• Author:
  • Tittel, Ed
  • Madden, Mary T.
  • Stewart, James M.
• Subject:
  Computer Hardware
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  18/02/2000
• Price:
  $37.99
• <  Buy this book  >

If you're new to Windows 2000 Server or to networks in general, fear not, because using a network is not beyond anyone's wits or abilities -- it's mostly a matter of using a language that ordinary people can understand.

Windows 2000 Server For Dummies covers new Web-enabled network features and Active Directory administration for Windows 2000 in plain language. It's full of easy-to-understand instructions that enable you to find your way around a Windows 2000 Server-based network and...
* Grasp basic networking concepts and terminology
* Understand network design, layout principles, and installation configurations
* Review software components common on Windows 2000-based networks
* Install and configure Windows 2000 Server
* Manage users and groups on a Windows 2000-based network
* Conduct a review of network security principles and practices to protect your data from accidental loss or vandalism
* Troubleshoot common causes of trouble on Windows 2000-based networks

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

Introduction.

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.

Book Registration Information.