Chapter Summary

In this chapter, you discovered the Routing and Remote Access capabilities of Windows Server 2003 and how to plan and design this feature into your network.

KEY TERMS

Before taking the exam, make sure you are comfortable with the definitions and concepts for each of the following key terms. You can use Appendix A, "Glossary," for quick reference.

• CHAP

• Distance Vector

• EAP

• IGMP

• IGMP Proxy mode

• IGMP Routing mode

• Link State

• LSA

• MPPE

• MS-CHAP version 1

• MS-CHAP version 2

• Multicast

• netsh

• OSPF

• PAP

• ping

• RIP

• RIP version 2

• route

• Routing

• RRAS

• SPAP

• TCP/IP

• tracert

Understanding routing is critical because of its complexities and what Windows Server 2003 can do in the routing arena, utilizing either a static router or a dynamic routing protocol. In this chapter, you also learned how to plan either type of protocol in any environment. You learned about RIP, RIPv2, and OSPF, examining how each operates as well as looking at their strengths and weaknesses.

This chapter described both version 1 and version 2 of RIP, along with specific features such as silent RIP. Features of the RIP protocol were related to the fundamental discussion of routing covered earlier in the chapter, such as Distance Vector and Split Horizon. A discussion of how RIP functions within a network environment was provided, along with a Step by Step for implementing RIP using the RRAS features of Windows Server 2003.

The second routing protocol to be discussed was the OSPF protocol. The chapter also described the features of OSPF and how they differ from RIP. The chapter then described the components and processes that make up the OSPF routing protocol. A discussion of how OSPF functions within a network environment was provided, along with a Step by Step for implementing OSPF using the RRAS features of Windows Server 2003 Advanced Server.

Later in the chapter, you learned about Routing and Remote Access, what it does with Windows Server 2003, and how to plan remote access into your network. Remember that Windows Server 2003 supports a large number of authentication protocols, such as EAP, MS-CHAPv2, and PAP. A good understanding of the basic operation and use of each will be critical to your successful remote access solution ”and test day experience. Remote access is controlled through policies and profiles, and this chapter examined each.

Lastly, the chapter provided an overview of some of the tools for working with routing and diagnosing problems with routing. A discussion of the route , ping , tracert , pathping , and netsh commands and an overview of Network Monitor were provided. These are the tools that will help you to diagnose problems. In addition to an overview of the tools used, the chapter provided a brief discussion of problems that may arise with the different routing protocols and what can be done to resolve these problems. By no means was this discussion comprehensive, but it did provide insight into some of the different things to check should problems arise.