Building a Cisco Network for WIndows 2000 [Paperback]

Melissa Craft (Author), Elliot Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000

Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software vendor, and Cisco Systems, the world's largest internetworking vendor, have jointly developed a common software interface for managing Cisco hardware on Microsoft networks: Cisco Network Services for Active Directory (CNS/AD). Until now, network administrators have been forced to master two completely different product interfaces to effectively manage their networks. Configuring Cisco Network Services for Active Directory is the first book announced for this enormous Information Technology audience.

This book is a practical guide to managing CNS/AD. It focuses on how to promote system efficiency and improve network service by using CNS/AD to centralize network management, using the directory as a repository for all policies that govern network usage. The book also describes how to manage Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) networking features and network resources in the same unified way as other enterprise resources, such as user access controls, files, and printers.



* This book coincides with the launch of Windows 2000 Server, the host system for the product
* This new technology promises to reduce administrative overheads
* Over 500,000 Microsoft and Cisco certification guides from Syngress have been sold over the last two years.
* Cisco is red hot, and this is the merging of its technologies with Microsoft!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Melissa Craft (CCNA, MCSE, Network+, CNE-5, CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-GW, MCNE, Citrix CCA) designs business computing solutions using technology to automate processes, and using business process reengineering techniques. Currently, Melissa is Director of e-Business Offering Development for MicroAge Technology Services. MicroAge is a global systems integrator headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. MicroAge provides IT design, project management and support for distributed computing systems. Melissa is a key contributor to the business development and implementation of e-business services. As such, she develops enterprise-wide technology solutions and methodologies focused on client organizations. These technology solutions touch every part of a system's lifecycle--from network design, testing and implementation to operational management and strategic planning. Melissa holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and is a member of the IEEE, the Society of Women Engineers and American MENSA, Ltd.

Product Details

• Paperback: 566 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928994008
• ISBN-13: 978-1928994008
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,420,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK for beginners., February 20, 2001

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Chris Lynch (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building a Cisco Network for WIndows 2000 (Paperback)

This is a good book if you want to understand more about Cisco's technology or models would be best for your network when you are going to implement Windows 2000 and Active Directory. The main problem that I have is that in all chapters the author tends to say the exact same thing over and over again. Also, they have a lack of understanding of certain roles within Active Directory. For instance, they say that you can have only one Global Catalog per domain. This is incorrect. You can have as many GC's as you want within your domain. They say that the PDC FSMO role will authenticate logon traffic. This is true, but the GC plays a major role in this. The PDC Emulator FSMO DC will query the GC for the account and SID. Then the user will be logged in.

Also, in the second to the last chapter, they say that you cannot use SYSPREP to prepare a Windows 2000 server (Server or Advanced Server) for duplication. This is not true, unless you have installed Active Directory on the server. Then, you can run SYSPREP, but you will not be able to remove AD or rename the server.

There are some mistakes in this book, but if you want to know the Cisco technology, they do explain it in good detail.

If you are a seasoned pro, then do not get this book. Pick up the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, if you haven't done so already.