MCSE:Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Planning and Maintenance Study Guide -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Table of Exercises -- Introduction -- Assessment Test -- Answers to Assessment Test -- Chapter 1: Planning a Network Infrastructure: A Technology Primer -- Defining a Network Infrastructure -- Network Infrastructure in Windows Server 2003 -- Network Configuration and Connectivity Improvements -- Data Security Improvements -- Security Infrastructure Improvements -- High Availability Improvements -- Planning the Network Topology and Name Resolution Strategies -- Planning TCP/IP and the Network Topology Strategy -- Planning a Routing Strategy -- Planning an Internet Connectivity Strategy -- Planning a Name Resolution Strategy -- Planning for Secure Data Flow -- Planning a Remote Access Strategy -- Planning Protocol Security -- Planning and Implementing a Security Infrastructure -- Planning Policy-Based Security for Server Roles -- Planning a Security Update Infrastructure -- Enhancing Authentication through Certificate Services -- Planning for High Server Availability -- Planning Clustering and Network Load Balancing -- Planning Secure Methods for Remote Administration -- Monitoring Network Performance -- Planning a Disaster Recovery Strategy -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Planning a TCP/IP Network Infrastructure -- Understanding and Choosing Network Protocols -- How Network Protocols Work -- Network Packets -- Network Protocols and Windows Server 2003 -- Planning an IP Routing Strategy -- Hardware versus Software Routing -- Static versus Dynamic Routing -- Understanding IP Addressing -- The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme -- Network Address Classes -- Subnetting a Network -- Subnetting Concepts.

Subnetting Examples -- Analyzing IP Addressing Requirements -- Choosing an Address Assignment Model -- Choosing a System for the IP Subnet Structure -- Choosing Public or Private Addresses -- Planning for Automatic IP Configuration -- Introducing IPv6 -- Benefits of IPv6 -- The IPv6 Address Space -- Automatic Configuration in IPv6 -- Troubleshooting TCP/IP Addressing -- Identifying the TCP/IP Configuration -- Testing IP Communications -- Troubleshooting DHCP -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Planning a Network Connectivity Strategy -- Understanding IP Routing -- How Routing Works -- Types of Routing -- Routing in Windows Server 2003 -- Managing IP Routing -- Creating and Managing Interfaces -- Setting IP Routing Properties -- Managing Routing Protocols -- Defining Static Routes -- Filtering TCP/IP Packets -- Creating Packet Filters -- Creating VPN Packet Filters -- Troubleshooting IP Routing -- Understanding Network Connectivity -- Understanding Private Addressing -- NAT in Windows Server 2003 -- The Fate of the Outbound Packet -- The Fate of the Inbound Packet -- NAT Editors -- ICS versus NAT -- Installing ICS -- Planning NAT -- Installing NAT -- Adding and Removing NAT Interfaces -- Configuring NAT Properties -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Planning a DNS Strategy -- Understanding DNS -- What DNS Does -- DNS and Windows Server 2003 -- DNS Terminology -- How DNS Works -- Planning a DNS Namespace -- Understanding Domain Names -- DNS Namespace Options -- Planning DNS Zones -- Selecting the Appropriate Zone Type -- Selecting the Zone Data Location -- Securing Zones -- Integrating DNS and WINS -- Planning DNS Zone Replication and Delegation -- Creating Secondary Zones -- Zone Transfers and Replication.

Securing Zone Transfers -- Delegating Zones -- Determining DNS Caching and Forwarding -- Caching-Only Servers -- Stub Zones -- Conditional Forwarders -- Forward-Only Servers -- Planning DNS Server Resources -- Planning General DNS Server Requirements -- Planning for Server Capacity -- Securing DNS -- Troubleshooting Host Name Resolution -- Monitoring DNS -- Troubleshooting DNS -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Planning a WINS Strategy -- Understanding NetBIOS Name Resolution -- How Name Resolution Works -- WINS in Windows Server 2003 -- The WINS Process -- The WINS Database -- Supporting Non-WINS Clients -- Using LMHOSTS as an Alternative to WINS -- Introducing WINS Replication -- Designing a WINS Strategy -- Determining How Many WINS Servers to Install -- Planning for Availability and Fault Tolerance -- Securing the WINS Infrastructure -- Monitoring WINS Client Traffic -- Planning Replication Partnerships -- Comparing WINS Deployment Scenarios -- Implementing WINS -- Using the WINS Snap-In -- Controlling WINS Replication -- Monitoring WINS -- Using WINS Statistics -- Viewing WINS Records -- Compacting the WINS Database -- Deleting and Tombstoning WINS Records -- Configuring Inter-Forest WINS Replication -- Troubleshooting WINS -- General Considerations -- Using the Nbtstat Command -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Planning Secure Network Access -- Evaluating Remote Access Security -- Remote Access Services -- Remote Access Security -- Planning Remote Access Policies -- Modifying the Default Remote Access Policies -- Creating a Remote Access Policy -- Evaluating IP Security -- IPSec Fundamentals -- IPSec in Practice -- Planning an IPSec Deployment -- Implementing IPSec.

Using the IP Security Policy Management Console -- Managing Policies -- Configuring IPSec Policies -- Configuring IPSec for Tunnel Mode -- Troubleshooting Security for Data Transmission -- Verifying Effective Results of IPSec Policies with Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) -- Monitoring IPSec Status with the IP Security Monitor -- Viewing IPSec-Related Events in the Event Log -- Best Practices for Troubleshooting IPSec -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 7: Planning Server-Level Security -- Introducing Server Roles -- Using the Configure Your Server Wizard -- Using the Manage Your Server Tool -- Evaluating the Windows Server 2003 Editions -- Managing Server Configurations with Security Policy -- Understanding Group Policy and Active Directory -- Configuring Security Settings Options -- Configuring System Options -- Analyzing Security Configurations with the Security Configuration and Analysis Tool -- Specifying a Security Database -- Importing a Security Template -- Performing a Security Analysis -- Reviewing the Security Analysis and Resolving Discrepancies -- Deploying Security Policies -- Planning a Security Update Infrastructure -- Using Microsoft Software Update Services -- Using Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Planning Certificate Services -- Understanding the Public Key Infrastructure -- Key PKI Concepts -- Elements of a PKI -- PKI Terminology -- Planning and Managing the Certificate Server -- Installing Microsoft Certificate Server -- Controlling the CA Service -- Configuring the CA -- Configuring Revocation and Trust -- Managing Certificates -- Introducing the Certificates Snap-In -- Viewing and Changing Certificate Properties -- Requesting New Certificates.

Rekeying an Existing Certificate -- Renewing a Certificate -- Importing, Exporting, and Locating Certificates -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Planning High Availability Services -- Evaluating Availability and Scalability Solutions -- Identifying Threats to High Availability -- Evaluating Scalability Methods -- Evaluating Clustering Technologies -- Planning Server Clusters -- Understanding the Terminology -- Analyzing Business and Application Requirements -- Evaluating Application Deployment Considerations -- Determining the Cluster Model -- Planning Multisite Clusters -- Networking the Cluster -- Planning Network Load Balancing -- Monitoring NLB -- Administering NLB Remotely -- Recovering from Cluster Node Failure -- Backing Up Cluster Data -- Recovering from Cluster Failure -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Planning Network Monitoring, Remote Administration, and Recovery -- Monitoring Network Traffic -- Installing the Network Monitor Driver and Application -- Using Network Monitor -- Monitoring and Optimizing System Performance -- Understanding System Monitor -- Monitoring Server Performance with System Monitor -- Using Additional Tools to Monitor Performance -- Planning to Remotely Administer Computers with Remote Desktop for Administration -- Planning to Offer Remote Assistance to Client Computers -- Planning a Backup and Recovery Strategy -- Using Windows Backup -- Using Volume Shadow Copy -- Using Automated System Recovery -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Key Terms -- Review Questions -- Answers to Review Questions -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G, H -- I -- J.

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