The other day I posted the first half of this video with the server side setup of NAP.  This video will cover the client side setup and testing on both Windows Vista and Windows XP SP3. Note: Double-click on the video to go full screen. If you want to give these demos a try yourself be sure to grab the lab build guide and demo scripts ...

Server 2008 is out and one of the very cool features is NAP or Network Access Protection.  This feature allow you to protect the internal network from threats.  There is a nice entry on Wikipedia explaining NAP but the TLA way is to show you the quick steps to get it done.  While I could write it out I figured video would be cool as ...

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a logical, secure connection over an insecure network, such as the web or a wireless access point. Remote users use their existing Internet connection to securely connect to the corporate network, just like they were if they were in the office. Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 offer native VPN support. To create our VPN ...