MCSE Guide to Planning a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network, Enhanced prepares students for the real-world challenges of planning and building a secure and reliable Windows Server 2003 network. Extensive coverage includes TCP/IP, WINS, DNS, DHCP, IPSec, routing, remote access, load balancing, clustering, and security issues. Activities are interspersed throughout each chapter to provide the proper balance of conceptual material and hands-on reinforcement. Case Projects at the end of each chapter allow students to take on the role of a Windows Server 2003 network administrator, making decisions and troubleshooting real-life problems.

Key features

• Content maps fully to MCSE Certification Exam #70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.
• Includes new appendices with a detailed lab setup guide and expanded chapter summaries.
• 180-day evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 is included.
• Review Questions, Activities, and Case Projects reinforce concepts, sharpen skills, and prepare students for certification.
• Test preparation software mimics the exam environment.
• New 50 question tear-out Practice Exam is modeled after the certification exam.
• Complete CoursePrep ExamGuide workbook on CD, featuring bulleted memorization points and review questions for every exam objective, provides self-study before exam day.

• Introduction
• Overview of Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network
• TCP/IP Architecture
• Planning Network Data Flow
• Planning and Configuring Routing and Switching
• Planning, Configuring, and Troubleshooting DHCP
• Planning, Configuring, and Troubleshooting WINS
• Planning a DNS Strategy
• Managing and Troubleshooting DNS
• Planning and Managing Certificate Services
• Planning and Managing IP Security
• Planning Network Access
• Planning and Implementing Server Availability and Scalability
• Planning Server and Network Security
• Problem Recovery
• Appendix A: Exam Objectives Tracking for MCSE Certification Exam #70-293
• Appendix B: Detailed Lab Setup Guide
• Appendix C: Expanded Chapter Summaries
• Practice Exam
• Glossary
• Index