Archive for October 2011
Know About Active Directory and Domain to Reset Windows Server Password
You have forgotten your Windows Server password and puzzled about, “Active Directory” and “Domain”. We will discuss both terms in detail to help you. This discussion will help you in resetting Active Directory password.
Domain
Domain helps in sharing resources and getting access to different computers from a single node. To access a domain resource user must have a server account.
Domain helps in sharing resources and getting access to different computers from a single node. To access a domain resource user must have a server account.There are two types of domain- local and internet domains.
Local sub-network domains: A group of clients and server systems installed in a Local Area Network and controlled by a central database is called a local sub-network domain. All the users of this domain are authenticated by a server computer known as domain controller. Internet domains: In terms of internet domain is a network address. It is included in website address, e-mail address, FTP protocol address, and many more. Like in www. recoveryknowledgebase.com, “recoveryknowledgebase” is the domain. ICANN, a non-profit organization, governs the assignment of internet domain names.
Active Directory
System administrators use Active Directory. User information, security information, installed applications at client systems and other information are stored and managed by this directory. It was first used in Windows 2000. In Windows 2008 it was renamed to Active Directory Domain Services. Domain, domain controllers, organizational units, etc. are some of the components of this directory.
Domain Controller
A Windows Server that is used to authenticate security requests like login, right permissions, etc., to computers in domain, is called as domain controller. They are the central node of the network from where the directory service is controlled. Windows Server administrator rights are given to a computer when it is installed in the network. Two types of passwords are assigned to server- one for standalone and another for controller. If you want to use the features of a domain on a server, you have to login to the system through domain controller password.
So a normal Windows password recovery program cannot recover Server password. You must have Windows Server Password recovery software or you must know the tricks to login without a password.
Google SEO and Domain Authority
To understand how to best optimise your site for Google you need to understand how the web’s link graph works and how Google places value on a particular site. One of the most common SEO techniques is to build vast amounts of links back to a particular page in order to boost its popularity and rank it higher on Google’s index.
Google’s world famous patent PageRank was designed originally to work out the popularity of a particular page on the web. It would take into account where the link was coming from and how relevant it was to the target page. A link from a popular trusted page would be worth a lot more than a link from a page hardly visible on the web.
Google has evolved in the last few years and is now making rank calculations based on a domain level as well as on a page level. Google will now assess how many domains point to your domain, how much authority these domains have and how relevant they are to your content.
So when we are building links back to our sites we need to think about the type of domains pointing to us as
well as the type of pages. For instance a link from a deep page of an authority site may well be worth more than a link from the home page of a less recognised site.
Also whilst thinking about the authority of our domain we need to think about where external links point to on our pages. A common mistake many newbie SEO’s make is by building all their links to their home page leaving their deeper pages to drop out of the index, however Google will specifically look to see where links are pointing to. Google may consider all pages without links to be of no interest and therefore not worth adding to the index. Sites with good amounts of links popularity to deeper pages will always rank better on Google.
When practicing any SEO technique be sure to think about trust, authority and popularity from the perspective of your domain as a whole rather than a particular page. Do you ever wonder why authority sites seem to be able to rank new pages quickly? This is because they have huge amounts of domain authority; Google trusts them fully and therefore fully trusts every piece of content that comes from those domains. It’s simple really build domain authority and rank higher on Google quicker.
Domain Name Registration Basics
The domain name registration process can be confusing to first time buyers. There are a number of terms to worry about. Hopefully, with the information below, you’ll be able to successfully register domain names while avoiding the pain that can sometimes come from the domain registration process.
What the heck is a nameserver anyway? Nameservers refer to a service that runs on servers belonging to a web hosting company that hosts the account that the domain name will point to. Every domain name on the internet must point to an IP address but each IP address can have multiple domain names on it thanks to shared hosting. Entering the nameservers of the hosting company you have for the domain name you are registering lets the big DNS nameservers on the internet know where to find the hosting account for the domain name in question. Without this service, it would be impossible for any computer to find any web page. This is all usually done very quickly – in a fraction of a second.
Whois information is another thing to get knowledgeable about. Whois refers to the owner of the domain name. This information is provided by you when you register a domain name. This information in turn is offered to anyone who cares to search for it. For this reason, it is important to consider privacy issues when entering your information for a domain name. It is not advisable to falsify domain name information. At the same time, you may use the most generic information you can when entering your domain. If you have a work address and home address, use the work address. If you have a post office box number and a street address, include the post office box number only.
How many years should you consider registering your domain name? I would argue that it depends what you are going to use the domain for. If it is your business name and you intend to be in business for at least the next five years, I would register it for five years. That way, you don’t have to worry about it for a long time. In fact, you can register domain names for up to ten years. If you register your domain for that long, you won’t have to worry about it for a decade. Maintenance and stress free.
Make sure you lock your domain. After you’ve registered your domain name, log into the control panel for your domain name and confirm that it is locked. What does locking do for you? It prevents anyone from transferring your domain name to another registrar without your authorization. Most registrars require you to approve the transfer by clicking on a link but some registrars may simply allow the transfer if you don’t expressly forbid it. Miss an email and you could lose your domain name. Don’t take a chance. Lock your domain name right away.