Introduction and Improvement of LAN Setup, Configuration, and Management (Windows Server 2003)

Author: Wang Taichong, Niu Ling, Song Yinghong
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: In today's era of network information, local area networks (LANs), as a type of computer network, have been widely used in various industries of society. The knowledge and skills for building and managing LANs have also become a hot topic of interest. This book takes family, student dormitories, internet cafes, and small and medium-sized offices as application environments, comprehensively introducing methods for accessing, interconnecting, and managing LANs. The book is divided into 20 chapters, with LAN setup as the central focus, covering the knowledge of building LANs in the Windows Server 2003 operating system environment. This primarily includes fundamental knowledge of LAN setup, the installation and connection of network hardware devices, the installation of the Windows Server 2003 operating system, Active Directory services, the creation and management of objects, configuring DHCP servers, setting up DNS servers, WINS servers, networking examples, interconnecting LANs and wide-area networks (WANs), sharing the Internet through a proxy server, IIS services, remote services, an introduction to Exchange Server 2003, LAN management tools, and the diagnosis and troubleshooting of LAN issues. The book uses concise and clear language and an easy-to-understand writing style, with content progressing from simple to complex, a well-structured layout, and appropriate depth. It is highly readable and practical, serving as a guide for LAN setup and usage in families, student dormitories, internet cafes, and small and medium-sized offices. It can also be used as a reference for LAN users and network enthusiasts.