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Publisher Microsoft Press
Release Date March 7, 2008
ISBN 0735625158

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Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and more. You also get answers to common questions from network architects, engineers, and administrators about Windows Server 2008 Active Directory plus scripts, utilities, job aids, and a fully searchable eBook on CD.

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Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP)

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Publisher Microsoft Press
Release Date January 19, 2008
ISBN 0735624224

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Get the official resource for deploying, administering, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) technologies, direct from the experts who know the technologies best. This definitive resource from award-winning Microsoft® networking author Joseph Davies and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) author Tony Northrup also offers expert insights direct from the Windows Server Networking team at Microsoft. You get detailed information about all major networking and network security services, including the all-new Network Access Protection (NAP), authentication infrastructure, IPv4 and IPv6, remote access, virtual private networks, IP security, quality of service, scalable networking, wireless infrastructure and security, DNS, DHCP, Windows® Firewall, and more. You also get a companion DVD with a fully searchable eBook version of the book, plus eBook samples from Understanding IPv6 2nd Edition, Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services, and TCP/IP Fundamentals. This official Microsoft resource delivers what every Windows administrator needs to master Windows Server 2008 networking.

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Delivers in-depth technical guidance for administering, Windows Server 2008 networking and NAP technologies

Features definitive product information from the experts, with additional insights from the Windows Server team at Microsoft and field consultants

Provides the detailed information that every Windows administrator needs about NAP, IPv4 and IPv6, remote access, virtual private networks, IP security, DNS, DHCP, Windows Firewall, and more

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Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core

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Publisher Sybex
Release Date January 29, 2008
ISBN 0470238402

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If you're a systems administrator looking to reduce maintenance and increase efficiency, Microsoft's new GUI-less Server Core is for you. It's Windows without windows-a command line version of Windows Server 2008 that offers better security, reduced size, and faster access. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find everything you need to quickly master this sleek, innovative version of Windows Server 2008.

Packed with step-by-step instructions and page after page of practical examples, this book teaches you how to operate in a windowless environment, including using all the commands, creating BAT files, working with scripts, using registry hacks, managing remote systems, and more.

* Install and configure Server Core without a Control Panel or Start menu
* Access DLLs using RunDLL32 to perform tasks at the command line
* Understand important differences between internal and external commands
* Set up automatic updates, enable terminal services, and configure IP security
* Change logons, ports, and users with the Change Utility
* Install and manage software, hardware, servers, and applications
* Add, copy, modify, sort, compress, encrypt, and transfer data
* Manage files and directories, including such tasks as disk checks and changing access
* Monitor system events and remote systems, and communicate with TelNet
* Set up virus and intrusion protection, verify drivers, and check Event Trace logs

This valuable desktop reference also includes best practices, 52 indispensable command line tricks, and an alphabetical list of all the commands.

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Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide

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Publisher O'Reilly Media
Release Date March 17, 2008
ISBN 059651411

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This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell, server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compact presentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find in bulkier references. Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide takes a refreshing approach. You won't find the history of Windows NT, or discussions on the way things used to work. Instead, you get only the information you need to use this server. If you're a beginning or intermediate system administrator, you learn how the system works, and how to administer machines running it. The expert administrators among you discover new concepts and components outside of your realm of expertise. Simply put, this is the most thorough reference available for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to: Installing the server in a variety of different environments File services and the Windows permission structure How the domain name system (DNS) works Active Directory, including its logical and physical structure, hierarchical components, scalability, and replication Group Policy's structure and operation Managing security policy with predefined templates and customized policy plans Architectural improvements, new features, and daily administration of IIS 7 Terminal Services from both the administrator's user's point of view Networking architecture including DNS, DHCP, VPN, RADIUS server, IAS, and IPSec Windows clustering services ---applications, grouping machines, capacity and network planning, user account management Windows PowerShell scripting and command-line technology With Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide, you to come away with a firm understanding of what's happening under the hood, but without the sense that you're taking a graduate course in OS theory. If you intend to work with this server, this is the only book you need.

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