MCSE Exam Notes : Proxy Server 2

by Richardson, Scott; Lammle, Todd

• ISBN13: 9780782123043
• ISBN10: 078212304X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This reference covers one of the elective exams for the MCSE--Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0--giving complete information on the exam objectives. Proxy Server 2.0 enables network administrators to provide users of their network with faster and more secure access to the Internet.

Table of Contents

Introduction	x
Chapter 1 Planning	1	(50)
Choose a secure access strategy for various situations. Access includes outbound access by users to the Internet and inbound access to your Web site.	4	(14)
Plan an Internet site or an intranet site for stand-alone servers, single-domain environments, and multiple-domain environments.	18	(12)
Choose a strategy to balance Internet access across multiple Proxy Server computers.	30	(6)
Choose a rollout plan for integrating a Proxy Server with an existing corporate environment.	36	(6)
Choose a fault tolerance strategy.	42	(9)
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration	51	(92)
Create a LAT.	53	(5)
Configure server authentication.	58	(6)
Configure Windows NT to support Microsoft Proxy Server.	64	(8)
Configure the various Proxy Server services.	72	(18)
Configure Microsoft Proxy Server for Internet access.	90	(10)
Select and use software configuration management tools (for example, Control Panel, Windows NT Setup, Regedt32).	100	(8)
Configure auditing	108	(3)
Given a scenario, decide which user interface to use to perform administrative tasks.	111	(6)
Identify the licensing requirements for a given Proxy Server site.	117	(1)
Configure Proxy Server arrays.	118	(5)
Configure arrays to provide fault-tolerance for Web Proxy client requests.	123	(5)
Use packet filtering to prevent unauthorized access.	128	(10)
Configure hierarchical caching.	138	(5)
Chapter 3 Setting Up and Managing Resource Access	143	(36)
Grant or restrict access to the Internet for selected outbound users and groups who use the various Proxy Server services to access the Internet.	145	(6)
Grant or restrict access to specific Internet sites for outbound users.	151	(6)
Choose the location, size, and type of caching for the Web Proxy service.	157	(4)
Configure active caching and passive caching.	161	(4)
Implement Web publishing to enable reverse proxying.	165	(4)
Back up and restore Proxy Server configurations.	169	(5)
Implement reverse hosting.	174	(5)
Chapter 4 Integration and Interoperability	179	(44)
Use the Proxy Server client Setup program to configure client computers.	180	(10)
Configure Proxy Server and Proxy Server client computers to use the Proxy Server services.	190	(13)
Configure a RAS server to route Internet requests.	203	(9)
Write JavaScript to configure a Web browser.	212	(4)
Change settings in Mspclnt.ini.	216	(7)
Chapter 5 Monitoring and Optimization	223	(50)
Configure Proxy Server to log errors when they occur.	225	(17)
Monitor performance of various functions by using Microsoft Windows NT Performance Monitor. Functions include HTTP and FTP sessions.	242	(7)
Analyze performance issues.	249	(8)
Optimize performance for various purposes.	257	(4)
Use Performance Monitor logs to identify the appropriate configuration.	261	(5)
Perform Internet traffic analysis by using Windows NT Server tools.	266	(4)
Monitor current sessions.	270	(3)
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting	273	(42)
Resolve Proxy Server and Proxy Server client installation problems.	275	(6)
Resolve Proxy Server and Proxy Server client access problems.	281	(10)
Resolve Proxy Server client computer problems.	291	(4)
Resolve security problems.	295	(6)
Resolve caching problems.	301	(5)
Troubleshoot a WINS server to provide client access to Proxy Servers.	306	(2)
Troubleshoot hardware-related problems such as network interfaces and disk drives.	308	(5)
Troubleshoot Internet/intranet routing hardware and software. Software includes Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS).	313	(2)
Index	315