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The Only Windows Server Resource You Need
The single most comprehensive and understandable book on the subject, Mastering Windows Server 2003 continues author Mark Minasis awardwinning tradition of clear and comprehensive coverage of Microsofts Windows Server products. This book shows you how to plan, configure and install your network, keep it running its best, and fix it if it breaks. And you still get all the coverage you need for the Windows 2000 Server installations that remain part of your environment.
Coverage includes:
Configuring IP, DHCP, DNS, and WINS to achieve the right foundation for your network
DNS explained in everyday English, from basics to advanced design
Designing, running, and maintaining Active Directorybased domains with Server 2003 and 2000 Server
Running your own Web, FTP, and email server with 2003
Controlling hundreds, even thousands, of workstations with group policies and security templates
Tuning and monitoring your network
Securing your network from splitbrain DNS to AD delegation to group policies, logs, IPSec, PKI and more
Using Windows Server 2003 to share Internet connections
Complete coverage of all new 2003 features
Real Solutions to Real Challenges
If improving the realworld performance of your network is the bottom line, this book delivers the goods. It shows you how to design and manage a multipleplatform network, build a Windowsbased intranet, find the right data backup strategy, prevent and recover from disasters, and much more. Theres no end to what youll accomplish with practical, stepbystep instruction from the expert who has actually done it all on live networks!
Synopsis
Windows .NET Server 2003 is Microsoft's next iteration of its flagship network operating system. It is a multipurpose operating system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, including file and print management, web application services, remote access and virtual private networking, and streaming media. As successful as its predecessor, Windows 2000 Server, was, industry analysts expect Windows .NET Server to be even more popular, as many companies have postponed upgrading from NT Server 4 in anticipation of this product.
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