Inside Windows Nt Server 4: Certified Administrator's Resource Edition [Hardcover]

Darin Camp (Author), Michael Hayes (Author), Howard Hilliker (Author), Kathy Ivens (Author), Brad McGehee (Author), Barrie Sosinsky (Author), Drew Heywood (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Series: Inside | Publication Date: August 1997

Featuring new information of NT-related technologies and updated information on NT server, this book is aimed at network administrators, consultants and IT staff and provides coverage of the various aspects needed to install, manage and support a Windows NT network.

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From the Publisher

Inside Windows NT Server 4, Certified Administrator's Resource Edition is for the person responsible for a single departmental server to the large corporate network, this book ensures you will have the skills you need to be a success.This proven best-seller is the best book available for the vast majority of Windows NT Server administrators. It contains numerous tutorials that quickly bring new administrators up to speed, but is organized as a reference that serves the needs of even the most technically savvy and experienced NT administrator. - This proven best-seller is the best book available as readers prepare for the MCSE core exams

- Microsoft certified training materialenhanced with hands-on, performance-based exercises

- Text is updated to cover BackOffice, NT clustering, and other NT Server strategies

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1308 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Pub (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562057898
• ISBN-13: 978-1562057893
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,175,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brad M. McGehee is a MCSE+I, MCSD, and MCT (former) with a Bachelors' degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration. Currently the Director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, Brad is an accomplished Microsoft SQL Server MVP and DBA with over 16 years' SQL Server experience, over 8 years' training experience, and has been involved in the industry since 1982. A well-respected and trusted name in SQL Server literature, Brad is the author or co-author of more than 14 technical books and over 275 published articles.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great For Target Practice!, December 29, 1999

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Bryan Harvey (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Windows Nt Server 4: Certified Administrator's Resource Edition (Hardcover)

I read the whole thing with the help of some wine. I actually let a friend of mine read the book, but more as a practical joke. Well, my friend didn't think it was too funny. We both found it to be a waste of our time.

We did, however, find some value in the book at the target range. He took his 45 and I took out my 40 and we used the book as a sight in target. (I'll see if I can get him to write a review as well) This was the first and only time we have ever done anything like this. I teach the Microsoft curriculum and have found some other joy in passing the book around the room and telling the students that I would not recommend using it in the real world or to study for certification exams. You should see their expressions when they open the bullet torn pages and see pieces fall out.

Please don't get me wrong here. I love books and would never recommend that anyone do this with any other book. But, if you stumble across this one - go for it!

By the way - Drew Heywood did, in fact, write the best book I ever read on TCP/IP.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars look nice on the bookself, February 11, 1999

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Anand Ghody ([e-mail]) (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Windows Nt Server 4: Certified Administrator's Resource Edition (Hardcover)

If you are new to the world of windows NT this book is not for you(try Alan carters book windows nt 4.0). It is a tough read. I couldn't remember some of things I had just read because I was falling asleep trying to read it. If you are an administrator it is probably a good book to use as a desk reference and looks kind of nice on the shelf. It seems very through and then some, moving into topics that are not really necessary for server like osi reference model. But if you want a book that will cover a broad number of topics in addition to server topics this book is it. there are also a few chapters in the back about some of microsofts backoffice products which is good if you want some background on this products.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent training/study guide, near-excellent reference, April 8, 1999

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This review is from: Inside Windows Nt Server 4: Certified Administrator's Resource Edition (Hardcover)

One reader complained that there is "nly two pages for groups."So what! All you need to know for the exam is what groups do what. For more detailed info on groups, use the Microsoft Windows NT Network Administration Training book, or, O'Reilly's Windows NT in a Nutshell.

I very highly recommend this book for not only exam preparation purposes, but as an extensive, well-written reference point. Worth every penny.