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... xviii Contents WhatsNewinWindowsServer2003 Active Directory? 370 New Features Available Only with WindowsServer2003 Domain/Forest Functionality 372 Domain Controller ... 70 Customizing Server Security 70 Securing Servers According to Server Roles 71 Security Issues Related to All Server ... Windows XP /Server 2003WhatsNewinWindowsServer 2003? New Features ...
... Install and Enable WindowsServer2003 VPN Server 786 Set Up WindowsServer2003 As Router-to-Router VPN Server 787 Packet Filtering and Firewalls ... 687 Aging and Scavenging of DNS Records 689 WindowsServer2003 DNS Interoperability 690 BIND and Other DNS Server Implementations ... 814 Troubleshooting IPSec 814 Using netdiag for Troubleshooting WindowsServer2003 IPSec 814 Viewing Policy Assignment Information...
... www.syngress.com Chapter Overview of WindowsServer2003In this chapter: I WhatsNewinWindowsServer 2003? I The WindowsServer2003 Family I Licensing Issues I Ιnstallation and Upgrade Issues I ... as Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server Chapter • Overview of WindowsServer2003Windows XP is available in four 32-bit editions: I Windows XP Home Edition I Windows XP Professional ... from the Start menu If you don’t care for LUNA, both XP and Server2003 also support the classic Windows 9x/NT 4.0 style GUI WhatsNewinWindowsServer 2003? WindowsServer2003 improves upon...
... initial delay) MSCS is traditionally used with mail servers, database servers, and file and print servers MSCS is supported inWindowsServer2003 Enterprise Edition and WindowsServer2003 Datacenter ... framework XML Web Services help provide effective business-to-business (b2b) and business-to-consumer (b2c) solutions The WindowsServer2003 Family The WindowsServer2003 family comes in four different ... Edition WindowsServer2003 Standard Edition is the replacement for Windows 2000 Server It is meant for small to medium-sized businesses and contains most of the features discussed thus far in the...
... technologies, including server operating systems and routing protocols Planning Strategies When designing a new network or significantly upgrading an existing one, you should first use the business requirements ... upgrades When upgrading Windows NT 4.0 domains to WindowsServer2003 domains, you must first make sure that DNS is installed and properly configured.You don’t have to use a Microsoft DNS server, but your ... of WindowsServer2003 • Chapter I Network services Install the same services on a test server that will be used in the actual deployment.This can include Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host...
... this tool, you can connect to the servers console session Administration Tools Pack (adminpak.msi) The WindowsServer2003 Administration Tools Pack is used on client computers running Windows ... the usual method is for the user requesting help to initiate the Remote Assistance session, it is also possible within a domain for a helper to offer assistance An administrator can set Using Server ... existing windows Access to the console as it was when saved Can’t open newwindows User mode – limited access, multiple window User mode – limited access, single windows 29 30 Chapter • Using Server...
... a printer I Adding printer drivers for earlier operating systems I Setting permissions I Managing print queues I Creating printer pools I Scheduling printers I Setting printing priorities You ... running When you share a printer on a WindowsServer2003 computer, the installed driver is also suitable for Windows XP and Windows 2000 clients When a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows ... permission regardless of any groups that he belongs to Figure 2.6 shows the default permissions on a WindowsServer2003 computer Figure 2.6 Default Printer Permissions The Special Permissions permission...
... control over scheduled tasks as using the graphical interface Table 2.6 Options for the schtasks Command Schtasks option Use schtasks schtasks schtasks schtasks schtasks schtasks Create a new scheduled ... Planning Server Roles and Server Security In this chapter: I Understanding server roles I Planning a server security strategy I Planning baseline security I Customizing server security Introduction ... ensure that you have an understanding of the many roles WindowsServer2003 can play on the network We will discuss domain controllers; file and print servers; DHCP, DNS, and WINS servers; Web servers;...
... allows users to post news messages Other users can browse through messages stored on the server, respond to existing messages, and post new ones using a newsreader program I Simple Mail Transfer ... users of those operating systems to log on to WindowsServer2003 domains.They are supported inWindowsServer2003 for backward-compatibility with these older systems By implementing a WINS server, ... We’ll discuss steps to secure a web server later in this chapter Web Server Protocols Microsoft sWindowsServer2003 Web server product is Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, which is included...
... from WindowsServer2003 without compromising security We’ll discuss these steps in the “Customizing Server Security” section later in this chapter Planning Baseline Security Security templates ... outages, and fire suppression systems to extinguish fires need to be in place (keep in mind that some fire suppression systems are not suitable for server rooms because they can destroy the servers in ... operating system An ASR set consists of files that are needed to restore WindowsServer2003 if the system cannot be started In addition, ASR creates a floppy disk that contains system settings Because...
... the Terminal Server user SIDs that are used by Terminal Servers running in Application Mode.Terminal Server user SIDs provide access control for users logged in to Terminal Servers running in application ... Planning Server Roles and Server Security • Chapter I Manage Printers Allows users to perform administrative tasks on a printer, including starting, pausing, and stopping the printer; changing spooler ... DHCP server to service client requests 77 78 Chapter • Planning Server Roles and Server Security Securing Web Servers Because IIS provides a variety of services that allow users to access information...
... SSP-based (Including Secure RPC) Clients The Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP-based (including secure RPC) servers security setting provides message confidentiality, message ... with Windows Update Using Windows Update, your computer polls Microsoft servers to determine whether your system is up-to-date with hot fixes and security patches.This process simplifies administration ... 4.4 illustrates the available options for Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP-based (including secure RPC) servers configuration Figure 4.4 Setting Minimum Session Security...
... for Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server (all with Service Pack or higher), Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and WindowsServer2003 ... WindowsServer2003 Microsoft recommends using the MSI install package (filename WUAU22.msi) to update Windows 2000 and Windows XP client systems.The client software may be installed using the MSI ... Updates client using the MSI install package I Self-update from the STPP version Critical Update Notification (CUN) I Install Windows 2000 Service Pack (SP3) I Install Windows XP SP1 I Install Windows...
... disk and access the single physical disk as if it were multiple smaller physical disks Basic vs Dynamic Disks WindowsServer2003 supports two types of physical disk configurations: I Basic disks ... disks I Dynamic disks By default, disks are initially configured as basic Basic disks use the same disk structure used inWindows NT 4.0 and previous operating systems, all the way back to MS-DOS.That ... Troubleshooting Disks and Volumes Introduction Disk management is an important aspect of optimizing and maintaining any server and WindowsServer2003 includes a variety of tools that the administrator...
... operating system MS-DOS, Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows XP Home Edition not support dynamic disks Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, and WindowsServer2003 support dynamic disks, but ... WindowsServer2003. This gives you more flexibility in accomplishing administrative tasks WindowsServer2003 includes the following command-line tools for performing disk-related tasks: I Diskpart.exe: ... managing disks I Fsutil.exe: for managing the file system I Rss.exe: for managing remote storage In the following sections, we will discuss each of these utilities in detail Using Diskpart.exe Diskpart.exe...
... basic disks, as you have more options from which to choose.This section discusses converting your disks from basic to dynamic and creating the various types of volumes supported inWindowsServer ... For this example we are using New Volume Select the File system to use In this example we are using NTFS Select the Allocation unit size (file system cluster) For this example we are using Default, ... Figure 5.35 Seeing the Extended Volume Managing Dynamic Disks Dynamic disks are the required disk structure inWindowsServer2003 if you want to create faulttolerant volumes or increase read and...
... utilizing all the disks at one time Unlike spanned volumes, striped volumes cannot be extended Striped volumes can be created using two to 32 disks Use stripped volumes in the following situations: ... disks of the same or different sizes and access them as if they were one disk However, only one disk in the volume is written to at a time Spanned volumes can be created using two to 32 disks Spanned ... volumes provide 100 percent drive utilization (minus the 1MB per disk overhead for the LDM partition) Use spanned volumes in the following situations: I You want to access multiple disks as a single...
... support for disk quotas was first introduced inWindows 2000 Disk quota support has been carried over to Windows XP and WindowsServer2003In the following sections, we discuss how to enable, configure, ... is saved in a database on the server) .They print documents.They access shared files All these tasks require good disk performance Two issues you will always run into when managing disks are disk ... Defragmentation Best Practices As discussed, defragmenting your disks is a good thing It speeds up access to your files and can make more free space available However, for best results, here is a summary...
... and software RAID and when it is best to use for a given environment Understanding WindowsServer2003 RAID WindowsServer2003 RAID is software-based RAID With software-based RAID, all the physical ... has passed both the warning and limit levels Sorting by status makes it easy to find all users that have exceeded their limits I Name This is the user s full name as it appears in Local Users and ... 5.81 Choosing to Export Quota Settings Figure 5.82 Exporting Quota Settings 161 162 Chapter • Managing Physical and Logical Disks Import quota settings The steps for importing quota settings are...