MCSE windows 2000 network exam prep

Windows 2000 Server  2

Windows 2000 Advanced Server  11

System Requirements  21

Installation Preparation  22

Step-by-Step Installation of Windows 2000 Server and
Windows 2000 Advanced Server  28

Small Business Networks  42

Growing Business Networks  43

Enterprise-Ready Infrastructure  44

LANs  45

WANs  45

The Internet  45

Intranet  46

Virtual Private Network  47

Simple LAN Topologies  47

Hybrid LAN Topologies  50

Enterprise-Wide Topologies  52

WAN Topologies  54

Network Analysis Tools  56

Network Monitoring Tools  59

Monitoring Network Performance  61

System Monitor  62

Performance Logs and Alerts  65

Advice for Monitoring a Network  66

Archiving Data and Monitoring Trends  74

Network Management Tools  74

Network Troubleshooting Tools  79

ARP  91

IP  94

ICMP  95

IGMP  95

UDP  96

TCP  96

IP Address Classes  98

Routing Tables  99

Obtaining IP Addresses  100

Registering and Resolving NetBIOS Names  100

Registering and Resolving DNS Names  100

Determining How to Use This Computer with Your TCP/IP Network  100

Configuring Additional or Secondary Methods to Obtain and
Resolve NetBIOS and DNS Names  105

The ipconfig/all Command   106

The ping Command  106

The nslookup Command  107

NWLink  108

NetBIOS Name Resolution  111

Disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP  113

Microsoft Predefined User Classes  126

Applying Options   127

Server Usage by Clients  128

Servers and Optional Data  128

The Initial Lease Process  130

The Lease Renewal Process  130

The Unauthorized Server  132

Authorizing a Server  132

Detecting Unauthorized Servers  133

The DHCP Database  136

Restoring a Server’s Data  137

Microsoft DHCP Client Options   138

What You Should Do  142

What You Shouldn’t Do  142

Using DHCPINFORM and the Relay Agent  142

Dynamic Configuration  144

Manual Configuration  144

The DHCP for DNS Update   145

Windows Clients and the DNS Dynamic Update Protocol  146

The DnsUpdateProxy Security Group  146

How It Works  148

Zone Transfer with BIND   160

DNS on the Internet  161

Understanding DNS Domain Namespaces  163

DNS Domain Namespace Organization  164

Interpreting DNS Domain Names  165

DNS Namespace Planning   166

Your First DNS Domain Name  167

Planning for Active Directory  167

Selecting Names  167

Planning Server Capacity   170

Placing DNS Servers  171

How DNS and Active Directory Integrate  173

The Benefits of Integration  173

Adding a Primary Server for an Existing Zone  175

Adding a New Primary Zone to an Existing Server  176

Setting Computer Names  176

Setting Domain Names  177

Configuring a DNS Servers List  178

Configuring a DNS Suffix Search List  178

Configuring Multiple Names  179

Using Connection-Specific Names  179

The DNS Console  181

Command-Line Utilities  182

Event Monitoring Utilities  183

Performance Monitoring Utilities  183

Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS)  195

Primary Name Server  199

Secondary Name Servers  200

Caching-Only Servers  201

Multihomed DNS Servers  201

Server Capacity Planning  203

Where to Place DNS Servers  204

Simple Local Network Prioritizing  205

Complex Local Subnet Prioritizing  206

The Differences between Zones and Domains  207

Why Zone Replication and Zone Transfers Are Needed  207

Incremental Zone Transfers  208

DNS Notify  208

Aging and Scavenging   209

Caching and Time to Live   210

Negative Caching  210

Database File  211

Database File Records  212

Cache File  217

The Reverse Lookup File  218

Sample DNS Server Performance Test Results  220

DNS Server Performance Counters  220

Type Description   232

NetBIOS Unique Names  233

NetBIOS Group Names  234

NetBIOS Node Types  235

NetBIOS Before Windows 2000  237

Configuring Replication Partners   240

Configuring WINS for TCP/IP Clients  246

Configuring WINS for DHCP-Enabled Clients  247

Releasing Names  248

Burst Handling  251

Browser Roles  252

Browser Processes  254

Planning Browsing Services  254

Configuration Scenarios  256

Persistent Connections  257

Using NBTSTAT  259

Microsoft Management Console   260

WINS Database Backup  260

Scavenging the Database  262

Restoring the WINS Database  263

Compacting the WINS Database  264

Limitations of lmhosts Files  265

Host Routing  276

Router Routing  278

Routing Tables  278

Static and Dynamic Routers  280

IP Routers  282

Routing Interface  282

Device  283

Port  283

RIP for IP  284

OSPF for IP  284

Single Path vs. Multipath  285

Flat vs. Hierarchical  286

Autonomous Systems  286

Interior Gateway Protocols  287

Exterior Gateway Protocols  287

Installation  288

RIP-for-IP Considerations  290

Deploying RIP  291

External Routes and ASBRs  291

Autonomous System Planning  292

Area Planning  292

Network Planning  293

Default Global Settings  293

Default Interface Settings  294

OSPF Deployment  294

Using Ping   295

Using Tracert   296

What Is IP Multicasting?  305

Multicast Addressing  305

IGMP Messages  306

Single-Router Intranets  307

Single-Router Intranets and the Internet  307

Multicast Boundaries  309

Multicast Heartbeat  309

Background on Multicast Addresses  310

Determining the Ranges to Use for Multicast Scopes  311

MADCAP and DHCP  312

Private Network Addressing  315

Single or Multiple Public Addresses  316

Allowing Inbound Connections  316

Configuring Applications and Services  317

VPN Connections from a Translated SOHO Network  318

Configuring Other Computers on the Small Office or Home Network  319

Advanced NAT Translation Settings  319

Dial-Up Networking  328

Virtual Private Networking  329

PPP  331

SLIP  331

MS-RAS   331

PPTP  332

L2TP  332

Assigning IP Addresses to Remote Access Clients  333

How Security Works   337

Security after the Connection Is Made  337

Local vs. Centralized Policy Management  339

Conditions  340

Remote-Access Permission  340

Profile  341

Access by User  343

Access by Policy in a Native-Mode Domain  344

Access by Policy in a Mixed-Mode Domain  345

Installing the Software  346

Using IP Security Policy Management   353

Security Features of TCP/IP for Windows 2000  353

IPSec Policy Properties  354

Predefined IPSec Policies  355

IPSec Connection Types   357

Virtual Private Networking with IPSec  359

Kerberos V5 and Domain Controllers  363

Permissions  365

Objects and Object Managers  366

Root and Subordinate CA Types   374

Enterprise and Stand-Alone Policy Modules  374

Installation Requirements  375

Enterprise Adminstrator  376

Installing Certificate Services  376

Setting Object and Folder Permissions  379

Configuring the Policy and Exit Modules for Use by the Service  382

Setting Up an Automatic Certificate Request   384

Obtaining a Certificate  388

Viewing a Certificate   389

Exporting Certificates   389

Importing Certificates   390

Managing a Computer’s Certificates   390

Creating CRLs  391

EFS Standards  393

Using EFS Recovery Keys  394

Active Server Pages   402

Windows Media Services   402

FTP Service Object Counters  402

Internet Information Services Global Object  403

Active Server Pages Object  403

Internet Printing  405

Monitoring  406

Printers Published in Active Directory   406

Connecting Clients to a Printer  406

File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks  407

NTFS, FAT, or FAT32?  408

Phone Book Service  409

Phone Book Administrator  409

Microsoft Connection Manager  410

How the Components Work Together  410

Administering PBS and PBA  410

Remote Administration of PBAs  411

Monitoring Phone Book Service Activity  412

Overview of NIS  413

Overview of Windows Network Management  414

NIS Server Architecture  414

User Name Mapping   418

Backup  427

Utility Manager  429

Active Directory  430

Creating Consoles  436

Snap-In Components  437

Stand-Alone and Extension Snap-Ins  437

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)  441

Component Services   442

Computer Management   443

Data Sources (ODBC)   444

Event Viewer  444

Event Logging for Internet Authentication Service (IAS)  445

Local Security Policy   445

Causes of Bottlenecks  446

Strategy for Tuning and Testing  446

Tuning and Upgrading Tips by Component  447

Detecting Other Installations of Network Monitor  448

The Network Data Stream  449

Displaying Captured Data  449