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Windows Events. Events and Errors. Installed Help for Windows Server 2008 R2. Troubleshoot Windows Server 2008 R2. Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system. This article discusses the required network ports, protocols, and services that are used by Microsoft client and server operating systems, server-based programs, and their subcomponents in the Microsoft Windows Server system.

Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system

Administrators and support professionals may use this Microsoft Knowledge Base article as a roadmap to determine which ports and protocols Microsoft operating systems and programs require for network connectivity in a segmented network. You should not use the port information in this article to configure Windows Firewall. For information about how to configure Windows Firewall, see the following Microsoft website: The Windows Server system includes a comprehensive and integrated infrastructure to meet the requirements of developers and information technology (IT) professionals.

This system runs programs and solutions that you can use to obtain, analyze, and share information quickly and easily. Overview System services ports Active Directory (Local Security Authority) Windows Server 2008 Glossary. Windows Server 2008 R2 Glossary. Updated: June 10, 2009 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2 For more Windows Server terms, see either the Windows Server 2008 Glossary or the Windows Server 2003 Glossary 802.1X is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Glossary

IEEE 802.1X defines port-based network access control which either allows or denies connection requests to IEEE 802.3 wired Ethernet networks or IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. 802.1X is designed for organizations that use an authentication infrastructure consisting of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers, account databases such as the Active Directory® Domain Services, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), as well as 802.1X-capable switches and 802.1X-capable wireless access points (APs). Rpcinfo. Best Practices Analyzer for File Services: Configuration. Published: April 27, 2010 Updated: April 27, 2010 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 Topics in this section can help you bring File Services running on Windows Server 2008 R2 into compliance with configuration best practices.

Best Practices Analyzer for File Services: Configuration

Content in this section is most valuable to administrators who have completed a Best Practices Analyzer scan of File Services, and who want information about how to interpret and resolve the scan results that identify areas of File Services that are noncompliant with configuration best practices. Configuration rules are applied to identify settings that might require modification for File Services to perform optimally. For more information about Best Practices Analyzer and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer. A-Z List. Troubleshoot Windows Server 2008. Updated: January 9, 2009 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 The Windows Server 2008 Technical Library provides several types of troubleshooting information: Server fundamentals documentation provides information about day-to-day server operations, including how to monitor and manage the server and how to improve system performance.

Troubleshoot Windows Server 2008

Many server fundamentals and server roles have their own troubleshooting sections about setting up and maintaining that fundamental or role. Events and Errors documentation provides detailed information about events found in the event log. The documentation for the following server fundamentals and server roles contains specific troubleshooting information. The Monitoring Events documentation describes how to use Event Viewer. The Events and Errors documentation provides detailed procedural troubleshooting information for individual Windows Server 2008 events, as well as for some Windows Vista events.