Mastering Windows NT Server 4 Keeps Getting Better--Updated, Expanded, and Now on a Fully Searchable CD-ROM





Long established as the #1 choice of NT administrators, this new edition of Mastering Windows NT Server 4 raises the bar higher still with a complete, clear explanation of the resource kit utilities that can solve many common networking problems--what the tools do, how to use them, and examples that work! There's also coverage of Service Packs 5 and 6, as well as a special chapter offering you a preview of the next NT--Windows 2000. This is the premier resource for configuring, administering, and tuning NT Server as part of a corporate enterprise network--and in this fully updated seventh edition, you'll learn hundreds of techniques that will make your work easier and your job more secure.





Complete, authoritative coverage--from fundamental procedures ...


? Installing and configuring NT server


? Connecting clients to your network


? Editing the Registry


? Installing and using Microsoft Terminal Server


? Using Performance Monitor and Network Monitor


? Implementing shared printing


? Integrating NT with NetWare, OS/2, Macintosh, and more


? Managing security issues


? Installing and configuring Internet Information Server


... to expert-level challenges:


? Designing and managing multiple domain environments (expanded coverage)


? Exploiting the powerful--but largely undocumented--Resource Kit tools to save you time and effort


? Finding undocumented Registry settings with Sysdiff


? Complete steps for DHCP, WINS, and DNS disaster recovery


? Mastering DNS techniques, including zones and secondary servers


? Designing multi-WINS networks for best performance


? Repairing broken trust relationships with SETPRFDC


? Solving home directory problems


? Troubleshooting RAS/DUN issues


? Understanding and managing NTFS permissions (newly revised)


? And many more!


Master NT in the real world. The bottom line is improving the real-world performance of your network, and this book doesn't blink. It shows you how to design and manage a multiple-platform network; build an NT-based intranet; find the data backup strategy right for your needs; prevent and recover from disasters--and much, much more. There's no end to what you'll accomplish with practical, step-by-step instruction from the NT expert who has actually done it all on live networks!