Windows NT TCP/IP NT Network Administration

Craig Hunt is an expert on TCP/IP and the author of the best seller TCP/IP Network Administration. Robert Bruce Thompson is an exper on Windows NT and the author of several books on NT including the recently released Windows NT Server 4.0 for the NetWare Administrator.

Preface 1. Overview of TCP/IP TCP/IP and the Internet A Data Communications Model TCP/IP Protocol Architecture Network Access Layer Internet Layer Transport Layer Application Layer Summary 2. Delivering the Data Addressing, Routing, and Multiplexing The IP Address Subnets The Routing Table Address Resolution Protocols, Ports, and Sockets Summary 3. Network Services Names and Addresses The Host Table LMHOSTS Domain Name System Windows Internet Name Service Mail Services Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Summary 4. Getting Started To Connect or Not to Connect Basic Information Planning Routing Planning Naming Service Other Services Informing the Users Summary 5. Installing TCP/IP Windows NT Networking Configuring the TCP/IP Protocol Summary 6. Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Why DHCP Is Needed How DHCP Works Planning for DHCP Installing the DHCP Server Service Installing and Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent Managing DHCP with DHCP Manager Maintaining and Troubleshooting DHCP Server Summary 7. Using Windows Internet Name Service Why WINS Is Needed How WINS Works Installing the WINS Server Service Managing WINS with WINS Manager Troubleshooting WINS Summary 8. Configuring DNS Name System The Microsoft DNS Server Planning Your DNS Service Installing the DNS Server The DNS Manager Creating a New Zone Building the DNS Database The DNS Files Using nslookup Summary 9. Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service Routing and Remote Access Service Features Installing Microsoft Routing and RAS Administering Microsoft Routing and RAS Using Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Summary 10. Internet Information Server (IIS) IIS Components Installing IIS Configuring IIS Managing IIS Summary 11. Troubleshooting TCP/IP Approaching a Problem Diagnostic Tools Testing Basic Connectivity Troubleshooting Network Access Checking Routing Checking Name Service Analyzing Protocol Problems Protocol Case Study Simple Network Management Protocol Summary 12. Network Security Security Planning Firewalls Encryption User Authentication Software Security Security Monitoring File Security Words to the Wise Summary 13. Information Resources The World Wide Web Anonymous FTP Retrieving RFCs Mailing Lists Newsgroups The White Pages Summary A. PPP Scripting Languages B. DNS Resource Records C. Microsoft DHCP Option Support D. Routing Protocols