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Summary
Summary
Efficiently prepare for the Windows Server 2008 certification exam with MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration: Exam 70-642 , a comprehensive study tool that will guide you through everything you need to know for the test. This study guide includes 100% coverage of the exam objectives, real world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and challenging review questions, both in the book and on the CD. With Microsoft's release of Windows Server 2008 and a new generation of certification exams, you have more reason than ever to certify your expertise.
For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.
Author Notes
William Panek (MCP, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSA W/SECURITY & MESSAGING, MCSE - NT (3.51 & 4.0), MCSE - 2000 & 2003, MCSE W/SECURITY & MESSAGING, MCDBA, MCT, MCTS (Windows Server 2008 Active Directory: Configuration, Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure: Configuration, Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure: Configuration, Microsoft Windows Vista: Configuration, SQL Server 2005), MCITP, CCNA, CHFI)
After many successful years in the computer industry and a degree in computer programming, William Panek decided that he could better use his talents and his personality as an instructor. He started teaching for The Associates-instructing at such schools as Boston University, Clark University, and Globalnet, just to name a few. In 1998 William started Stellacon Corporation. Stellacon has become one of New England's leading training companies. He brings years of real world expertise to the classroom and strives to ensure that each and every student has an understanding of the course material. Over his 10 years of teaching experience, William has helped thousands of students get certified.
Tylor Wentworth (MCP®, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSA W/SECURITY & MESSAGING, MCSE - NT (4.0), MCSE - 2000 & 2003, MCSE W/SECURITY & MESSAGING, MCT, MCTS, CCNA, CCNP, BSEE, FCC RF Licensed)
Tylor Wentworth is a member of the IEEE with membership in the standards committee. Tylor has been involved in computers and networking for over fifteen years. He has worked for large companies such as Computer Associates, Liberty Mutual, Time Warner, Fairpoint Communications, Enterasys, among many others. He has shared his networking knowledge and experience developing and delivering custom curriculum for numerous network infrastructure classes, recently completing VPN, Voice over IP, IPv6, and QoS. He delivers Microsoft Official Curriculum both publicly and privately on a regular basis. Tylor owned Intelligence Quest, a training company which merged with Stellacon Corporation and is now Director of Operations for Stellacon with training locations in Portsmouth and North Conway, New Hampshire as well as Dallas, Texas.
James Chellis , MCSE, has co-authored more than 30 IT certification titles in print. He is currently CEO of Comcourse, Inc., an online education provider.
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. xvii |
Assessment Test | p. xxviii |
Chapter 1 Understanding Windows Server 2008 Networking | p. 1 |
Understanding the OSI Model | p. 2 |
Protocol Stacks | p. 4 |
Communication Between Stacks | p. 13 |
How Microsoft's Network Components Work with the OSI Model | p. 14 |
Device Drivers and the OSI Model | p. 14 |
Network Protocol Basics | p. 15 |
About Windows Network Models | p. 21 |
Windows Peer-to-Peer Network | p. 21 |
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Network | p. 24 |
Summary | p. 26 |
Exam Essentials | p. 26 |
Review Questions | p. 27 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 33 |
Chapter 2 TCP/IP | p. 37 |
Understanding TCP/IP | p. 38 |
Details of the TCP/IP Model | p. 38 |
How TCP/IP Layers Communicate | p. 39 |
Understanding Port Numbers | p. 39 |
Understanding IP Addressing | p. 41 |
The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme | p. 41 |
Understanding Network Classes | p. 43 |
Subnetting a Network | p. 46 |
Implementing Subnetting | p. 47 |
An Easier Way to Apply Subnetting | p. 53 |
Applying Subnetting the Traditional Way | p. 57 |
Working with Classless Inter-Domain Routing | p. 65 |
Understanding IPv6 | p. 68 |
IPv6 History and Need | p. 68 |
IPv6 New and Improved Concepts | p. 69 |
IPv6 Addressing Concepts | p. 71 |
IPv6 Integration/Migration | p. 76 |
Configuring IPsec | p. 79 |
IPsec Fundamentals | p. 80 |
IPsec Authentication | p. 83 |
Summary | p. 84 |
Exam Essentials | p. 84 |
Review Questions | p. 85 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 92 |
Chapter 3 Domain Name System (DNS) | p. 97 |
Introducing DNS | p. 98 |
Understanding Servers, Clients, and Resolvers | p. 103 |
Understanding the DNS Process | p. 104 |
Introducing DNS Database Zones | p. 111 |
Understanding Primary Zones | p. 112 |
Understanding Secondary Zones | p. 114 |
Understanding Active Directory-Integrated DNS | p. 115 |
Understanding Stub Zones | p. 116 |
Understanding Zone Transfers and Replication | p. 117 |
New Functionality in Windows Server 2008 DNS | p. 121 |
Background Zone Loading | p. 121 |
Support for IPv6 Addresses | p. 122 |
Support for Read-Only Domain Controllers | p. 122 |
GlobalName Zones | p. 122 |
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V | p. 123 |
Server Core Installation | p. 123 |
Introducing DNS Record Types | p. 123 |
Start of Authority Records | p. 124 |
Name Server Records | p. 125 |
Host Records | p. 126 |
Alias Records | p. 127 |
Pointer Records | p. 127 |
Mail Exchanger Records | p. 128 |
Service Records | p. 128 |
Configuring DNS | p. 129 |
Installing DNS | p. 129 |
Load Balancing with Round Robin | p. 130 |
Configuring a Caching-Only Server | p. 131 |
Setting Zone Properties | p. 132 |
Configuring Zones for Dynamic Updates | p. 136 |
Delegating Zones for DNS | p. 137 |
Manually Creating DNS Records | p. 138 |
Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution | p. 141 |
Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS | p. 141 |
Monitoring DNS with the DNS Snap-In | p. 142 |
Troubleshooting DNS | p. 144 |
Summary | p. 150 |
Exam Essentials | p. 151 |
Review Questions | p. 153 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 160 |
Chapter 4 Managing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) | p. 163 |
Overview of DHCP | p. 164 |
Introducing the DORA Process | p. 164 |
Advantages and Disadvantages of DHCP | p. 165 |
The DHCP Lease Process | p. 167 |
ipconfig Lease Options | p. 170 |
Understanding Scope Details | p. 171 |
Installing and Authorizing DHCP | p. 173 |
Installing DHCP | p. 173 |
Introducing the DHCP Snap-In | p. 177 |
Authorizing DHCP for Active Directory | p. 178 |
Creating and Managing DHCP Scopes | p. 180 |
Creating a New Scope in IPv4 | p. 180 |
Creating a New Scope in IPv6 | p. 188 |
Changing Scope Properties (IPv4 and IPv6) | p. 192 |
Changing Server Properties | p. 193 |
Managing Reservations and Exclusions | p. 196 |
Setting Scope Options for IPv4 | p. 198 |
Activating and Deactivating Scopes | p. 201 |
Creating a Superscope for IPv4 | p. 202 |
Creating IPv4 Multicast Scopes | p. 203 |
Integrating Dynamic DNS and IPv4 DHCP | p. 206 |
Using Multiple DHCP Servers | p. 208 |
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V | p. 208 |
Server Core Installation | p. 209 |
Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP | p. 210 |
Monitoring DHCP Leases | p. 210 |
Logging DHCP Activity | p. 211 |
Working with the DHCP Database Files | p. 213 |
Reconciling IPv4 DHCP Scopes | p. 216 |
Recovering a Broken DHCP Server | p. 217 |
Correcting Client Problems | p. 217 |
Summary | p. 218 |
Exam Essentials | p. 218 |
Review Questions | p. 220 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 228 |
Chapter 5 Managing Routing and Remote Access | p. 233 |
Understanding Routing | p. 234 |
What Routing Does | p. 234 |
How Routing Works | p. 235 |
Routing in Windows Server 2008 | p. 244 |
Installing RRAS | p. 245 |
Configuring IP Routing | p. 250 |
Creating and Managing Interfaces | p. 250 |
Setting IP Routing Properties | p. 265 |
Managing Routing Protocols | p. 267 |
Managing Static Routes | p. 270 |
Configuring TCP/IP Packet Filters | p. 272 |
Configuring VPN Packet Filters | p. 275 |
PPTP Packet Filters | p. 275 |
L2TP Packet Filters | p. 278 |
Managing IP Routing | p. 278 |
Using the route print Command | p. 280 |
Troubleshooting IP Routing | p. 281 |
Troubleshooting Example | p. 281 |
Summary | p. 283 |
Exam Essentials | p. 283 |
Review Questions | p. 285 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 291 |
Chapter 6 Managing Remote Access Services | p. 295 |
Overview of Dial-Up Networking (DUN) | p. 296 |
What DUN Does | p. 297 |
How DUN Works | p. 298 |
Overview of Virtual Private Networks | p. 301 |
What VPNs Do | p. 302 |
VPNs and Windows Server 2008 | p. 302 |
How VPNs Work | p. 303 |
Configuring Your Remote Access Server | p. 306 |
Configuring PPP Options | p. 306 |
Installing a VPN | p. 310 |
How VPN Works | p. 311 |
Enabling RRAS as a VPN | p. 313 |
Configuring a VPN | p. 313 |
Configuring VPN Ports | p. 314 |
Troubleshooting VPNs | p. 315 |
Managing Your Remote Access Server | p. 316 |
Managing Remote Users with a RADIUS Server | p. 317 |
Monitoring Overall Activity | p. 317 |
Controlling Remote Access Logging | p. 317 |
Reviewing the Remote Access Event Log | p. 323 |
Monitoring Ports and Port Activity | p. 323 |
Integrating RRAS with DHCP | p. 324 |
Installing the DHCP Relay Agent | p. 324 |
Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent | p. 324 |
Configuring a RAS or VPN Client | p. 327 |
The General Tab | p. 328 |
The Options Tab | p. 329 |
The Security Tab | p. 331 |
The Networking Tab | p. 333 |
The Advanced Tab | p. 334 |
Creating a VPN Connection on a Windows XP Client | p. 334 |
Introduction to Authentication Protocols | p. 336 |
Overview of Wireless Access | p. 339 |
Configuring Wireless Access | p. 340 |
Internet Connection Sharing | p. 341 |
Summary | p. 341 |
Exam Essentials | p. 342 |
Review Questions | p. 343 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 350 |
Chapter 7 Managing Security for Remote Access Services | p. 353 |
Remote Access Security | p. 354 |
User Authentication | p. 354 |
Connection Security | p. 356 |
Access Control | p. 356 |
Configuring User Access | p. 357 |
Setting Up User Profiles | p. 357 |
Using Network Access Policies | p. 359 |
Using Remote Access Profiles | p. 366 |
Setting Up a VPN Network Access Policy | p. 371 |
Configuring Security | p. 374 |
Controlling Server Security | p. 375 |
Configuring Network Access Protection | p. 380 |
Configuring Firewall Options | p. 381 |
Troubleshooting Techniques | p. 384 |
Summary | p. 386 |
Exam Essentials | p. 386 |
Review Questions | p. 388 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 396 |
Chapter 8 Managing File and Print Services | p. 399 |
Understanding File Servers | p. 400 |
Configuring File Servers | p. 401 |
Sharing Folders | p. 401 |
Making Active Directory Objects Available to Users | p. 402 |
Configuring Offline Folders | p. 404 |
Understanding Permissions | p. 409 |
Configuring Disk Quotas | p. 417 |
Configuring Distributed File System (DFS) | p. 420 |
Advantages of DFS | p. 420 |
Types of DFS | p. 420 |
Using the DFS Management Console | p. 424 |
Understanding Printing | p. 428 |
Creating and Publishing Printers | p. 429 |
Configuring Printers | p. 433 |
Migrating Print Servers | p. 437 |
Summary | p. 438 |
Exam Essentials | p. 438 |
Review Questions | p. 440 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 449 |
Chapter 9 Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure | p. 453 |
Configuring Windows Server Update Services | p. 455 |
Windows Update | p. 456 |
Windows Automatic Updates | p. 457 |
Using Windows Server Update Services | p. 458 |
Overview of Windows Server 2008 Performance Monitoring | p. 469 |
Using Windows Server 2008 Performance Tools | p. 471 |
Introducing the Reliability and Performance Monitor | p. 471 |
Using Other Performance Monitoring Tools | p. 481 |
Backup and Recovery | p. 495 |
Overview of the Windows Server 2008 Backup Utility | p. 496 |
Backing Up Active Directory | p. 500 |
Restoring Data | p. 506 |
Understanding Shadow Copies | p. 509 |
Summary | p. 513 |
Exam Essentials | p. 513 |
Review Questions | p. 515 |
Answers to Review Questions | p. 522 |
Appendix About the Companion CD | p. 525 |
Glossary | p. 529 |
Index | p. 547 |