I’m doing a fair bit of server migration work at the moment. As part of that I often need to copy over large amounts of file based data. To do that I’ve been using a tool called Robocopy which does a great job of it and allows me to script it to copy over a set of folders and then later run the script again to pickup any changed files. Robocopy has been with us for years now … [Read more...]
What sites can I use to test the speed of my Internet connection?
http://www.broadbandtips.net/ http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/#BeforeStarting http://www.speedcorp.net/downloads.shtml Good site with a few different levels of testing capable - can test dialup modems, ISDN, ADSL, and T1 lines http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/speedtest.html This is good for analysing registry settings and make the appropriate changes to … [Read more...]
SBS Resource Kit – Grey Lancaster
The RES kit will be a free download avail real soon. So far all I have played with is 2 new apps to extend the functionality of SBS. There is one app that allows you to expand the VAP reporting tool and the Console itself. The other is so you can add 3rd party apps to the list of software you want installed when you run the setup disc. The VAP tool if you have not … [Read more...]
Good Utilities for Small Business Server 4.5 – Wayne Small
A number of good utilities exist for SBS 4.5 SBS 4.5 Resource Kit from Microsoft includes all those from the NT Resource kit, including items such as WINat (graphical scheduling program), and shutdown (for scheduled reboots of a clients server) … [Read more...]