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Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.

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Networking information for IT Pros

This topic provides information about the common administration and troubleshooting tasks and tools associated with Windows networking technologies. It also provides links to content that will help you manage your network.

Common tasks

Useful tools

This section describes the Microsoft Web site downloads and tools associated with this version of Windows that help you manage your networking technologies.

Management Console

You can find Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins for networking technologies in the following location: %windir%\System32\snap-in_name.msc.

Important:

Important:

It may be necessary to run MMC and the associated snap-ins with elevated privileges even if your account is in the Computer Administrators group.

To open the MMC with elevated privileges, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and then point to Run as administrator. If Windows displays a security message asking your permission to run this program, click Allow. In the command prompt that opens, type mmc.exe to start MMC. In the console tree of MMC, click File, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then select the appropriate snap-ins and click Add.

The following networking snap-ins are available:

  • IP Security Monitor

  • IP Security Policy Management

  • Local Users and Groups

  • Routing and Remote Access

  • Shared Folders

Downloads

For networking downloads, go to the go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:

Deployment

For information about deploying Windows networking technologies, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:

Operations

For operational information about networking technologies, go to the following resources on the Microsoft Web site:

Technical reference

For information about networking, go to the following technical references on the Microsoft Web site:

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