Issues in a Domain Environment

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q245/6/07.asp

 

Q214470 How to Move the Location of a Locally Cached Profile

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q214/4/70.asp

 

 

 

Windows Time Service:

 

Windows Time Service Whitepaper

 

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS2000/techinfo/howitworks/security/wintimeserv.asp

 

Q223184 Registry Entries for the W32Time Service

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q223/1/84.asp

 

Q224799 Basic Operation of the Windows Time Service

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q224/7/99.asp

 

Q258059 Synchronize Time on Windows 2000 in Windows NT 4.0 Domain

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/0/59.asp

 

Q232209 Win32 Time Service Informational, Warning, and Error Messages

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/2/09.asp

 

Q257187 RPC Error Messages Returned for Active Directory Replication

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q257/1/87.asp

 

Q247321 W32tm Command Generates Error Message Running on Windows 2000 DC

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q247/3/21.asp

 

Q216734 How to Configure an Authoritative Time Server in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q216/7/34.asp

 

Q262680 SNTP Time Servers That Are Available on the Internet

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q262/6/80.asp

 

 

 

Certificate Services:

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Administering Certificate Services

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/adminca.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up a Certificate Authority

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/casetupsteps.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Certification Authority Trust for a Domain

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/catruststeps.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Advanced Certificate Management

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/advcertsteps.asp

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Public Key-Based Client Authentication in Internet

 

Explorer

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/pubkeyie.asp

 

An Introduction to the Windows 2000 Public Key Infrastructure

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/howitworks/security/pkiintro.asp

 

Microsoft Windows 2000 Public Key Infrastructure

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/security/pki.asp

 

Public Key Interoperability

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/howitworks/security/w2kpkint.asp

 

 

 

Q258048 Windows 2000 Certificate Services and X.500 Compliant CAs

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/0/48.asp

 

Q228821 Generating a Certificate Request File Using Certificate Wizard

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q228/8/36.asp

 

Q218445 How to Configure Certificate Server for Use with SSL on IIS

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q218/4/45.asp

 

Q256099 How to distribute or push a root ca certificates to clients

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q256/0/99.asp

 

Q231881 How to Install/Uninstall a Public Key Certificate Authority

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q231/8/81.asp

 

Q246563 Publishing Certificate Revocation Lists to an FTP Location

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q246/5/63.asp

 

Q232162 Incorrect CRL on Certificates Issued by Certificate Services 2.0

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/1/62.asp

 

Q258727 Web Site Accepts Revoked Certificates

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/7/27.asp

 

Q258048 Windows 2000 Certificate Services and X.500 Compliant CAs

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/0/48.asp

 

 

 

Certificate Server (IPSEC related)

 

Q253498 How to Install a Certificate for Use with IP Security

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q253/4/98.asp

 

Q247231 Event ID 20111 When Establishing a L2TP/IPSec Connection|

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q247/2/31.asp

 

Q248750 Description of the IPSec Policy Created for L2TP/IPSec

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q248/7/50.asp

 

Q249067 How to Configure Cisco IOS for L2TP/IPSec in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q249/0/67.asp

 

Q249278 Windows VPN Compatibility with Cisco VPN

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q249/2/78.asp

 

Q249125 Using Certificates for Windows 2000 and Cisco IOS Interoperation

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q249/1/25.asp

 

Q254442 L2TP/IPSec Interoperation with Third-Party Manufacturers

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q254/4/42.asp

 

Q240262 How to Configure a L2TP/IPSec Connection Using a Pre-shared Key

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/2/62.asp

 

Q265112 IPSec and L2TP Implementation in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q265/1/12.asp

 

Q252735 How to Configure IPSec Tunneling in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q252/7/35.asp

 

Q259335 Basic L2TP/IPSec Troubleshooting in Windows 2000

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q259/3/35.asp

 

 

 

Terminal Services:

 

Q186434 Slow Network Default Profile Operation

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q186/4/34.asp

 

 

 

Terminal Services Profiles:

 

Q196284 Controlling Default Behavior for Roaming User Profiles

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q196/2/84.asp

 

Q261099 Using Usrmgr.exe with Windows 2000 Terminal Services

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q261/0/99.asp

 

Q274152 Using Group Policy to Delete Cached Copies of Roaming Profiles

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q274/1/52.asp

 

 

 

Terminal Services Licensing:

 

Microsoft Clearinghouse Phone Number: (888) 571-2048

 

Knowledgebase Articles:

 

Q271245 Cannot Revoke Windows 2000 Terminal Services License from Client

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q271/2/45.asp

 

Q239107 Establishing Preferred Terminal Services License Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q239/1/07.asp

 

Q258045 Terminal Services Licensing Does Not Accept a Valid License Key

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q258/0/45.asp

 

Q261110 Terminal Services Cannot Find Windows 2000 Licensing Server

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q261/1/10.asp

 

Q232520 Description of Terminal Services License Server Discovery

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/5/20.asp

 

Q248650 Windows 2000 Evaluation Version and Terminal Services Licensing

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q248/6/50.asp

 

Q250776 Windows 2000 Terminal Services Issues in Active Directory

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q250/7/76.asp

 

Web Sites:

 

Licensing for Terminal Services in Windows 2000 Home

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/terminal.asp

 

Windows 2000 Pricing Information

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/pricingwindows.asp#terminal

 

White Paper:

 

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/terminal/TSLicensing.asp

 

 

 

Network Monitor:

 

Q148942 How to Capture Network Traffic with Network Monitor

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q158/7/44.asp

 

 

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thanks for the links

i have saved them for later reference

 

lucky for me so far win2k and .net have been easy to figure out for me and i haven't needed any of these type of resorces to get ad and other things going. However the servers on my network are not doing anything really crazy and my network is very small (10 pcs)

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Thanks for the list !

 

I hope I will use those links for information only, not for having real problems... smile

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