Cna Study Guide for Intranetware

by Moncur, Michael; Chellis, James

• ISBN13: 9780782120981
• ISBN10: 0782120989
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Sybex Inc

Summary

This guide is an efficient way to prepare for the Certified Novell Administrator exam for IntranetWare. Written by experienced IntranetWare professionals, this book not only covers what you need to know for the exam, but also provides the advanced administration and installation information you'll need for using IntranetWare effectively in the real world.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxv
Part I Introduction to Netware 4.11	1	(120)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Networking	3	(30)
What Is a Network?	4	(8)
The Server	6	(1)
Workstations	7	(1)
Network Boards	8	(1)
Peripherals	9	(1)
Communications Media	10	(2)
The Network Administrator	12	(1)
What Does NetWare Do for Networks?	12	(7)
Network Resources	14	(1)
NetWare 4.11 Services	14	(5)
Choosing a Network Operating System	19	(11)
NetWare 4.11	19	(4)
NetWare Server for OS/2	23	(1)
NetWare 3.12	24	(1)
Windows NT	25	(3)
IBM LAN Server	28	(1)
Banyan VINES	28	(1)
Peer-to-Peer Networking	29	(1)
Review	30	(3)
Network Components	30	(1)
Network Services	31	(1)
Network Operating Systems	31	(2)
Chapter 2 What's New in NetWare 4.11?	33	(30)
NetWare Directory Services for Managing Network Objects	34	(2)
Server Features	36	(5)
The Installation Process	37	(1)
Manage the Server with SERVMAN	38	(1)
Synchronized Time	38	(2)
Hardware Support	40	(1)
NetWare Server for OS/2	40	(1)
File System Improvements	41	(6)
File Compression	41	(3)
Block Suballocation	44	(1)
Data Migration	44	(2)
NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NPA)	46	(1)
New, Improved, and Combined Utilities	47	(3)
Printing Made Easy	47	(1)
Online Documentation	48	(2)
Security Features	50	(2)
Types of Security	50	(1)
Memory Protection	51	(1)
Better Client Support	52	(1)
Communication Improvements	53	(1)
More Protocol Support	53	(1)
Packet Burst Protocol	53	(1)
Large Internet Packets	54	(1)
International Features	54	(2)
New Features in NetWare 4.11	56	(3)
NDS Improvements	56	(1)
File System Improvements	56	(1)
Server Improvements	57	(1)
Printing Improvements	57	(1)
Client Software Improvements	58	(1)
Security Improvements	58	(1)
Miscellaneous Changes	58	(1)
Internet/Intranet Features	59	(1)
Review	59	(4)
Server Improvements	60	(1)
File System Improvements	60	(1)
Utility Improvements	61	(1)
Security Improvements	61	(1)
Other Improvements	62	(1)
The Latest Version: 4.11	62	(1)
Chapter 3 PC Hardware	63	(20)
The Motherboard and Microprocessor (CPU)	65	(4)
What Do You Really Need?	68	(1)
Bits and Bytes	68	(1)
Memory	69	(3)
RAM	70	(1)
ROM	71	(1)
Interrupts, Addresses, and Ports	72	(3)
Interrupts (IRQs)	72	(2)
Ports (I/O Addresses)	74	(1)
Memory Addresses	74	(1)
DMA Channels	74	(1)
How a PC Uses Memory	75	(1)
Optimizing Memory	76	(2)
The Data Bus	78	(1)
Review	79	(4)
Chapter 4 DOS and Windows	83	(38)
The Basics of DOS	84	(11)
How DOS Gets Started on a Computer	85	(3)
DOS Files and Directories	88	(2)
File Names	90	(2)
File Attributes	92	(1)
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT	93	(2)
Understanding DOS Commands	95	(12)
CD (CHDIR)	96	(1)
CHKDSK	96	(1)
CLS	97	(1)
COPY	97	(2)
DEL	99	(1)
DELTREE	99	(1)
DIR	100	(1)
DISKCOPY	100	(1)
DOSSHELL	100	(1)
EDIT	101	(1)
FORMAT	101	(1)
MD (MKDIR)	102	(1)
MEM	102	(1)
MOVE	103	(1)
PATH	103	(1)
PRINT	104	(1)
RD (RMDIR)	104	(1)
REN	104	(1)
SCANDISK	104	(1)
TYPE	105	(1)
UNDELETE	105	(1)
XCOPY	106	(1)
Using DOS Batch Files	107	(1)
Versions of DOS	108	(3)
Other DOS Versions	109	(1)
DR DOS and Novell DOS	109	(2)
The Graphical Alternative: Windows	111	(2)
The Latest: Windows 95	113	(1)
Other Operating System Choices	114	(3)
Windows NT Workstation	115	(1)
OS/2 Warp and Warp Connect	115	(1)
Macintosh System 7	116	(1)
Review	117	(4)
Part II Netware 4.11 Administration	121	(228)
Chapter 5 NetWare 4.11 Networking Fundamentals	123	(44)
How NDS Organizes the Network	124	(14)
What Does NDS Do for the Network?	125	(1)
Ease of Administration	125	(4)
How the Directory Is Organized	129	(5)
Properties and Values	134	(1)
Referring to NDS Objects	135	(3)
Connecting to the Network	138	(7)
Network Protocols	140	(1)
Components of Client 32	141	(2)
Installing Client 32	143	(2)
Login and Logout	145	(1)
The NetWare File System	145	(11)
Components of the File System	146	(2)
Using Command-line Utilities	148	(1)
Using Network and Search Drives	149	(2)
Backing Up the File System	151	(5)
Review	156	(4)
NetWare Directory Services	156	(1)
NDS Object Naming	157	(1)
Client Connections	157	(1)
The File System	158	(2)
CNA Practice Test Questions	160	(7)
Chapter 6 How to Manage Container and Leaf Objects	167	(38)
Using NetWare Administrator	169	(13)
Running NetWare Administrator	169	(2)
The Object Menu	171	(6)
The View Menu	177	(2)
Expanding and Collapsing Container Objects	179	(1)
The Options Menu	180	(1)
The Tools Menu	181	(1)
Creating and Managing Multiple Users	182	(4)
Creating Users with Templates	182	(2)
Managing Multiple Users	184	(1)
Creating Users with UIMPORT	184	(2)
NETADMIN: Managing NDS under DOS	186	(7)
The Main Menu	187	(1)
Creating an Object	188	(2)
Managing an Object	190	(3)
Types of Leaf Objects	193	(5)
User Objects	194	(1)
Group Objects	194	(1)
Organizational Roles	195	(1)
The NetWare Server Object	195	(1)
The Volume Object	196	(1)
Using Alias Objects	196	(1)
Using Profile Objects	197	(1)
Directory Map Objects	197	(1)
Review	198	(2)
NWADMIN	198	(1)
NETADMIN	199	(1)
Commonly Used Leaf Objects	199	(1)
CNA Practice Test Questions	200	(5)
Chapter 7 How to Use NetWare Security	205	(46)
Using Login Security	207	(4)
The Login Process	207	(1)
Restricting User Access	208	(2)
Detecting Intruders	210	(1)
Trustees	211	(2)
Using File System Security	213	(12)
File System Rights	213	(3)
File Attributes	216	(2)
Managing File System Security	218	(1)
Browsing the File System	218	(1)
Assigning Trustee Rights	219	(4)
Modifying the Inherited Rights Filter (IRF)	223	(1)
Displaying Effective Rights	223	(1)
Modifying File Attributes	224	(1)
Using NDS Security	225	(16)
Login Security	226	(1)
Trustee Rights	226	(3)
Inherited Rights in NDS	229	(3)
Security Equivalence	232	(3)
Calculating Effective Rights	235	(1)
Using NetWare Administrator to Control NDS Security	236	(5)
Review	241	(6)
NDS Security	244	(3)
CNA Practice Test Questions	247	(4)
Chapter 8 Managing Login Scripts and Applications	251	(32)
Using Login Scripts	252	(12)
Login Script Types	253	(3)
Login Script Variables	256	(1)
Login Script Commands	257	(5)
DOS Commands	262	(2)
Using NetWare Application Manager	264	(12)
Creating and Managing Application Objects	265	(6)
Installing and Using NAL	271	(5)
Review	276	(2)
Login Scripts	276	(1)
NetWare Application Manager (NAM)	277	(1)
CNA Practice Test Questions	278	(5)
Chapter 9 How Printing Works	283	(38)
Components of NetWare 4.11 Printing	284	(11)
Print Queues	285	(1)
Print Servers	285	(1)
Printers	286	(8)
The Port Driver (NPRINTER)	294	(1)
Managing Printing with NetWare Administrator	295	(13)
Creating Objects	295	(12)
Using Quick Setup	307	(1)
Managing Printing with PCONSOLE	308	(5)
Using Quick Setup	309	(1)
Managing Printer Objects	310	(3)
Creating Custom Print Configurations and Forms with NetWare Utilities	313	(2)
Using PRINTDEF to Create Printer Forms	313	(1)
Using PRINTCON to Configure Print Jobs	314	(1)
Creating Forms and Configuring Print Jobs with NetWare Administrator	315	(1)
Review	315	(2)
CNA Practice Test Questions	317	(4)
Chapter 10 Administering the File Server	321	(28)
What's in a NetWare 4.11 Server?	322	(3)
Operating System	323	(1)
NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs)	323	(2)
NetWare 4.11 Console Commands	325	(7)
BROADCAST	326	(1)
CLEAR STATION	326	(1)
CLS	327	(1)
CONFIG	327	(1)
DISABLE LOGIN	327	(1)
DISMOUNT	328	(1)
DISPLAY NETWORKS	328	(1)
DISPLAY SERVERS	328	(1)
DOWN	328	(1)
EXIT	329	(1)
HELP	329	(1)
LOAD	330	(1)
MOUNT	330	(1)
MODULES	330	(1)
RESTART SERVER	331	(1)
SET	331	(1)
TIME	332	(1)
UNLOAD	332	(1)
NetWare 4.11 NLM Utilities	332	(6)
EDIT	333	(1)
INSTALL	333	(1)
MONITOR	334	(3)
SERVMAN	337	(1)
Managing Server Configuration Files	338	(2)
The STARTUP.NCF File	338	(1)
The AUTOEXEC.NCF File	339	(1)
Remote Access to the Server	340	(2)
Securing the Server Console	342	(1)
Review	342	(3)
CNA Practice Test Questions	345	(4)
Part III Netware 4.11 Advanced Administration	349	(170)
Chapter 11 Advanced NetWare Directory Services	351	(48)
Designing the NDS Tree	352	(16)
Tree Design Considerations	353	(1)
Choosing a Tree Structure	354	(6)
Defining Naming Standards	360	(3)
Implementing NDS	363	(5)
Partitioning and Replicating Your Directory Tree	368	(13)
Partitioning the Directory	369	(2)
Replicating the Directory	371	(5)
Managing Partitions and Replicas	376	(5)
Merging NDS Trees	381	(3)
Merging Considerations	382	(1)
Starting the Merge Process	382	(2)
Troubleshooting NDS	384	(10)
Review	394	(5)
NDS Tree Design and Implementation	394	(2)
NDS Partitions and Replicas	396	(1)
Directory Tree Merging	396	(1)
Troubleshooting	397	(2)
Chapter 12 Advanced NetWare Management	399	(24)
Internetworking with NetWare 4.11	400	(5)
The MultiProtocol Router (MPR)	401	(1)
Using INETCFG to Configure MPR	402	(3)
International Features	405	(4)
Installing an Alternate Language	405	(1)
Changing the Server's Language	406	(1)
Changing the Server's Keyboard Type	407	(1)
Changing the Language for NLMs	407	(1)
Setting a Workstation's Language	408	(1)
Using Time Synchronization	409	(12)
Types of Time Servers	409	(4)
Methods of Time Synchronization	413	(3)
Using Time Provider Groups	416	(1)
Implementing and Managing Time Synchronization	416	(4)
Starting Synchronization	420	(1)
Review	421	(2)
Internetworking	421	(1)
Internationalization	421	(1)
Time Synchronization	422	(1)
Chapter 13 Setting Up and Managing the Workstation	423	(38)
Installing Non-DOS Clients	424	(15)
Configuring OS/2 Clients	424	(3)
Configuring Macintosh Clients	427	(12)
Using NetWare/IP	439	(1)
Integrating NetWare 3.1x and NetWare 4	439	(8)
Planning and Implementing Bindery Services	441	(4)
Planning Bindery Contexts	445	(1)
Setting Up Bindery Services	445	(2)
Managing NetWare 3.1x with NDS	447	(9)
How NetSync Works	447	(2)
Limitations of NetSync	449	(1)
Installing NetSync	450	(5)
Using NetSync Options	455	(1)
Resynchronizing a NetWare 3.1x Server	456	(1)
Review	456	(5)
OS/2 Client Installation	456	(1)
Macintosh Client Installation	457	(1)
NetWare IP	457	(1)
Bindery Services	457	(1)
Managing NetWare 3.1x through NDS	458	(3)
Chapter 14 Advanced Security and Auditing	461	(26)
NDS Security Overview	462	(4)
NDS Inheritance	464	(1)
Security Equivalence	465	(1)
Effective Rights	465	(1)
Assigning NDS Administrators	466	(8)
Centralized Administration	466	(1)
Distributed Administration	467	(7)
Auditing the Network	474	(10)
Creating a Network Auditor	474	(3)
Performing Auditing Tasks	477	(7)
Ending the Audit	484	(1)
Review	484	(3)
Administration	484	(1)
Auditing	485	(2)
Chapter 15 Managing Your NetWare 4.11 Server	487	(32)
Components of a Server	488	(2)
Hardware Components	488	(1)
Software Components	489	(1)
How Servers Are Identified	489	(1)
Starting the Server	490	(1)
Configuring the Server	490	(3)
The AUTOEXEC.BAT File	490	(1)
The STARTUP.NCF File	491	(1)
The AUTOEXEC.NCF File	492	(1)
Server Batch Files	493	(1)
Optimizing the Server and Network	493	(20)
Optimizing Memory and CPU Performance	493	(4)
Optimizing Disk Performance	497	(9)
Optimizing Network Communication	506	(7)
Review	513	(6)
Server Components	514	(1)
Configuration of the Server	515	(1)
Optimizing the Network	515	(4)
Part IV Installing and Configuring Netware 4.11	519	(100)
Chapter 16 Installing NetWare 4.11	521	(28)
Choosing the Server Hardware	522	(6)
How Much Memory?	523	(1)
How Much Disk Storage?	524	(1)
Choosing a Processor	524	(1)
Other Hardware Considerations	525	(3)
Performing the Installation	528	(6)
Using the Simple Installation	529	(2)
Using the Custom Installation	531	(3)
Using Online Documentation	534	(3)
Installing the Dyna Text Viewer	534	(3)
Using NetWare Web Server	537	(8)
Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol	538	(3)
Installing the Web Server	541	(3)
Installing Netscape Navigator	544	(1)
Review	545	(4)
Chapter 17 Upgrading to NetWare 4.11	549	(22)
Hardware Requirements	551	(3)
Do You Need More Memory?	552	(1)
Do You Need More Disk Storage?	553	(1)
Do You Need a Faster CPU?	553	(1)
What about Other Hardware?	554	(1)
Planning the Upgrade	554	(7)
Choosing an Upgrade Strategy	555	(5)
Preparing for the Upgrade	560	(1)
Performing the Upgrade	561	(8)
Upgrading with the INSTALL Program	561	(1)
Upgrading NetWare 2.x with the In-Place Upgrade	562	(2)
Performing the Across-the-Wire Migration	564	(2)
Performing the Same-Server Migration	566	(3)
Review	569	(2)
Hardware Requirements	569	(1)
Types of Upgrade	569	(2)
Chapter 18 Configuring NetWare 4.11	571	(24)
Configuring the Network	572	(6)
Creating User Objects	572	(1)
Creating Groups	573	(1)
The File System	574	(1)
Configuring Security	575	(1)
Configuring Printing	576	(2)
Configuring NDS	578	(2)
NDS Design	578	(2)
Implementing NDS	580	(1)
Merging Directory Trees	580	(11)
Merging Considerations	581	(1)
The Merge Process	582	(1)
Troubleshooting NDS	583	(8)
Review	591	(4)
Network Configuration	592	(1)
Designing the NDS Tree	592	(1)
Merging Directory Trees and Troubleshooting NDS	593	(2)
Chapter 19 Taking Care of the NetWare 4.11 Server Environment	595	(24)
Planning the Server and Network	596	(2)
Keep It Simple	596	(1)
Consider Fault Tolerance	597	(1)
Maximize Network Performance	598	(1)
Configuring and Managing the DOS Partition	598	(1)
Managing the NetWare 4.11 Server	599	(16)
Bringing the Server Up	600	(1)
Taking the Server Down	601	(1)
Monitoring and Optimizing Server Performance	601	(1)
Optimizing Memory and CPU Performance	602	(4)
Optimizing Disk Performance	606	(9)
Review	615	(4)
Planning the Server	615	(1)
Optimizing the Server	616	(3)
Part V Conclusion	619	(34)
Chapter 20 The Current State of Networking	621	(18)
Network Statistics	623	(6)
How Many Networks Are There?	623	(1)
Network Topologies	623	(4)
NetWare Versions	627	(2)
The State of Computers	629	(7)
An Overview of PC Technologies	630	(2)
Operating System Choices	632	(4)
The Job Market for Networking Experts	636	(1)
NetWare Resellers and Education Centers	637	(1)
Review	637	(2)
Chapter 21 What's in the Future for Networking?	639	(14)
New Networking Hardware and Topologies	640	(2)
Fast Ethernet	641	(1)
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)	641	(1)
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)	642	(1)
New Network Operating Systems	642	(2)
Novell: 32 Bits and Beyond	643	(1)
Microsoft: Destination Cairo	643	(1)
New PC Hardware	644	(2)
Microprocessors	644	(1)
Motherboards	645	(1)
Disk Storage	645	(1)
Monitors	646	(1)
New Network Concepts	646	(4)
Computer Telephony	647	(1)
Application Servers	647	(1)
Internet Connectivity	648	(1)
Video Conferencing	649	(1)
CNE Certification and the Job Market	650	(1)
Review	650	(3)
Appendix A Answers to CNA Practice Test Questions	653	(26)
Chapter 5	654	(6)
Chapter 6	660	(4)
Chapter 7	664	(3)
Chapter 8	667	(4)
Chapter 9	671	(4)
Chapter 10	675	(4)
Appendix B NetWare Commands Quick Reference	679	(16)
Workstation Commands	680	(7)
Menu and Windows Utilities	687	(2)
Console Commands	689	(2)
Console Utilities (NLMs)	691	(4)
Glossary	695	(26)
Index	721