Group Policy : Filtering and Permission

We can define the scope of a Group Policy Object (GPO) by linking it to specific Site, Domain or OU. When we link a GPO to a Site, Domain or OU, by default it would be applied to all objects within that scope, unless it is restricted by applying “Block Inheritance” at a lower level.

However, the scope of a GPO can be further narrowed down by using different kind of filtering, which is as follows:

1) Security Filtering along with Delegation

2) WMI Filtering

3) Item Level Targeting

In this article, we will see how we can implement these filtering and take granular control on the GPO target.

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Windows Server : Integration between DNS and DHCP

For any large organization with lots of servers, workstations, appliances, and devices, DNS and DHCP both are very fundamental and crucial components.

The purpose of this article is to highlight some often overlooked areas, which are related to integration between DHCP and DNS. 

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