Windows Server 2003 for Dummies

ISBN: 0764516337
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 195

Authors: Ed Tittel, James Michael Stewart

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Table of Contents
Back Cover
Windows Server 2003 for Dummies
Introduction
Part I: Laying the Network Foundation
Chapter 1: Making Networks Make Sense
What s This about a Network?
Investigating Your Network s Facilities
What Is the Sound of a Working Network?
It s All about Sharing Resources
Windows Networking Trends
Chapter 2: Networking the ClientServer Way
Servers Deliver Services
Decoding a ClientServer Conversation
Clients and Network Access Software
Built-in Functions Versus Network Add-ons
Managing Network Components
Managing Access to Resources
A Windows Network Services Sampler
Chapter 3: Matters of Protocol
Following Protocol
Protocols as Postal Centers
The Dance of the Seven Layers
Windows 2003 Protocols (and More)
Mixing Protocols
Seeing What s Up on Your Server
Chapter 4: My Kingdom for a Topology
What Is a Topology, Really?
A Network Technology Primer
About Ancillary Equipment
Mixing and Matching Network Technologies
Part II: Hooking Up the Hardware
Chapter 5: Network Design Basics
Network Design s Barest Basics
Deciding Where Networking Devices Must Go
Always Check Your Work
Don t Take Your Eyes off the Ball
Every Network Map Tells a Story
Chapter 6: Installing Network Interface Cards
What Makes a NIC Tick?
Find the Newest Bus and Use It Well
Selecting Speedy Server NICs
Preparing to Stick in the NIC
Beware the Golden Fingers
Old-Fashioned NIC Configuration
In the Driver s Seat
Bringing the NIC to the Cable
When Trouble Shoots at you, Be Ready to Shoot Back
Chapter 7: Hooking Up Your Network
Make a Network Medium Happy
Raising the Bandwidth Ceiling
The Backbone s Connected to Everything Else
More Than One Network Is an Internetwork
Beyond Local Networks
Part III: Severs, Start Your Engines
Chapter 8: Meet Windows 2003
The Very Basics of Windows 2003
The Windows 2003 Family
Why Use Windows Server 2003?
Chapter 9: Ready, Set, Install
Got Enough Horsepower?
Step-by-Step: Installing Windows 2003
Installing from an Existing OS
Installing across a Network
Remote Installation
Post-Installation Stress Disorder
Oops, My Installation Didn t Take
About Automated Installation
Chapter 10: Configuring Connections to the Universe
Remote Connections
Chapter 11: Doing the Directory Thing
Meet Active Directory
Of Domains and Controllers
What Makes Active Directory Tick?
Planning for Active Directory
Installing Active Directory
When Domains Multiply
Chapter 12: Working with Active Directory, Domains, and Trusts
Trusts Are Good for NT 4.0 and Active Directory Domains
Administrivia Anyone? (Controlling Domains and Directories)
Permission to Proceed? Handling Directory Permissions
Managing Trusts
Chapter 13: Printing on the Network
Windows 2003 Has a Print Model
Installing on the Server s Side
Sharing Printer Access
Bringing Printers and Clients Together
Managing Windows 2003-Based Printers
Preventing Printer Problems
Faxing the Windows 2003 Way
Chapter 14: IP Addressing - Zero to Insane in Two Seconds Flat
Calling Every Node
Forcing IP down the Throat of Windows 2003
Everyone WINS Sometime
DNS Does the Trick
DHCP: IP Addressing Automation
Ironing Out Problems
Part IV: Running Your Network
Chapter 15: Managing Users with Active Directory Users and Computers
Creating Active Directory Accounts
Getting Pushy with Users
What about Groups?
Give Your Users Nice Profiles
Where You Find Profiles, Policies Are Never Far Away
When Access Problems Loom
Chapter 16: Managing Shares, Permissions, and More
More about Objects, Rights, and Permissions
Of Windows 2003 NTFS and Permissions
FAT and FAT32 Have No Permissions
Share Permissions
Calculating Actual Permissions
But What about Access Control with Active Directory Objects?
Chapter 17: Backing Up for a Rainy Day
Beep Beep Planning Backups
The Windows 2003 Backup Facility
Restoring from a Backup
Third-Party Backup Options
The Backup Operator
Chapter 18: Network Security Management
Network Security Basics
Windows 2003 and Security
A Look into the Future: Service Packs
Copping an Attitude
Plugging Common Mouse Holes
Security Equals Vigilance
Part V: Troubleshooting
Chapter 19: Using Windows 2003 Troubleshooting Utilities
Dump Picking
System Information Tool
Windows 2003 Computer Management
Performance Monitor
Windows 2003 Resource Kit Utilities
Chapter 20: Nixing Network Problems
Open Up and Say Ahhhhh
Check Those Network Settings: Again
What Do you Mean the Server s Unavailable
Slow Networking Services
Can t Get There from Here
Tracking Down Intermittent Problems
Chapter 21: Reactivating Active Directory
Domain Controller, Heal Thyself
When All Is Not Quiet on the Western Front
Common Issues
Backing Up and Restoring Directory Data
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Installation and Configuration
Use Only Qualified Server Hardware
Install from Your Network
Let the Software Do the Work: Automating Installation
Beating Installation Weirdness - Be Persistent
Let VGA Mode Come to the Rescue
Use
Use the Windows 2003 CD to boot
When in Doubt, Back Up
Prepare for the Real Work
Chapter 23: Ten Steps to Networking Nirvana with Windows Server 2003
Ensure Windows 2003 Routing
Open Your TCPIP Toolkit
Install a Fast Server NIC
Know When to Divide and When to Conquer
When in Doubt, Check Your Services
Handle Names and Addresses Efficiently
Ask What s New or Different
If You Need Help, Ask
Watch Network Trouble Spots
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