Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) [Paperback]

Joseph Davies (Author), Tony Northrup (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735624224 | ISBN-13: 978-8120334618 | Publication Date: January 19, 2008

Get the official resource for deploying, administering, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) technologies, direct from the experts who know the technologies best. This definitive resource from award-winning Microsoft® networking author Joseph Davies and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) author Tony Northrup also offers expert insights direct from the Windows Server Networking team at Microsoft. You get detailed information about all major networking and network security services, including the all-new Network Access Protection (NAP), authentication infrastructure, IPv4 and IPv6, remote access, virtual private networks, IP security, quality of service, scalable networking, wireless infrastructure and security, DNS, DHCP, Windows® Firewall, and more. You also get a companion DVD with a fully searchable eBook version of the book, plus eBook samples from Understanding IPv6 2nd Edition, Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services, and TCP/IP Fundamentals. This official Microsoft resource delivers what every Windows administrator needs to master Windows Server 2008 networking.

Key Book Benefits

Delivers in-depth technical guidance for administering, Windows Server 2008 networking and NAP technologies

Features definitive product information from the experts, with additional insights from the Windows Server team at Microsoft and field consultants

Provides the detailed information that every Windows administrator needs about NAP, IPv4 and IPv6, remote access, virtual private networks, IP security, DNS, DHCP, Windows Firewall, and more

Includes a DVD with a fully searchable eBook of all seven volumes, plus bonus eBook samples from three additional networking books

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About the Author

Joseph Davies is a program manager on the Networking and Communications team in the Windows Server group at Microsoft. He has been a technical writer and an instructor of networking technologies for 10 years. He is the author of the award-winning Understanding IPv6 and coauthor of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Technical Reference. He also writes the monthly Microsoft TechNet Cable Guy column.

Tony Northrup, MCTS, MCSE, CISSP, and Microsoft MVP, is a networking consultant and author. He is the principal author of Windows Server 2003 Troubleshooting Guide, co-author of the Windows Vista Resource Kit, and coauthor of several Microsoft Self-Paced Training Kits, including those for Exams 70-270, 70-271, and 70-272, among several other Windows networking certification exam prep titles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (January 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735624224
• ISBN-13: 978-8120334618
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) (Paperback)

Since my previous Windows networking reference (Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP by Shinder & Shinder) is now outdated, I needed a new practical Server 2008 resource to replace it. This book was exactly what I needed. Whereas most of my other TCP/IP texts have a primary Unix focus, this book specifically addresses networking and TCP/IP from a Microsoft perspective.

This guide assumes a basic knowledge of Windows networking and TCP/IP, but that's about all you need to get started. Everything else is introduced in a clear and logical manner, starting with a brief overview of TCP/IP concepts, including a quick review of the OSI seven-layer model.

Chapter 1 focuses exclusively on IPv4 addressing, with IPv6 being introduced in Chapter 2. From here the book progresses into discussions on DHCP, Windows Firewall, QoS, DNS, and WINS. These topics comprise the first two of the book's four parts.

Part 3 of the text is devoted to network access infrastructure, including authentication infrastructure in wired and wireless networks, ending with a treatment of VPNs. Part 4, the final part of the book, introduces Network Access Protection (NAP) infrastructure and enforcement policies for IPsec, 802.1X, VPNs, and DHCP. Since NAP and its policy-based network access controls is a new feature of Server 2008, it's the most exciting part of the book for me, and one of the main reasons I bought this guide.

This is a well-ordered volume, with each chapter building on the previous ones, and each new feature accompanied by clear, step-by-step instructions for its implementation in Windows Server 2008. Unlike its companion text, Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services by Joseph Davies, this book is not a protocol reference, but instead is a practical guide to implementing and maintaining networking and NAP on Windows Server 2008.

In this regard it succeeds admirably, and I warmly recommend this book as a worthwhile guide to the new world of Microsoft networking.