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by Marcia Loughry (Author) "With all the media hype surrounding the release of Windows 2000 Server, you may already be a bit intimidated by the prospect of working with..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Bk&CD-Rom edition (22 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764506595
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764506598
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 311,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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There's no doubt Active Directory is one of the most talked about features of Windows 2000 but its complexity can present an exponential learning curve. In the style typical of this range of books, Active Directory for Dummies aims to cut through the fog and offer a clear, step-by-step guide to this key feature of Microsoft's flagship.

The book targets a wide audience ranging from the merely curious right up to NT administrators looking at migrating to Windows 2000. The author starts with a gentle introduction to Active Directory explaining its purpose and structure and how trees and forests fit into the big picture. Without delay she whisks you on to planning and building your first structure where you'll see the close relationship between Active Directory and DNS, find out how to create a logical structure and measure available bandwidth using the trial software on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Migration tactics compare Windows NT and 2000 domains and the section on upgrade options also includes some useful hints on switching from Novell NDS, UNIX and even Banyan Vines. The tour's next destination is Managing Active Directory and the section on administering users is supported by plenty of screen shots.

The author's efforts to cut through the jargon do leave this book lacking in some areas and the technically aware would be better served with Alistair G Lowe-Norris's Windows 2000 Active Directory. However, the author's easy-going style and slightly irreverent approach will be appreciated by many, making this an ideal introduction to Active Directory.--Dave Mitchell



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Active Directory, a fundamental component of Windows 2000, is revolutionizing the way people design and manage networks. Whether you are a savvy system administrator or are new to networking and information technology, Active Directory For Dummies helps you understand this wonderful new operating system technology.

This unpretentious resource presents the fundamentals of Active Directory and then moves right into planning, implementing, and managing it. Active Directory For Dummies offers a clear explanation of the program and a cataloging of its benefits and buzzwords. Explore the following topics in easy–to–understand language:
∗ Prepare your environment for a shift to Active Directory.
∗ Consider logical structure issues like planning the DNS namespace, designing the tree, and defining an organizational unit (OU) model.
∗ Build a model of an Active Directory domain and create your first objects.
∗ Migrate from an existing environment to an Active Directory environment.
∗ Manage security, users, resources, and replication traffic within the Active Directory tree.
∗ Understand how the Active Directory Services Interface works with other Microsoft technology.
Active Directory For Dummies also includes cool Web links for information on the program as well as a special section on troubleshooting common problems that may arise during installation and operation of Active Directory. The enclosed CD–ROM offers you 60–day test–drive versions of Visio Professional and Visio Enterprise as well as trial versions of Entevo DirectMigrate2000, EtherPeek 4.0, EtherHelp, TokenPeek, and TokenHelp.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars simple, comprehensive, visual, 30 Jan 2004
there's not much you can say about dummies books apart from it 'does what it says on the tin'. If you want to know about AD in tyhe win2k environment from a practical point of view then this book is definately for you. It is aimed at the beginner and has pplenty of analogies for getting the point home.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book to start off with, 28 Aug 2003
These books are primarily aimed at easily intimidated users, so being still easily intimidated after 10 years it IT, I found this book a great starting point for studying for the Active Directory MCP exam. Indeed, I found some things explained so well that some some concepts that I struggled thorough for other MCP exams were explained away with ease. A lot of the other more 'technical' study guides are largely a copy of the often vague or incomplete Windows help files, but this book rarely falls into this trap.
To emphasize though, you still need to go away and practice on a real system and learn more than is covered in the book to have a confident attempt at the exam, though the book does give good starting points.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated Information, 20 May 2005
This book is a fair introduction to Active Directory but is based on a beta of windows 2000, so some of the information isn't correct.
There is no mention of the changes made in the release version of 2000 or of those made in 2003 Server.
The Visio trial is date locked, and the date expired on Jan 1st 2001.
Unlike other Dummies books this one doesn't go into enough detail to act as a reference after reading it.
There are much better books for Active Directory that act as an introduction and a reference.
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