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What a DNS Server Is and How It Works

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What a DNS Server Is and How It Works   What is a DNS server ?   Domain Name Server (s) (DNS) are the Internet’s equivalent of a phone book. They maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. A DNS server runs special-purpose networking software, features a public IP address, and contains a database of network names and addresses for other Internet hosts.     Fig: DNS Server DNS Root Servers DNS servers communicate with each other using private network protocols. All DNS servers are organized in a hierarchy. At the top level of the hierarchy, so-called root servers store a complete database of Internet domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. The Internet employs 13 root servers that have become somewhat famous for their special role. Maintained by various independent agencies, the servers are aptly named A, B, C and so on up to M. Ten of these servers reside in the ...

How to create Undeletable & Unrenameable Folder in Windows

How to create Undeletable & Unrenameable Folder in Windows Step:1 Open cmd prompt with administrator right, then go to the path where you want to create Undeleable and Unnameable folder. Step:2 Then type "mkdir con\". Your folder is created at the your desired location. It is impossible to rename and delete by user. so enjoy with it. Step:3 For delete the folder again go to same location by cmd prompt and type "rmdir con\" and your folder is deleted.

How to Set a Custom Logon Screen Background on Windows 7

How to Set a Custom Logon Screen Background on Windows 7   Enabling Custom Backgrounds: Step:1 Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit into the search box in the Start menu and pressing Enter. Step:2 In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background Step:3 You’ll see a DWORD value named OEMBackground. If you don’t see it, right-click in the right pane, point to the New submenu, and create a new DWORD value with this name. Double-click the OEMBackground value and set its value to 1.   Step:4 Changing the setting in group policy will allow it to persist even when you change your theme, but the Group Policy Editor is only available in Professional editions of Windows. If you have access to the Group Policy Editor, launch gpedit.msc from the Start menu.   Step:5 Navigate to the following section in the Group Policy Editor windo...

A FASTER WAY TO ENCRYPT YOUR FILES

A FASTER WAY TO ENCRYPT YOUR FILES If your drives are formatted with NTFS, you have the option of using encryption. Windows XP uses the Encrypting File System (EFS) which lets you encrypt your folders and files for increased security. Normally to encrypt a folder or file, you would have to do so from the folder or file’s properties window and access the advanced attributes. Wouldn’t it be great though if you could just encrypt or decrypt a file or folder using the shortcut menu? Well here’s a nifty little tip that does just that… it adds the encrypt and decrypt options to the shortcut menu for a folder or file. Of course, a word of caution: the following steps do require you to modify the registry, so proceed carefully: Click Start, point to run, and type regedit. Within the Registry Editor, navigate to the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft \Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced. Click the Edit menu, point to New, and select Dword value. Type in Encr...

Physical Memory Limits for different windows version

Physical Memory Limits for different windows version: Physical Memory Limits: Windows 8 Version Limit on X86 Limit on X64 Windows 8 Enterprise 4 GB 512 GB Windows 8 Professional 4 GB 512 GB Windows 8 4 GB 128 GB   Physical Memory Limits: Windows Server 2012 Version Limit on X64 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 4 TB Windows Server 2012 Standard 4 TB Windows Server 2012 Essentials 64 GB Windows Server 2012 Foundation 32 GB Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup 32 GB Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard 4 TB Hyper-V Server 2012 4 TB Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7 Version Limit on X86 Limit on X64 Windows 7 Ultimate 4 GB 192 GB Windows 7 Enterprise 4 GB 192 GB Windows...