index_B

B

backbone

collapsed backbone, 79

defined, 121-122

illustration, 122

network design, 79

staged backbone, 79

testing, 82

upgrades, 352

backup domain controller (BDC), 173-174, 192

backup media, 298-299

Backup Operators group , 309-310

backup software, 300

backup units, 298

Backup utility, 299, 302-306

Backup Wizard, 299

backups

backups

Active Directory, 184-185, 361

archive bit, 294

Automated System Recovery (ASR), 299

Automated Tape Library (ATL), 295-296

Backup Wizard, 299

copy, 294

daily, 295

differential, 295

hardware settings, 301

importance of, 291-292

incremental, 295-296

local, 296-297

nearline, 297

network, 296

normal, 294

NTBACKUP program, 184, 299, 302-306

offline backup, 297

online, 297

Registry, 371

Removable Storage Manager (RSM), 299

restoring, 306

scheduling, 305-306

storage suggestions, 300

tape systems, 308-309

third-party backup products, 307

bad splice (cables), 117

bandwidth

applications, 351-352

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), 123

cable modems, 123

Ethernet, 62-63

General Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL), 123

hertz (Hz), 107

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), 123

network interface card (NIC), 94

satellite, 123

T1/E1, 123

T3/E3, 123

token ring, 64-65

baseband cable, 106

baseband transmission, 107

baseline reports on network performance, 342-343

Bay Networks, 235

BDC (backup domain controller), 173-174, 192

Bellovin, Steven M., Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker, 326

BHS Software, 326

bindings, 29

Bisaillon, Teresa, TCP/IP with Windows NT Illustrated , 247

blue screen of death (BSOD), 103-104, 153

BNCs (British Naval Connectors), 113-114

boot floppy, 371

bridge

defined, 68

how it works, 68-69

troubleshooting, 354

British Naval Connectors (BNCs), 113-114

broadband transmission, 107

brouter

defined, 69

how it works, 69

BSOD (blue screen of death), 104, 153

Building Internet Firewalls , Brent D. Chapman and Elizabeth D. Zwicky, 326

built-in networking components , 26-28

bus connector (NIC), 90

bus mastering, 93-94, 376

bus topology, 56-57

buses

EISA, 92

Fibre Channel standard, 93

FireWire standard, 93

ISA, 91-92

MCA, 92-93

PCI, 93

VLB, 93