Windows 2000 Server For Dummies »

Ed Tittel, Mary T. Madden, and James Michael Stewart are coauthors of Windows?? NT Server 4 For Dummies??.

This friendly guide provides the perfect introduction to the network capabilities of the new Microsoft operating system. Paying special attention to e-commerce, intra-nets, and other hot topics, it explains new features such as the Active Directory and IIS integration - and leads administrators, step by step, through installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

PART I: Laying the Network Foundation.

Chapter 1: Making Networks Make Sense.

Chapter 2: Networking the Client/Server Way.

Chapter 3: Matters of Protocol.

Chapter 4: My Kingdom for a Topology!

PART II: Hooking Up the Hardware.

Chapter 5: Network Design Basics.

Chapter 6: Installing Network Interface Cards (NICs).

Chapter 7: Hooking Up Your Network.

PART III: Servers, Start Your Engines!

Chapter 8: Meet Windows 2000.

Chapter 9: Ready …, Set …, Install!

Chapter 10: Configuring Connections to the Universe.

Chapter 11: Doing the Directory Thing.

Chapter 12: Working with Active Directory, Domains, and Trusts.

Chapter 13: Printing on the Network.

Chapter 14: IP Addressing: Zero to Insane in Two Seconds Flat.

PART IV: Running Your Network.

Chapter 15: Managing Users with Active Directory Users and Computers.

Chapter 16: Managing Shares, Permissions, and More.

Chapter 17: Backing Up for a Rainy Day.

Chapter 18: Network Security Management.

PART V: Troubleshooting Server Snafus.

Chapter 19: Using Windows 2000 Troubleshooting Utilities.

Chapter 20: Nixing Network Problems.

Chapter 21: Reactivating Active Directory.

PART VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 22: Ten Top Tips for Windows 2000 Server Installation and Configuration.

Chapter 23: Ten Steps to Networking Nirvana with Windows 2000 Server.

Index.

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