Terminal Services vs. Remote Desktop Connection

Terminal Services vs. Remote Desktop Connection

Windows 2000 Remote Connectivity:
Windows 2000 uses only one method of remote connectivity – Terminal
Services. Terminal Services is included with Windows 2000 Server and
Advanced Server. There are also client versions available for Windows
95/98, 2000 Professional, and Windows XP.
Terminal Services in Windows 2000 can be configured in two modes –
Remote Administration and Application Server.
èRemote Administration Mode – This mode allows for only two
Simultaneous connections to any given machine. It is designed to allow
Administrators and a small number of users to access the server remotely.
There are no licensing requirements for remote administration mode.
èApplication Server Mode – This mode is intended to be used in an
environment where applications are installed on the server, and those
Applications are then run by a large number of users remotely via Terminal
Services sessions.



Configuring Application Server mode can be quite complex for a
Number of reasons:
èLicenses must be purchased for the Terminal Services server as well
as for all client machines.
èApplications need to be installed in a specific way – Software
installations can only be performed via Add/Remove Programs in
the Control Panel. Attempts to install software in any other way,
such as simply double clicking on an executable file, will result in an
error message.
Terminal Services is added and configured by checking the Terminal Services box
within the Add/Remove Windows Components feature of Add/Remove Programs as
shown in figure:
Windows 2003 Remote Connectivity:
Microsoft has changed remote connectivity significantly in Windows 2003,
Splitting it



Windows 2003 Remote Connectivity:
Microsoft has changed remote connectivity significantly in Windows 2003,
Splitting it up into two separate utilities - Terminal Services and Remote



Desktop Connection.
èTerminal Services only functions in the Application Server mode and is
not installed by default. Remote Desktop Connection has replaced the
Remote Administration mode of Terminal Services and is installed by
default.
èThe details and behavior of Terminal Services for Windows 2003 is
the same as Terminal Services Application Server Mode for Windows
2000. Remote Desktop Connection for Windows 2003 behaves the same
way as Terminal Services Remote Administration Mode for Windows
2000.
Even though Remote Desktop Connection is available by default, the
feature still needs to be activated before remote users can connect to the
server. This is achieved by checking the “Enable Remote Desktop on this
computer” box on the Remote tab of My Computer properties, shown in
Figure.



Remote Desktop client is located under Start > Programs > Accessories >
Communications > Remote Desktop Connection. This is the client part of
Remote Desktop, which is used to connect remotely to other servers

Internet security

Internet - World Wide Web

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail.

Most traditional communications media including telephone, music, film, and television are reshaped or redefined by the Internet, giving birth to new services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and IPTV. Newspaper, book and other print publishing are adapting to Web site technology, or are reshaped into blogging and web feeds. The Internet has enabled or accelerated new forms of human interactions through instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking. Online shopping has boomed both for major retail outlets and small artisans and traders. Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet affect supply chains across entire industries.

Network security

In the field of networking, the area of network security consists of the provisions and policies adopted by the network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of the computer network and network-accessible resources.

The first step to information security

The term network security and information security are often used interchangeably. Network security is generally taken as providing protection at the boundaries of an organization by keeping out intruders (hackers). Information security, however, explicitly focuses on protecting data resources from malware attack or simple mistakes by people within an organization by use of data loss prevention (DLP) techniques. One of these techniques is to compartmentalize large networks with internal boundaries.

Network security concepts

Network security starts from authenticating the user, commonly with a username and a password. Since this requires just one thing besides the user name, i.e. the password which is something you 'know', this is sometimes termed one factor authentication. With two factor authentication something you 'have' is also used (e.g. a security token or 'dongle', an ATM card, or your mobile phone), or with three factor authentication something you 'are' is also used (e.g. a fingerprint or retinal scan).

How to Backup and Restore Hardware Drivers the Easy Way with Double Driver in Vista

One of the more tedious aspects of reinstalling an operating system is finding all of the drivers for your

hardware again. Many times you may not have the CD for a new hardware device, and even if you did the

drivers on the disk are likely out of date.

Instead of going through all that hassle, you can simply use a great utility called Double Driver to help

restoring drivers the easy way.

Using Double Driver

After installation go ahead and launch Double Driver and click on the Scan button

to begin detecting the drivers

How can I write ISO files to CD?

How can I write (burn) ISO files to CD

ISO files are actually images of complete CDs compiles as
one whole image, just like Ghost does for hard disks and partitions. ISO images can be loaded into
several different CD recording software packages to create CDs.
ISO Recorder Power Toy (Freeware)
ISO Recorder is a Windows XP freeware utility that uses native Windows XP functions to write
images to a CD. You can download this utility from the author’s Web page. When the program
is installed, it is automatically associated with the ISO file extension in Windows Explorer.
For more information about this utility, visit the author’s Web page at
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
Steps to create a CD if you have installed ISO Recorder Power Toy:
1. Download the ISO CD image to a folder on your computer.
2. Insert a blank CD in your CD-RW drive.
3. Start Windows Explorer.
4. Locate the ISO file, right-click the file name, and then click Copy image to CD to open
the ISO Recorder Wizard.
5. Follow the steps in the wizard to write the image to the CD.
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Another alternate method:
1. You can also right-click your CD-R drive and choose Copy Image to CD.
2. In the new window browse to the ISO file and click Next.
Nero - Burning ROM (Ahead Software)
You can use Nero Burning ROM to record a CD from an ISO file. You must purchase this
program from Ahead Software. For more information about this program, visit the Ahead
Software Web site at: http://www.nero.com/
Steps to create a CD if you have installed Nero - Burning ROM:
1. Download the ISO CD image to a folder on your computer.
2. Insert a blank CD in your CD-RW drive.
3. Start Nero Burning.
4. Follow the wizard steps to select Data CD creation.
5. When the wizard closes, click Burn Image on the File menu.
6. In the Open dialog box, select the ISO file, and then click Open.
7. In the wizard, click Burn to write the image to the CD.
EasyCD Creator (Roxio)
You can use EasyCD Creator to create a CD from an ISO file. You must purchase this program
from Roxio. When the program is installed, it is automatically associated with the ISO file
extension in Windows Explorer. For more information about this program, visit the Roxio Web
site at: http://www.roxio.com/
Steps to create a CD if you have installed EasyCD Creator:
1. Download the ISO CD image to a folder on your computer.
2. Insert a blank CD in your CD-RW drive.
3. Start Windows Explorer.
4. Locate the ISO file, right-click the file name, and then click Open to start EasyCD.
5. In the Write Method section of the CD Creation Setup dialog box, click Disk at Once for
optimum recording performance.
6. Click OK to write the image to the CD.
Regards, Team TSG, Infrastructure Availability Services
CDBurn.exe from the XP Support Tools
You can use CDBurn.exe that is included in the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools (read
Download Windows 2003 Reskit Tools for more info).
ISO CD-ROM Burner Tool (CDBurn) is a command-line tool that allows the user to write (burn)
data images from image files located on the hard drive to compact disc (CD) recordable (CDR)
and CD rewritable (CD-RW) media. The data image can be any kind of data, even raw data.
This tool can also be used to erase CD-RW media.
Example: Burn a CD From an Image File When a Drive Letter is Assigned to the CD Burner.
Type the following at the command line:
Cdburn.exe d: c:\dotnet_usa_3678.IDS_x86fre_srv.iso
Press ENTER. Output similar to the following is displayed:
Number of blocks in ISO image is 3d1d6
| 25.6% done
/ 45.2% done
/ 55.3% done
- 68.9% done
\ 89.3% done
- 100.0% done
Finished Writing
Synchronizing Cache: burn successful!
Notes: The drive letter assigned to the burner in this example is D and the image file being
written is located at c:\dotnet_usa_3678.IDS_x86fre_srv.iso
The default burn speed for this tool is 4x. The maximum burn speed is limited by the
maximum speed of the burner. Use the speed parameter to set the burn speed. The max
parameter sets the burn speed of the CD burner to maximum

Facebook Credits For India To Launch Today

Facebook just can't stay away from the limelight these days. After successfully launching in several countries, the social networking giant is going to launch the payment system known as Facebook Credits for Indian users today. Using this system, users will be able to spend the virtual currency on the website on games and applications.

Deb Liu, Facebook's Platform Marketing Manager had stated on the company's official blog in January, "Starting July 1, we will require all social game developers on the Facebook canvas platform to process payments through Facebook Credits. Facebook Credits is currently used in more than 350 applications from 150 developers, representing more than 70% of virtual goods transactions volume on Facebook".

Brands using Facebook as a medium to sell goods will find this very useful. Facebook Credit has already been adopted for in-game virtual transactions by major developers including Zynga, Playfish, CrowdStar, Digital Chocolate, PopCap, and Arkadium; hence there is no doubt that we will hear a lot about it in the near future.