Understanding and Designing Your Active Directory Infrastructure

Neall Alcott is a consultant, trainer, and writer. He has been designing and managing networks for over 10 years. He has also been providing Microsoft-based training for the past four years. He resides in Deptford, NJ, with his wife Ginny, and children, Lauren, Lindsey, and Jake. Neall can be reached via e-mail at nalcott@yahoo.com. Shannon Kalvar is a professional consultant with 10 years of infrastructure architecture and project-management experience. He has worked with federal and state governments, financial corporations, the health care industry, primary and secondary education, utility companies, non-profit organizations, and the occasional dot.com. Shannon currently lives in Longmont, CO, working as a project manager and occasional IT consultant. Questions for him can be directed to kalvars@msn.com. Daniel Wilt has over eight years of network infrastructure and project management experience. Dan currently resides in Moorestown, NJ, with his wife, Susan, and son, Ethan. Bob Bello currently works as a supervisor/LAN Admin III of ADP's EBS LAN division. His current environment consists of a mixture of Windows 2000, Windows NT 4, Windows 9x, AS/400 RISC, and Warp boxes. In addition, he has worked as a consultant and instructor for the past four years. During this time he has been involved in architecting various networks and presenting Novell CNA, Microsoft MCSE, SMS, Cisco CCNA, and Citrix CCA courses. Bob resides in Bellmawr, NJ.

Introduction.
I. THEORY BEHIND THE PRACTICE.

1. Networking with NetWare.


The Importance of the Internet. The Rise in Intranets. The Ubiquitous Web. The Difference Between Static and Dynamic Web Pages. The Need for a New Kind of Tool. Presenting Visual InterDev.

2. Local Area Networks.


What Is Visual InterDev? The Essence of Integration. Taking a Closer Look at the Components. How Should I Use Visual InterDev?

3. Advanced NetWare Operating System Features.


Effective User Interface Design. Which Standards Should I Use? Architecture. Database.

4. File Server and LAN Interfaces.


Exploring a Standard Project. Understanding the Development Process. Creating Your First Hello Web Application.

5. Novell's Protocol Stack.


FrontPage Editor for Visual InterDev. The Benefits of a Visual Environment. Using the FrontPage Editor to Create Your Web Page. An Overview of a Web Page Development Team.

6. Downsizing and Migration Strategies.


What Is Image Composer? Integrating Music into Your Application Using Music Producer.

II. PLANNING AND INSTALLATION.

7. System Design.


Scripting for Success. VBScript Basics. Understanding Procedures. Using VBScript to Extend Your Web Page.

8. System Design.


Leveraging Visual InterDev to Access Your Data. The Benefits of Database Integration. The Query Designer Makes Life Easier. Database Design-Time ActiveX Controls.

9. System Design.


Using the Query Designer to Generate Your SQL. Using the Query Designer to Customize Your Queries. Creating an Update Query. Modifying the Generated SQL.

10. System Design.


Using the Database Designer to Manage Your Database. Visualizing Your Database.

11. General Server Errors.


Exploring HTML Forms. Exploring HTML Intrinsic Controls. Putting It All Together to Build an Application.

III. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A. Glossary of NetWare Terminology.


Sams.net Home Page. Microsoft Home Page. Microsoft Visual InterDev Home Page. Microsoft Internet Information Server Home Page. Microsoft Visual Basic Home Page for Web Developers.

Appendix B. Hardware and OS Capabilities and Requirements.


Installing the Client Components.

Index.