- MCSE in a Nutshell: The Windows 2000 Exams
- Preface
- 1. About the MCSE Exams
- I. Windows 2000 Professional
- 2. Exam Overview
- 3. Study Guide
- Windows 2000 Basics
- Installing Windows 2000 Professional
- Configuring Windows 2000 Professional
- Managing Disk Storage
- Managing Network Components
- Administration and Security
- Optimization and Troubleshooting
- 4. Suggested Exercises
- 5. Practice Tests
- 6. Highlighter’s Index
- II. Windows 2000 Server
- 7. Exam Overview
- 8. Study Guide
- Windows 2000 Server Basics
- Installing Windows 2000 Server
- Managing Disk Storage
- Windows 2000 Active Directory
- Managing Network Components
- Administration and Security
- Optimization and Troubleshooting
- 9. Suggested Exercises
- 10. Practice Tests
- 11. Highlighter’s Index
- III. Active Directory
- 12. Exam Overview
- 13. Study Guide
- Introduction to Active Directory
- Installing Active Directory
- Configuring Active Directory
- DNS for Active Directory
- Directory Maintenance and Replication
- Remote Installation Service (RIS)
- Active Directory Security
- Active Directory Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Active Directory
- 14. Suggested Exercises
- 15. Practice Tests
- 16. Highlighter’s Index
- IV. Network Infrastructure
- 17. Exam Overview
- 18. Study Guide
- Network Protocols
- Managing TCP/IP
- IP Routing
- IP Security (IPSec)
- Hostname Resolution
- NetBIOS Name Resolution
- NetWare Connectivity
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- Remote Access Server (RAS)
- NAT (Network Address Translation)
- Certificate Services
- Monitoring Network Performance
- 19. Suggested Exercises
- 20. Practice Tests
- 21. Highlighter’s Index
- V. Designing Active Directory
- 22. Exam Overview
- 23. Study Guide
- 24. Suggested Exercises
- 25. Practice Tests
- 26. Highlighter’s Index
- VI. Designing Network Infrastructure
- 27. Exam Overview
- 28. Study Guide
- Designing a Network Infrastructure
- Designing TCP/IP Networks
- Designing DHCP Services
- Designing Name Resolution Services
- Designing Internet Connectivity
- Designing Routing and Remote Access
- 29. Suggested Exercises
- 30. Practice Tests
- 31. Highlighter’s Index
- VII. Designing Security
- 32. Exam Overview
- 33. Study Guide
- Planning Network Security
- Designing Basic Security
- Encrypted Filesystem (EFS)
- Designing Auditing
- Securing Network Services
- Designing Secure Connectivity
- Planning IP Security
- 34. Suggested Exercises
- 35. Practice Tests
- 36. Highlighter’s Index
- Index
- Colophon
For the Network Infrastructure exam, you should be familiar with all of the protocols and services described in this chapter, particularly all aspects of TCP/IP.
If at all possible, you should practice using a network with several workstations and servers. Experience with larger networks (multiple locations, subnets, and routers) is even better.
The following sections describe exercises you can perform to become more familiar with Windows 2000 network infrastructure.
In the Real World
If you are unable to access a Windows 2000 network for study, you may wish to look at VMWare (http://www.vmware.com). This product allows you to run several operating systems concurrently and network between them. With a reasonably fast computer (700 MHz or faster) and a large amount of RAM (at least 128 MB), you should be able to run 2-3 virtual machines running Windows 2000 Professional or Server.
For each machine in your network, perform these steps:
Add TCP/IP to the list of protocols if it is not already installed.
Assign an IP address. Use the private IP address ranges listed in the Study Guide to avoid conflicts.
Use the
pingutility from another computer to verify that the computers can communicate.
Either on paper or in a real network, divide a class C IP network into subnets and calculate the correct subnet masks.
Enable the Packet Filtering feature and configure several filters, then test to ensure that the ports have been blocked. (You can use the
telnetcommand to connect with any port number.)
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