Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition

name resolution   [See hostnames, resolution to IP addresses]

naming convention (8.3), disabling in NTFS  

NAT   [See Network Address Translation]

National Television Standards Committee (NTSC)  

negative and positive entries (resolve cache)  

Nelson's Email Organizer (for Outlook)  

Nero Burning ROM program  

NetBEU protocolI

       installing on XP

               difficulties of  

NetBEUI protocol  

       end of Microsoft support for  

       installing on XP

               disabling TCP/IP file and printer sharing  

               Windows 2000 version  

NetBIOS, IPX/SPX with  

NetIQ's free QCheck program   [See QCheck program]

Netscape 7 browser, Google Toolbar for  

Netscape Navigator

        cookie-based ad networks, opting out of  

       cookies, handling of  

netsh tool  

       netsh diag commands, listing of  

       using directly from command line for from netsh console  

NetShell utility, resetting TCP/IP to original configuration  

netstat command

        open network connections, getting information on  

network adapter's MAC address  

       cloning for residential gateway  

Network Address Translation (NAT)  

       automatic mapping of hostname to dynamic IP address, problems with  

       VPN connections and  

network and multiuser policies and rights  

Network Connections folder, closing down ports manually  

Network Setup Wizard, correcting TCP/IP configuration  

Network Stumbler program  

       detecting nearby wireless networks

               networks not part of FreeNets  

       wireless network cards it works with  

networking  

       closing down ports and blocking protocols  

       connections, management by HKEY_CURRENT_USER (Registry hive)  

       controlling another PC with remote access  

               configuring XP remote server  

               firewalls, remote access connections and  

               setting up remote client  

       direct cable connections, using  

               cables and connectors  

               Ethernet cable  

               serial or parallel cable  

       DNS settings, customizing for faster Internet access  

               cache settings  

               fixing DNS problems  

               HOSTS file  

       extending range of wireless network  

               antennas (access point or PCs), avoiding placement near large metal objects  

               avoid putting access point next to outside wall  

               avoid putting access point or PCs near microwavs or cordless phones  

                centrally locate access point  

               external and booster antennas, use of  

               vertical orientation of access point antennas  

               wireless PC antennas, pointing toward access point  

       firewalls

               Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)  

                unsolicited inbound traffic, allowing through  

               ZoneAlarm  

       making server always available by mapping hostname to dynamic IP address  

       peer-to-peer, improving with NetBEUI  

       proxy servers, protecting your PC with  

               configuring IE to use proxies  

               finding free, public proxies  

               limiting connections to certain web sites  

       renewing DHCP-assigned IP address  

       repairing broken TCP/IP connection  

       residential gateways, optimizing  

               cloning MAC address  

               hub/router settings for DSL access  

               VPN, settings for using  

       security, testing with Shields Up  

       speeding up network browsing  

       troubleshooting network connections  

               ipconfig utility, analyzing TCP/IP problems  

               netsh tool  

               netstat, getting information on open connections  

               pathping command, using  

               ping, diagnosing TCP/IP problems  

               tracing network and internat data path with tracert  

       VPN, setting up  

       Windows Media Player, privacy problems with  

       wireless networks

               checking WiFi performance with QCheck  

               war driving for WiFi access  

New Connection Wizard  

New document menu, cleaning up  

New ESP Share Group Wizard (Eudora)  

No-IP.com  

NoHTML plugin (for Outlook)  

noise filter for Indexing Service searches, editing  

non-plug-and-play devices, forcing display by Device Manager  

nonpresent or ghosted devices  

       forcing display with Device Manager  

NOT operators (unary and binary)  

Notepad, creting batch file  

Notification Area

       hiding all icons in  

       network icon  

       wireless network connections, information about  

NTBackup  

       inability to back up directly to CDs  

       installed on XP Home, ASR and  

       restoring a backup  

NTFS (NT File System)

       naming convention (8.3), disabling  

NTFS (NT File System) compression  

       converting previous filesystems to  

       disk space saved by  

       folder compression, effects on files  

       improving NTFS performance  

       ZIP files vs.  

NTI Deluxe Backup Plus! Now  

ntoskrnl .exe file  

NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)  

null Ethernet cables   2nd  

       cheap networking with  

               TCP/IP settings for  

null serial cables   2nd  

Num Lock, automatically turning on at startup  

numbers

       in Indexing Service queries  

       representing DWORD data type in Registry values