Mastering Windows 2000 Server

by Mark Minasi; Christa Anderson; Doug Toombs

• ISBN13: 9780782127744
• ISBN10: 0782127746
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Sybex Inc

Summary

Mark Minasi, the world's #1 Windows NT authority, updates his #1 best-selling book for Windows 2000. Every system administrator needs this book! This high-level, irreverent yet readable explanation of Windows 2000 Server provides the best discussion of the architecture, features, and new utilities of the new OS in print. You'll learn from the expert: the differences between NT and 2000, the advantages (and potential pitfalls) of the new OS; scores of undocumented secrets, tips, tricks, and workarounds, practical, hands-on advice for installing and using Windows 2000 in an enterprise environment, and hundreds of useful and essential nuggets of information that will save you hundreds or thousands of dollars in calls to Microsoft's help desk.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxix
Windows 2000 Server Overview	1	(28)
Getting Comfortable with Active Directory	29	(82)
Installing Windows 2000 Server	111	(80)
The Windows 2000 Server User Interface and Microsoft Management Console	191	(54)
Understanding the Registry Database	245	(20)
Installing Hardware in Windows 2000	265	(32)
Managing Windows 2000 Storage	297	(70)
Managing and Creating User Accounts	367	(174)
Creating and Managing Shared Folders	541	(68)
Software Installation	609	(46)
Configuring and Troubleshooting Network Print Services	655	(68)
Connecting Clients to Windows 2000 Server	723	(22)
Connecting Macintoshes to Windows 2000	745	(38)
Supporting Clients with Windows Terminal Services	783	(84)
How Running a Big Windows 2000 Network Is Different	867	(18)
Integrating NetWare with Windows 2000 Server	885	(32)
Understanding and Using TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Server	917	(92)
Building a Windows 2000 TCP/IP Infrastructure: DHCP, WINS, DNS, Sites, and More	1009	(154)
Internet Information Services in Windows 2000 Server	1163	(98)
Tuning and Monitoring Your Win2K Network	1261	(62)
Preparing for and Recovering from Server Failures	1323	(88)
Installing and Managing Remote Access Service in Windows 2000 Server	1411	(86)
Appendix Performance Objects in Windows 2000	1497	(11)
Index	1508