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Zacker, Craig.
MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-293): Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure / Craig Zacker with Microsoft Corporation.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-7356-1893-3
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Craig Zacker
Craig is a writer, editor, and networker whose computing experience began in the days
of teletypes and paper tape. After making the move from minicomputers to PCs, he
worked as an administrator of Novell NetWare networks and as a PC support techni-
cian while operating a freelance desktop publishing business. After earning a Master’s
Degree in English and American Literature from New York University, Craig worked
extensively on the integration of Microsoft Windows NT into existing internetworks,
supported fleets of Windows workstations, and was employed as a technical writer,
content provider, and Webmaster for the online services group of a large software com-
pany. Since devoting himself to writing and editing full-time, Craig has authored or
contributed to many books on networking topics, operating systems, and PC hardware,
including MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infra-
structure Administration, Exam 70-216, Second Edition and MCSA Training Kit: Man-
aging a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment. He has also developed
educational texts for college courses, online training courses for the Web, and has pub-
lished articles with top industry publications. For more information on Craig’s books
and other works, see http://www.zacker.com.
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Contents at a Glance
Part 1€ Learn at Your Own Pace
Planning a Network Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3€
Planning a TCP/IP Network Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Planning Internet Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Planning a Name Resolution Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Using Routing and Remote Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Maintaining Server Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Clustering Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Planning a Secure Baseline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Hardening Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1€
Deploying Security Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1€
Creating and Managing Digital Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1€
Securing Network Communications Using IPSec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1€
Designing a Security Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-1€
Part 2 Prepare for the Exam
14 Planning and Implementing Server Roles and Server Security (1.0). . .14-3€
15 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a €
Network Infrastructure (2.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1€
16 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining €
Routing and Remote Access (3.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-1€
17 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Server Availability (4.0) . . . . 17-1€
18 Planning and Maintaining Network Security (5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-1€
19 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining €
Security Infrastructure (6.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-1€
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