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Windows Server 2003 for Dummies

ISBN: 0764516337
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 195

Authors: Ed Tittel, James Michael Stewart

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• Table of Contents
• Back Cover
• Windows Server 2003 for Dummies
• Introduction
• Part I: Laying the Network Foundation
• Chapter 1: Making Networks Make Sense
• What s This about a Network?
• Investigating Your Network s Facilities
• What Is the Sound of a Working Network?
• It s All about Sharing Resources
• Windows Networking Trends
• Chapter 2: Networking the ClientServer Way
• Servers Deliver Services
• Decoding a ClientServer Conversation
• Clients and Network Access Software
• Built-in Functions Versus Network Add-ons
• Managing Network Components
• Managing Access to Resources
• A Windows Network Services Sampler
• Chapter 3: Matters of Protocol
• Following Protocol
• Protocols as Postal Centers
• The Dance of the Seven Layers
• Windows 2003 Protocols (and More)
• Mixing Protocols
• Seeing What s Up on Your Server
• Chapter 4: My Kingdom for a Topology
• What Is a Topology, Really?
• A Network Technology Primer
• About Ancillary Equipment
• Mixing and Matching Network Technologies
• Part II: Hooking Up the Hardware
• Chapter 5: Network Design Basics
• Network Design s Barest Basics
• Deciding Where Networking Devices Must Go
• Always Check Your Work
• Don t Take Your Eyes off the Ball
• Every Network Map Tells a Story
• Chapter 6: Installing Network Interface Cards
• What Makes a NIC Tick?
• Find the Newest Bus and Use It Well
• Selecting Speedy Server NICs
• Preparing to Stick in the NIC
• Beware the Golden Fingers
• Old-Fashioned NIC Configuration
• In the Driver s Seat
• Bringing the NIC to the Cable
• When Trouble Shoots at you, Be Ready to Shoot Back
• Chapter 7: Hooking Up Your Network
• Make a Network Medium Happy
• Raising the Bandwidth Ceiling
• The Backbone s Connected to Everything Else
• More Than One Network Is an Internetwork
• Beyond Local Networks
• Part III: Severs, Start Your Engines
• Chapter 8: Meet Windows 2003
• The Very Basics of Windows 2003
• The Windows 2003 Family
• Why Use Windows Server 2003?
• Chapter 9: Ready, Set, Install
• Got Enough Horsepower?
• Step-by-Step: Installing Windows 2003
• Installing from an Existing OS
• Installing across a Network
• Remote Installation
• Post-Installation Stress Disorder
• Oops, My Installation Didn t Take
• About Automated Installation
• Chapter 10: Configuring Connections to the Universe
• Remote Connections
• Chapter 11: Doing the Directory Thing
• Meet Active Directory
• Of Domains and Controllers
• What Makes Active Directory Tick?
• Planning for Active Directory
• Installing Active Directory
• When Domains Multiply
• Chapter 12: Working with Active Directory, Domains, and Trusts
• Trusts Are Good for NT 4.0 and Active Directory Domains
• Administrivia Anyone? (Controlling Domains and Directories)
• Permission to Proceed? Handling Directory Permissions
• Managing Trusts
• Chapter 13: Printing on the Network
• Windows 2003 Has a Print Model
• Installing on the Server s Side
• Sharing Printer Access
• Bringing Printers and Clients Together
• Managing Windows 2003-Based Printers
• Preventing Printer Problems
• Faxing the Windows 2003 Way
• Chapter 14: IP Addressing - Zero to Insane in Two Seconds Flat
• Calling Every Node
• Forcing IP down the Throat of Windows 2003
• Everyone WINS Sometime
• DNS Does the Trick
• DHCP: IP Addressing Automation
• Ironing Out Problems
• Part IV: Running Your Network
• Chapter 15: Managing Users with Active Directory Users and Computers
• Creating Active Directory Accounts
• Getting Pushy with Users
• What about Groups?
• Give Your Users Nice Profiles
• Where You Find Profiles, Policies Are Never Far Away
• When Access Problems Loom
• Chapter 16: Managing Shares, Permissions, and More
• More about Objects, Rights, and Permissions
• Of Windows 2003 NTFS and Permissions
• FAT and FAT32 Have No Permissions
• Share Permissions
• Calculating Actual Permissions
• But What about Access Control with Active Directory Objects?
• Chapter 17: Backing Up for a Rainy Day
• Beep Beep Planning Backups
• The Windows 2003 Backup Facility
• Restoring from a Backup
• Third-Party Backup Options
• The Backup Operator
• Chapter 18: Network Security Management
• Network Security Basics
• Windows 2003 and Security
• A Look into the Future: Service Packs
• Copping an Attitude
• Plugging Common Mouse Holes
• Security Equals Vigilance
• Part V: Troubleshooting
• Chapter 19: Using Windows 2003 Troubleshooting Utilities
• Dump Picking
• System Information Tool
• Windows 2003 Computer Management
• Performance Monitor
• Windows 2003 Resource Kit Utilities
• Chapter 20: Nixing Network Problems
• Open Up and Say Ahhhhh
• Check Those Network Settings: Again
• What Do you Mean the Server s Unavailable
• Slow Networking Services
• Can t Get There from Here
• Tracking Down Intermittent Problems
• Chapter 21: Reactivating Active Directory
• Domain Controller, Heal Thyself
• When All Is Not Quiet on the Western Front
• Common Issues
• Backing Up and Restoring Directory Data
• Part VI: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Installation and Configuration
• Use Only Qualified Server Hardware
• Install from Your Network
• Let the Software Do the Work: Automating Installation
• Beating Installation Weirdness - Be Persistent
• Let VGA Mode Come to the Rescue
• Use
• Use the Windows 2003 CD to boot
• When in Doubt, Back Up
• Prepare for the Real Work
• Chapter 23: Ten Steps to Networking Nirvana with Windows Server 2003
• Ensure Windows 2003 Routing
• Open Your TCPIP Toolkit
• Install a Fast Server NIC
• Know When to Divide and When to Conquer
• When in Doubt, Check Your Services
• Handle Names and Addresses Efficiently
• Ask What s New or Different
• If You Need Help, Ask
• Watch Network Trouble Spots
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• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Sidebars