Along with scripting Windows Firewall exceptions, you can also control them through a Group Policy Object. This would give you the broad reach of being able to affect an entire Organizational Unit (OU) without having to add a script or additional code to a login script. In order to create a firewall exception for an application, Create or Edit a Group Policy Object for an … [Read more...]
Using Group Policy to deploy software to select computers
Assigning software through Group Policy is traditionally thought of as a pretty simple and inexpensive way of automating the deployment of software to entire groups of computers. These groups are defined in the Active Directory (AD) and are more accurately called an Organizational Unit (OU). While it does not require the purchase of any additional software, there are a few … [Read more...]
Windows Installer Wrapper Wizard and a Better Firefox 3 Enterprise Deployment
Building off of the previous successful article, Make a .msi from Firefox 3 setup.exe for Enterprise Deployment, I have come up with an even better way to deploy Mozilla Firefox 3 via Group Policy and .msi installation. This article will provide a step-by-step guide to accomplish this, tested and proven working with Firefox 3.0.4. Whereas the previous article allowed Firefox … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: How to Rename Your Computer
It is best practice to name your computer something descriptive and unique. If the name is not unique amongst the computers on its network, you will get a NetBIOS Naming error and likely will not be able to connect to network resources from either machine. In order to rename your computer, you need to go to the System Properties. To get there, either right-click on My Computer … [Read more...]
Ammyy Admin – The Easiest Remote Control Program Ever
There have been plenty of tools to work on a remote computer over the network, like LogMeIn, VNC, and others, but I have never seen one that has been as easy as Ammyy Admin. If you're trying to help somebody with a computer problem, you might just decide it's easier to fix the problem yourself instead of telling the person what to do. However, sometimes working remotely and … [Read more...]