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• Operating Systems : Windows Server 2003
• Distributed Computing : Client/Server
• Networking/Communications : Networking
• Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows

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This book is the Windows Server version of the classic TCP/IP Network Administration. Like the book that inspired it, Windows Server 2003 Network Administration provides an overview of the essential TCP/IP protocols, and explains how to properly manage and configure the services based on these protocols. Any skilled network administrator knows that understanding how things work is as important as knowing how things are done. This book is the essential guide to both, containing everything a network administrator needs to exchange information via the Internet, and to build effective reliable networks.

This must-read guide is divided into three distinct sections: fundamental concepts, tutorial, and reference. The first three chapters are a basic discussion of the network protocols and services. This discussion provides the fundamental concepts necessary to understand the rest of the book. The remaining chapters provide a how-to tutorial for planning, installing and configuring various important network services. The book concludes with three appendixes that are technical references for various configuration options. Content specifics include how to:

• Install, configure, and manage a Microsoft DNS and Windows DHCP server
  
• Control remote communications with Microsoft RRAS software
  
• Protect hosts with Internet Connection Firewalls
  
• Configure Internet and Intranet Web services with IIS
  
• Design proper security into your network
  
• Troubleshoot the network when problems develop

After you've turned the final page of Windows Server 2003 Network Administration, you'll not only understand how to network, but also why it needs to be done.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Overview of TCP/IP
     TCP/IP and the Internet
     A Data Communications Model
     TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
     Network Access Layer
     Internet Layer
     Transport Layer
     Application Layer
     Summary

2. Delivering the Data
     Addressing, Routing, and Multiplexing
     The IP Address
     Internet Routing Architecture
     The Routing Table
     Address Resolution
     Protocols, Ports, and Sockets
     Summary

3. Network Services
     Names and Addresses
     The HOSTS File
     LMHOSTS
     Domain Name System
     Windows Internet Name Service
     SMB and CIFS
     Mail Services
     Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
     Dynamic DNS
     Active Directory Basics
     Summary

4. Basic TCP/IP Configuration
     Network Device Configuration
     General TCP/IP Configuration
     Adding More Configuration Details
     Summary

5. Managing DHCP Services
     Basic Microsoft DHCP Concepts
     Planning for DHCP
     Installing the DHCP Server
     Using the DHCP Console
     DHCP Server Administration
     Creating a MADCAP Server
     Summary

6. Creating a DNS Server
     Domains Versus Zones
     The Microsoft DNS Server
     Planning a DNS Server Installation
     Installing the DNS Server
     Initial Configuration
     The DNS Files
     The DNS Console
     Using nslookup
     Summary

7. Using AD to Support Network Administration
     Moving from Workgroups to Domain Environments
     TCP/IP for AD Transport, Access, and Support
     Using Group Policy to Manage Network Protocols
     Summary

8. Controlling Remote Communications with Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service
     Routing Services
     Protocol Filtering (Basic Firewall Services)
     Remote Access Planning and Deployment
     Configuring Dial-up or VPN Access
     Advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN) Process and Configuration
     Configuring Clients to Use Remote Access
     Configuring Logging and Accounting (Auditing) for Remote Access
     Summary

9. Protecting Hosts with Windows Host Firewalls
     Firewall Basics
     Internet Connection Sharing
     Windows Firewall
     Routing and Remote Access Basic Firewall
     Protocol Filters
     Which Firewall Services Should You Use?
     Summary

10. Centralizing Authentication and Authorization with Internet Authentication Server
     The RADIUS Protocol
     Installing and Configuring IAS
     Configuring IAS as a RADIUS Proxy
     Securing Communications Between RRAS and IAS
     Configuring IAS for Use with VLANs
     Securing Wireless Access with IAS
     Using Backup and Restore (Importing IAS Configuration)
     Providing Load Balancing for Multiple RAS Servers
     Using IAS to Protect the Network from Bad Computers
     Summary

11. Protecting Network Communications with Internet Protocol Security
     IPSec Basics
     Specifics of the Windows Implementation
     Configuring a Windows IPSec Policy
     Extending IPSec Operations
     Designing IPSec Policies to Meet Secure Communications Needs
     Hardening IPSecurity Policies
     Summary

12. Configuring Internet and Intranet Web Services with IIS
     Server Preparation and IIS Installation
     Installing and Configuring Web Servers and Sites
     IIS Mail Services
     Installing and Running IIS Applications
     Summary

13. Network Security Administration
     Security Administration Framework
     Windows Security Posture
     Configuring Advanced Network Security Features
     Summary

14. Troubleshooting TCP/IP
     Approaching a Problem
     Diagnostic Tools
     Testing Basic Connectivity
     Troubleshooting Network Access
     Checking Routing
     Checking Name Service
     Analyzing Protocol Problems
     Protocol Case Study
     Summary

A. DHCP Options

B. DHCP Audit Log Identifiers

C. DNS Resource Records

Index

About the Author

Craig Hunt has almost 30 years of computing experience--first as a programmer, then a systems programmer, network architect, manager of network operations, and finally head of network research. Craig is now an independent computer consultant. He is currently working on the Microsoft antitrust settlement, with a particular focus on the Microsoft Communications Protocol Program (MCPP). Craig is the author of nine computer books, including TCP/IP Network Administration, and is the editor of five others. Find out more about Craig's professional activities at his web site www.wrotethebook.com.

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