Chapter 2. A Networking Primer

Before you begin installing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008, or even purchasing the hardware you need, you should spend some time planning your network and, if necessary, learning more about how a network functions. In the planning phase, you think about what you expect to accomplish with your network and take the time to determine what you must do to achieve those goals.

For Windows SBS 2008 purchasers and administrators who have little or no computer networking experience, this section provides a basic outline of the networking concepts that apply most often when managing a Windows environment. Windows ...

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