About This Book Intended Audience Prerequisites Reference Materials Features of This Book Notes Conventions chapter and appendix Overview Finding The Best Starting Point for you Where to Find specific Skills in This Book Getting Started Hardware Requirements Setup Procedures The Microsoft Certified Professional Program Microsoft Certification Benefits Requirements for Becoming a Microsoft Certified Proessional Technical training for Computer Professionals Techical Support Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft Windows 2000 AboutThisChaPter BefOreYouBegin Lesson l: WhatIs aNetwork TheConceptofNetworking Introducing Computer Networking Why Use a Computer Network The Two Major rypes of Networks: LANs and WANs LessonCheckup LessonSummary Lesson 2: Network Configuration Network Configuration Overview PeertoPeerNetworks ServerBasedNetworks LessonCheckup LessonSummary Lesson 3: NetworkTopology Designing a Network Topology StandardTopologies Hubs Variations on the Standard Topologies SelectingaTopology Exercise ll Case Study Problem Exercise l2: Troubleshooting Problem Exercise 13t Network Planning Problem LessonSummary ChaPterSummary ChapterReview ChaPter2 Baslc NatWOFk MedIa AboutThisChaPter BefOreYouBegin Lesson l: NatworkCabling PrimaryCablefypes SignalTransndssion Increasing Bandwidth PerfOnnance TheIBMCablingSystem SelechngCabling Exercise 2l: Case StUdy Problem Lessonsurnmary Lesson 2: The Nework Interface Card The Role of the Network Interface Card ConfigUration OPtions and Settings NlC Bus and Cable ComPahbility NetworkPerformance SPecializedNICs tessonSummary Wise 22: TrOubleshoong PrOblem Lesson 3: Wreless NetwObong TheWirlessEnvironmen t thes Of Wreless NetWOrks LessonSumInary Exercise 23: NetWork Planning Problem chaPtrsumInny Chantertheiew 0haPter 3 Underetandlng Nbork Arehlt6ature AboutThisChaPter BefOreYOuBegin Lesson l:Access Methods The Function of Access Methods MajorAccessMethods Lessonsurnmmp Lesson 2: How Networks Send Data The Function of Packets in Network Communications Packetsmicture LessonSummary Lesson3: Etheme TheOriginofEtheme EthemetSPecifications EthernetFeaturs The l0Mbps IEEE Standards The l00MbPs IEEE Standards Performance Considerations LessonSununary Lesson4:TOkenmng Overview How Wn mng Networking WOrks HardwareComponentS The FutUre of Mn mng Networks LessonSununary hesson 5: APPleTalk andAxcNe TheAppleTalkEnvironmen TheArcNetEnvirOnmen LessonSummary Exercise 3l: Case StUdy PrOblem Exercise 32: Troubleshooting boblem Exercise 33: Network Planning PrOblem ChaPterSurnmary ChaPterReview ChaPter 4 Survff Of N6tWOrk Opeoding Sy8tems AboutThisChaPter BefOreYOuBegin Lesson l: Introdchon to Network OPerang Systems Overvfor SoftWareComPonents Choosing a NetWOrk OPerang System LessonCheckup Lessonsununny Lesson 2: Novell OPerating Systems IntrodctiontoNetWar NMServices Interoperability LessonCheckup LessonSununary Lesson 3: Microsoft Network Operaing Systems IntreductiontOWndowsN WndowsNTServices Interorerauility LessonCheckup LessonSununary Lesson 4: Other Network oprating Systems AppleTalk NetWork OPerating System UNIXLANs Banyan Wal Integrate Network Services (vines) PeentOPeerLANs LessonCheckUp LessonSununary Lesson 5: NetWork Opeating Systems in Multivendor Environments TheMuihvendorEnvironmen IInPlementingMultivendorSolution LessonCheckUp LessonSununary Exercise4l: CaseStUdyPrOblem ChaPterSummary ChaPterReview ChaPter S lntboucIng NatWOrk Standaeds AboutfhisChaPter BefOreYouBegin Lesson l: Open Systems Interconnechon (OSI) Reference Model NetWorkConununications TheOSIReferenceModel WndowsNTandtheOSIModel Exercise 51: Reviewing the OSI Model Layers LessonSununary Lesson2: TheIEEE802xStandard The802ProectModel Exercise 52: Describing IEEE 802x Standards Categories LessonSununary Lesson 3: DeviceDrivers andOSI TheRoleofDrivers TheNetworkEnvironment Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) OpenDataLinkInterface (ODl) BridgingNDIS andODI LessonCheckup LessonSummary ChaPterSununary ChapterReview Chapt6r 6 Defining NetWork ProtocoIs AboutThisChaPter BeforeYouBegin Lesson li Introduction to Protocols TheFunctionofProtocols Protocols in aLayeredArchitecture ImPlementing and Removing Protocols Exercise 6l (a): Matching the OSI Model Rules to Layers Exercise 6l (b): Matching the OSI Model Layers with ConununicationTasks LessonSununary Lesson2:TCPlIP IntroductiontoTCP/IP TCPlIPStandards TCP/IPandOSI Exercise 62: Comparing OSI and TCP/IP Layers LessonSummary Lesson3:NetWareProtocols Intfoduction to NetWare Protocols MediaAccessProtocols Intemetwork Packet Exchange and Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) Routing Information Protocol (RIP) ServiceAdvertising Protocol (SAP) NetWareCoreProtocol(NCP) Exercise 63: Comparing the OSl Model with NetWare Protocols LessonSummary Lesson 4: Other Common Protocols Network Basic InpudOutPut System (NetBIOS) NetBEUI X25PacketSwitching Xerox Network System (XNS) Advanced ProgramtoProgram Conununication (APPC) AppleTalk OSIProtocolSuite i DECnet Exercise 64: Protocol Matching Problem LessonSurnmary ChaPterSummary ChaPterReview Chapter 7 EIements of N6tWOrk ConneCtivity AboutThis Chapter BeforeYOuBegin Lesson l: Connectivity Devices ModemTechnology Expanding a Network Using Components LessonSummary Lesson 2: Connection Services CAners WANOverview Sending DataAcross aWAN LessonSummary Exercise 7l: Troubleshooting Problem Exercise 72: Case Study PrOblem Exercise 73: Network Planning Problem ChaPterSununary ChaPterReview ; Il ImpIementing a NetWork ChaPter 8 Desi9ning and ln8talling a NetWOrk AboutThisChaPter BeforeYOuBegin Lesson l: Choosing a NetWork Design PeertoPeer or Server Based TdengInventory BuildingaMaP ChoosingNetworkMedia Exercise 8 l: Creating a PeertoPeer Network LessonSummary Lesson 2: Establishing a ClientlServer Environmen Centralized vs ClientlServer ComPuting Client/Server Model Overview Advantages of WOrking in a ClienUServer Envirorunnt Exercise 82: Adding a Network Server LessonSununary Lesson 3: Working with Device Drivers and NICs TheRoleofDrivers TheNetworkEnvironmn WorkingWthbovers InstallingNICs Exercise 83: Adding a Computer LessonSununary Lesson 4: Ensuring Hardware ComPatibility WhenHardwareIsaProblem NetworkHardware Exercise 84: Upgrading a Network LessonSununary ChaPterSununary ChaPterReview ChaPter 9 EstabIishlng NatWOrk Shares and ACCounts AboutThsChaPter BefOreYOuBegin Lesson l: Creating NetwOrk Shares Sharing Resources OnA NetwOrk SharingDisksandFiles Sharing in a PeertoPeer Environmen Sharing in a Clienuserver Network Exercise 9l: Case Study Problem LessonSununary Lesson 2: Establishing and Managing Network Accounts NetworkAccounts Adndnistraing Accounts in a Windows NT EnvirOnment Adrinistrahng Accounts in an Apple EnVironmen Adrinistrating Accounts in a NetWar EnviroIUnen Adrinistrating Accounts in a UNIX Environmen Exereise 92: Case Study PrOblem LessonSummary; ChaPterSunnnary ChaPterReview ChaPter 10 Ensuring NatWOrk beurIty } AboutThisChaPter BeforeYOuBegin Lesson l: Mdeng Networks Secure Pledng forNetwork Security SecurityModels Security Enhancements ComPuterVimses LessonCheckuP LessonSummary Lesson 2: Maintalning a Healthy NetWork Environrnn ComPutersandtheEnvirOnmen Creahng the Xight Environmen LessonCheckup LessonSununary Desson 3: Avoiding Data Loss DtuPrOtCchon TaPeBackUP Unintermptible Power SuPply (UPS) FaultTolerant Systems OPhcal Drives andDisks Disaster Recovery Lessonsununary Exercise l01: Case StUdy PrOblem ChaPterSumpare ChaPterReview ChaPter 11 PrIntIng on a NatWOrk AboutThisChaPter BeforeYouBegin Lesson l: NetWOrkPrinhng The Network Prinhng Process Exercise 1 l l: Term Definihon Review LessonSununary Lesson 2: Managing a Shared Printe PrinterManagemen LessonCheckup LessonSummary Lesson 3: Sharing Fax Modems FaxModemOverview RouhngFaxes Fax Server Enhancements LessonCheckUp LessonSummary ChaPterSununary ChaPterReView ChaPter 12 Admlnlsterlng Change AboutunsChaPter BeforeYouBegin Lesson l: Documenting a Running Network Documentation EstablishingaBaseline Documenting Network Performance OtherSoftWareToolS Bottlenecks Documenting Server PerfOnnance Total SystemManagemen Maintaining a Network History LessonCheckup LessonSummary Lesson2: Upgrading aNetWork Overview Deciding to Upgrade a Network TheServer TheWorkstation The Network Interface Card (NIC) NetworkMedia Upgradng the Routers Brouters Bridges and Repeaters Exercise l2l: Case Study Problem LessonSununary Lesson3: MovingaNetwork PlanningtheMove MakingtheMove Verifying the NetworkAfter the Move Exercise l22: Case Study Problem LessonSununary ChaPterSurnmary ChaPterReview Chapter 13 Ttoubleshootlng a NatWOrk AboutttisChaPter BeforeYOuBegin Lesson l: Understanding the Problem TrOubleshooting Segmentingtheboblem IsolatingtheProblem SettingPriorities Exercise l3l: Troubleshooting PrOblem LessonSununary Lesson 2: Troubleshoohng Tools HardWareTOols SoftWareTools MonitOring and Troubleshooting Tools LessonCheckup LessonSurnmary Lesson3:WheretoFindHelp NetworkSupPOrtResources TechNet Bulletin Board System (BBS) UserGroups Periodicals The Intemet: A WOrldwide Resource LessonCheckup LessonSununary ChaPterSununary ChaPterReview lrt lll ApPendixes and Glossary Appendlx A Questions and An8W6rs ApP6ndix B Common NatWOrk Standaeds and Spelflcations Glossary Index