Windows 2000 Server for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition April 15, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764503413
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764503412
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description
If you're new to Windows 2000 Server or to networks in general, fear not, because using a network is not beyond anyone's wits or abilities -- it's mostly a matter of using a language that ordinary people can understand.

Windows 2000 Server For Dummies covers new Web-enabled network features and Active Directory administration for Windows 2000 in plain language. It's full of easy-to-understand instructions that enable you to find your way around a Windows 2000 Server-based network and

• Grasp basic networking concepts and terminology
• Understand network design, layout principles, and installation configurations
• Review software components common on Windows 2000-based networks
• Install and configure Windows 2000 Server
• Manage users and groups on a Windows 2000-based network
• Conduct a review of network security principles and practices to protect your data from accidental loss or vandalism
• Troubleshoot common causes of trouble on Windows 2000-based networks

Book Info
Presents clear explanations of all the basics and detailed guidance on the new Web-ready, easyadministration features of Windows 2000 Server. Discusses networking fundamentals, how to install and configure Windows 2000 server and troubleshoot common problems. Softcover.

Reader Reviews
I bought this book because I wanted a simple introduction to using windows as a server. I was very dissapointed to find that the entire first third of this book is a very basic rundown of networking in general, ethernet, bus/star topologies, tcp/ip, etc. Then the book spends two chapters on active directory, which is useless as not even Active Directory For Dummies could cover the whole topic. It also covers being a "print server" and manages to devote an entire chapter to "right click -> share". Overall I literally learned nothing useful. I'm still unsure about adding/managing user accounts, and know nothing about IIS.