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Mastering Windows Server® 2008 Networking Foundations

Name: Mastering Windows Server® 2008 Networking Foundations
ISBN: 9780470249840

by Mark Minasi, Rhonda Layfield, John Paul Mueller

July 2008

Beginner

500 pages

17h 38m

English

Wiley

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Why Network?
1.1. What's the Point of Networks and Networking?1.1.1. Choosing a Network Type1.1.2. Network Client and Server Software1.1.3. Networks Need Connection Hardware and Links1.1.4. Considering the Hardware1.1.5. Clients and Servers Must Speak the Same Protocols1.2. A Brief History of Windows
2. Building a Simple Network
2.1. Getting Your Free Copy of Windows Server 20082.1.1. Downloading the Software2.1.2. Extending the 30-Day Version to 180 Days2.1.3. Performing the Installation2.2. Performing the Basic Network Setup2.2.1. Changing the Machine Name2.2.2. Changing the Network Name2.3. Creating User Accounts2.4. Sharing Resources with Other Computers2.5. Accessing Resources on Another Computer2.5.1. Accessing Resources Temporarily2.5.2. Making Resource Access Automatic
3. Security Concepts in Windows
3.1. Understanding the Need to Secure Windows3.2. Considering What You Need to Secure in Windows3.3. Understanding Authentication versus Authorization3.4. Understanding How Authentication Works3.4.1. Where Windows Stores Users and Passwords3.4.2. Securing the User Account Database3.4.3. Networkable, Centralized Accounts: Domains3.4.4. Secure Logons Across a Network3.5. Understanding How Authorization Works3.5.1. Permissions and Access Control Lists (ACLs)3.5.2. Understanding What Tokens Do3.5.3. Access to Earlier Security Systems3.5.4. Defining File and Folder Security
4. Installing Windows Server 2008: Basics
4.1. Choosing a Windows Server 2008 Edition4.2. Performing a Windows Server 2008 Full Version Installation4.2.1. Considering the Installation Choices4.2.2. Using the DVD Installation Method4.3. Using the Initial Tasks Page4.3.1. Providing Computer Information4.3.2. Update the Server4.3.3. Customizing This Server4.4. Understanding Roles and Features4.5. Determining the Need for Specific Roles and Features4.6. Installing Roles and Features4.6.1. Adding Roles4.6.2. Removing Roles4.6.3. Adding and Removing Features
5. Controlling Windows Server: MMC
5.1. Fixing the Server 2008 GUI5.1.1. Restoring Your Desktop Icons and Start Menu5.1.2. Setting Administrator-Friendly Folder Options5.2. A Microsoft Management Console Primer5.2.1. What Is This MMC Thing?5.2.2. MMC Terms to Know5.2.3. The Computer Management Console5.2.4. Other MMC Tools5.3. Building Your Own MMC Tools5.3.1. Building a Simple Microsoft Saved Console5.3.2. Creating the Removable Storage Manager Console
6. Controlling Windows Server: The Command Line
6.1. Why You Give a Hoot about the Command Line Interface6.1.1. Reasons to Use the Command Line6.1.2. Situations Where the Command Line Is Less Useful6.2. Elements of the Command Line6.2.1. Command Line Rights6.2.2. Command Prompt Window Configuration6.2.3. Command Prompt Personalization6.2.4. Internal Versus External Commands6.3. Basic Command Examples6.3.1. Getting Help at the Command Line6.3.2. Checking the Status of the System6.3.3. Viewing and Managing Tasks6.3.4. Locating Specific Files Based on Content6.4. Simple Batch Files

7. Controlling Windows III: The Registry
7.1. Computer Configuration and the Registry7.2. Why Should You Care About the Registry?7.2.1. The Registry Is the Real Control Panel7.2.2. Some Administrative Tasks Require Direct Registry Editing7.3. Looking at the Registry7.3.1. The Keys7.3.2. Viewing the Registry from the Command Line7.4. Changing Registry Entries7.4.1. Changing Registry Entries from the Command Line7.4.2. Registry Entry Types7.5. Researching the Registry7.5.1. Discovering Registry Keys on Your Own7.5.2. Dealing with a "Hey, Where Is It?" Registry Value7.6. Creating/Deleting a New Registry Entry7.6.1. Creating and Deleting Registry Entries from the CLI7.7. Backing Up and Restoring a Registry Subkey7.8. Securing the Registry7.8.1. Subkeys Have Permissions7.8.2. Registry Security: the Idea and the Effects7.9. Where the Registry Lives: Hives7.9.1. A Look at the Hive Files7.9.2. Fault Tolerance in the Registry7.10. Remote Registry Modification7.11. Backing Up and Restoring a Registry
8. Controlling Windows Server: Group Policy
8.1. The Power of Group Policy8.2. Working with LGPOs8.2.1. Local Group Policy8.2.2. Administrators or Non-Administrators LGPO8.2.3. User Specific LGPO8.3. Group Policy Breakdown: How LGPOs Are Organized and Structured8.3.1. Computer Node vs. User Node8.3.2. LGPO ... Just a Glorified Registry Editor8.3.3. Introducing ADM Templates and ADMX Files8.3.4. Not All Group Policy Settings Are Registry-Based8.3.5. Introducing Client Side Extensions8.3.6. Essential Policy Settings8.4. Using Scripts inGroup Policy8.5. Working with Active Directory—Based GPOs8.5.1. LGPOs and Active Directory GPOs
9. Windows Storage Concepts and Skills
9.1. Disk Management versus DiskPart9.1.1. The Disk Management Gooey (GUI)9.1.2. Meet DiskPart, the Command-Line Interface9.2. The Basics of Disk Management9.2.1. Physical/Logical Disks: How to Slice Them Up9.2.2. Basic Disks versus Dynamic Disks9.2.3. Server 2008 Setup and System Disk Meet Dynamic Disks9.3. RAID in Server 20089.3.1. Mirrored Volumes — RAID-19.3.2. RAID-59.3.3. Moving a Dynamic Disk9.4. Performing Disk Maintenance9.4.1. Background: Disk Geometry and File Formats9.4.2. Formatting Disks9.4.3. Dealing Out Disk Space ... Managing Disk Quotas9.4.4. Volume Shadow Copy Service9.4.5. Encrypting NTFS Files and Folders9.4.6. Tools of Disk Maintenance9.4.7. Defragmenting Disks9.4.8. Remote Storage9.5. The Evolution of Storage
10. TCP/IP and IPv4 Networking Basics
10.1. A Brief History of TCP/IP10.1.1. Origins of TCP/IP: From the ARPANET to the Internet10.1.2. Goals of TCP/IP's Design10.2. Getting There: The Internet Protocol (IP)10.2.1. A Simple Internet10.2.2. Subnets and Routers: "Should I Shout, or Should I Route?"10.2.3. IP Addresses and Ethernet/Media Access Control (MAC) Addresses10.2.4. Where Your System Gets Its IP Address From10.2.5. IP Routers10.2.6. Routing in More Detail10.3. Class A, B, and C Networks, CIDR Blocks, and Routable and Nonroutable Addresses10.3.1. A, B, and C Class Networks10.3.2. Routable and Nonroutable Addresses10.3.3. You Can't Use All of the Numbers10.3.4. Subnet Masks10.3.5. Exercise: Using IPCon.g to View Network Information10.3.6. Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)10.3.7. What IP Doesn't Do: Error Checking10.4. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)10.4.1. Sequencing10.4.2. Flow Control10.4.3. Error Detection/Correction10.5. Sockets, Ports, and the Winsock Interface10.5.1. How Ports and Sockets Work: An Example10.5.2. Routing the Nonroutable, Part II: PAT and NAT10.5.3. Winsock Sockets10.6. Internet Host Names10.6.1. Simple Naming Systems (HOSTS)10.6.2. Domain Name System (DNS)10.6.3. E-Mail Names: A Note10.7. Attaching to an Internet10.7.1. Dumb Terminal Connection10.7.2. PPP Serial Connection10.7.3. Cable Modem and DSL Connections10.7.4. LAN Connection10.7.5. Terminal Connections versus Other Connections10.8. The Basics of Setting Up TCP/IP on Windows Server 2008 with Static IP Addresses10.8.1. Conguring TCP/IP with a Static IP Address10.8.2. Setting Up MAIN10.8.3. Testing Your IP Configuration10.8.4. Configuration Continued: Setting Domain Suffixes10.8.5. Handling Old Names: Con.guring Your Workstation for WINS10.8.6. Adding IP Addresses to a Single NIC10.9. Lower-Cost LAN-to-WAN Routingwith Internet Connection Sharing10.9.1. Step One: Connect the Internal Network — and Meet Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing (APIPA)10.9.2. Step Two: Get Connected to Your ISP10.9.3. Step Three: Turn ICS On10.9.4. Step Four: Con.gure the Intranet Machines10.9.5. What About the Firewall?
11. What's in a Name? Network Name Overview
11.1. What Is Naming All About: What a Name Server Does for You11.2. Name Resolution in Perspective: Introduction to WINS, Net BIOS, DNS, and Winsock11.2.1. The Old: WINS, NetBIOS, and LMHOSTS11.2.2. The New: Domain Naming System (DNS)11.2.3. Two Different Lineages, Two Different Names11.2.4. Application Program Interface = Modularity
12. Old Names: Understanding NetBIOS, WINS, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP
12.1. NetBIOS and Winsock12.1.1. Handling Legacy and NetBIOS Names: The Windows Internet Name Service12.1.2. NetBIOS atop TCP/IP (NBT)12.1.3. Name Resolution before WINS: LMHOSTS12.1.4. Introducing LMHOSTS12.2. WINS: A NetBIOS Name Service for Windows12.2.1. WINS Needs NT or Later Server12.2.2. WINS Holds Name Registrations12.2.3. WINS Client Failure Modes12.2.4. It's My Name, but for How Long?12.2.5. Installing WINS12.2.6. Configuring a WINS Server12.2.7. Designing a Multi-WINS Network12.2.8. Adding the Second WINS Server12.2.9. Keeping the Second Server Up-to-Date12.2.10. Avoiding WINS Problems12.2.11. Deleting, Tombstoning, and Purging WINS Records12.2.12. WINS Proxy Agents12.3. Name Resolution in More Detail12.3.1. Review: Winsock versus NBT12.3.2. DNS/Winsock Name Resolution12.3.3. Controlling WINS versus DNS Order in Winsock12.3.4. NetBIOS Name Resolution Sequence
13. New Names: How DNS Works
13.1. What DNS Does13.2. Anatomy of a DNS Name13.2.1. DNS Labels 1: The Host Name13.2.2. DNS Labels 2: DNS domains or Zones13.2.3. DNS domains Versus Active Directory Names13.3. DNS from the Client Side13.3.1. Preferred and Alternate DNS Servers13.3.2. Configuring Your DNS Client Software13.3.3. Configuring Your DNS Domain Membership13.3.4. Configuring the DNS Suffix Search List13.3.5. Caching Query Results13.3.6. Caching Negative Query Results13.4. Setting Up a Simple DNS Server13.4.1. Find Your IP Addresses13.4.2. Installing the DNS Server Software13.4.3. Point the DNS Client to the DNS Server13.4.4. Try Your DNS Server Out13.4.5. Meet a Better DNS Tool: NSLOOKUP13.4.6. Troubleshooting the Simple DNS Server13.4.7. We Just Built a "Caching-Only" DNS Server13.5. DNS Concepts: "The Hierarchy"13.5.1. Introducing the Hierarchy: Back to Left-to-Right13.5.2. Why Build the DNS Hierarchy This Way?13.5.3. The Root, Top-Level, Second-Level, and Child domains13.6. Building a More Complex DNS Server13.6.1. Connect and Name the Systems13.6.2. Set Up the IP Addresses and Preferred DNS Servers13.6.3. Open the Firewalls to Allow Pings13.6.4. Test Connectivity13.6.5. Install DNS Suffixes13.6.6. Make Winserver a DNS Server13.6.7. Creating bigfirm.com: The Birth of a Domain13.7. Configuring Your Zone with DNS Records13.7.1. Adding Hosts to a Zone: "A" Records13.7.2. Setting Up Reverse Lookups13.7.3. Reading NS and SOA DNS Records13.7.4. Working with A Records and Understanding Glue Records13.7.5. Seeing All of the Records: The Zone Files Themselves13.7.6. Giving a Host Multiple Names with CNAMEs13.7.7. Identify Your E-mail Servers with MX Records13.7.8. Modifying Your Zone's SOA Record13.8. Spreading the Work: Secondary DNS Servers13.8.1. Secondary DNS Servers Hold Read-Only Zone Copies13.8.2. How Primaries Keep Secondaries Up-to-Date13.9. Delegating: Child domains/Subdomains13.9.1. Revising Bigfirm13.9.2. Time for a Subdomain: test.big.rm.com13.10. Easier Record Maintenance: Dynamic DNS (DDNS)13.10.1. Seeing DDNS Work13.10.2. What DDNS Does, Under the Hood13.10.3. Why You Need a Dynamic Reverse Lookup Zone13.10.4. Keeping Your Systems from Registering PTRs13.10.5. What Triggers DDNS Registrations?13.10.6. Stopping All DDNS Registrations13.10.7. Troubleshooting Failed DDNS Registrations13.10.8. Keeping Your Zones Clean with DNS Scavenging13.10.9. DDNS and Security13.11. Tweaking DNS Performance13.11.1. Cheap "Clusters": Building Fault Tolerance with Multiple A Records and Round-Robin DNS13.12. dnscmd Cheat Sheet
14. Automatic IP Setup: DHCP Essentials
14.1. DHCP:Automatic TCP/IP Configuration14.1.1. Simplifying TCP/IP Administration: BOOTP14.1.2. DHCP: BOOTP Plus14.1.3. Installing and Configuring DHCP Servers14.1.4. Monitoring DHCP14.1.5. Rebuilding a Damaged DHCP Server14.1.6. DHCP on the Client Side14.1.7. DHCP in Detail: How DHCP Works14.1.8. Designing Multi-DHCP Networks
15. Things to Come: A Peek at Active Directory
15.1. Centralized User Accounts and Authorization15.2. Group Policy Centralizes Management, Security, and Configuration15.3. AD Provides a Central List of Resources15.4. Your Data Follows You Around, and It's Easier to Secure

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Find in-depth coverage of general networking concepts and basic instruction on Windows Server 2008 installation and management including active directory, DNS, Windows storage, and TCP/IP and IPv4 networking basics in Mastering Windows Server 2008 Networking Foundations. One of three new books by best-selling author Mark Minasi, this guide explains what servers do, how basic networking works (IP basics and DNS/WINS basics), and the fundamentals of the under-the-hood technologies that support staff must understand. Learn how to install Windows Server 2008 and build a simple network, security concepts, and basic Windows Server administration.

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