Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration [Paperback]

Craig Hunt (Author), Robert Bruce Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 1998

Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration is a complete guide to setting up and running a TCP/IP network on Windows NT. Windows NT and TCP/IP have long had a close association, and this is the first book to focus exclusively on NT networking with TCP/IP. It starts with the fundamentals--what the protocols do and how they work, how addresses and routing move data through the network, and how to set up your network connection. Beyond that, all the important networking services provided as part of Windows NT-- including IIS, RRAS, DNS, WINS, and DHCP--are presented in detail. This book is the NT administrator's indispensable guide.

Contents include:

• Overview
• Delivering the data
• Network services
• Getting started
• Installing and configuring NT TCP/IP
• Using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Using Windows Internet Name Service
• Using Domain Name Service
• Configuring Email Service
• Using Microsoft routing
• Using Remote Access Service
• Troubleshooting TCP/IP
• Network Security
• Internet Information Server
• Appendixes on the TCP/IP commands, PPP script language reference, and DNS resource records

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The world runs on IP addresses and the transmission of data between them, and Windows NT controls an increasing number of TCP/IP networks. Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration helps demystify the aspects of Windows NT that relate to TCP/IP.

Craig Hunt wrote the standard book on TCP/IP under Unix--TCP/IP Network Administration--and he and Robert Thompson have applied their skills with equal aplomb to Windows NT 4. The authors don't assume too much here--they explain how IP addressing and TCP sessions work in general before diving into the specifics of TCP/IP under Windows NT. Readers learn the essentials of packets, addresses, routing, name resolution, subnets, and sockets before Hunt and Thompson trundle out a single Windows NT screen shot.

Windows NT coverage is comprehensive and authoritative. Beginning with a walkthrough of TCP/IP installation under the operating system, Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration proceeds to reveal the details of all services that relate to TCP/IP. The book includes coverage of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), Domain Name Service (DNS), Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), and Internet Information Server (IIS). Discussion of each service includes documentation of its interface, explanations of how to carry out common tasks, and some suggestions on troubleshooting. Even experienced administrators will be able to learn something from the tons of tips found here. --David Wall

About the Author

Craig Hunt has worked with computer systems for the last twenty years, including a stint with the federal government as both a programmer and systems programmer. He joined Honeywell to work on the WWMCCS network in the days before TCP/IP, back when the network used NCP. After Honeywell, Craig went to work for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He's still there today and is currently the leader of the Network Engineering Group. Craig is the author of TCP/IP Network Administration and other O'Reilly books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1st ed edition (October 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565923774
• ISBN-13: 978-1565923775
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,134,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Up to O'Reilly's usual high standards, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration (Paperback)

There are so many NT TCP books available that I decided to head for the mall and check them out at the B&N. I sat on the floor for most of the afternoon reading this and several competing titles, comparing coverage and checking several things that I already knew something about. This book was by far the best of the bunch. It's comprehensive, clearly written, full of useful information and tips, and completely devoid of fluff. In other words, a typical O'Reilly book. Buy this one. You won't regret it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Purchase, June 8, 2000

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This review is from: Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration (Paperback)

If I could buy only five books to help me run my network, Windows Nt Tcp/Ip Network Administration would be near the top of that list. (Another would be Minasi's Mastering NT Server 4.) The advice is detailed and practical, the writing is down-to-earth, and it's obvious that the authors are deeply familiar with the protocols and applications they are writing about. I start with this book first when I have a TCP-IP question--even before TechNet, because Hunt and Thompson give you the real skinny, not the "company" answer. Also--and this is rare for technical titles--this book is carefully-edited and a pleasure to read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The NT TCP/IP book I wish I'd gotten first, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration (Paperback)

I've bought almost a dozen books about Windows NT and TCP/IP for my job and to prepare for the MCSE TCP exam. This book is by far the best of them for overall coverage of TCP/IP in the NT environment. It's not sold as an exam prep book but I found it much more useful for exam prep than the several books I bought that supposedly were for that. Buy this one first. You probably won't need any others.