Administering IIS (5) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Day-to-day task reference for Internet Information Server

Version 5 of Microsoft's IIS is certain to give you many of the same problems as the previous versions, as well as some new and unique ones. Administering IIS 5, by Mitch Tulloch and Patrick Santry, helps you whip Internet Information Server 5 into shape with... *Task-based section titles that speed you to subjects giving you a rough time *Walkthroughs, step-by-step instructions that give you hands-on experience for dealing with difficult areas *Screen shots and figures that make this reference useful both at and away from the console *Additional information sources, including Web sites and periodicals. Coverage includes: IIS 5 installation, and administering the WWW service...security...virtual directories and servers...content and clients...indexing...FTP service and performance...usage with Site Server express...SSL with Certificate Server...SMTP and NNTP Service...Active Server pages with Transaction Server...troubleshooting...and Essential TCP/IP and DNS.

From the Back Cover

Everything You Need to Know to Maximize IIS 5.0, Microsoft's Powerful Web Server

Now you can get all the information you need to deploy Microsoft's Internet Information Services 5.0, the powerful Web platform, which is now included as part of Windows 2000 Server. This practical, task-oriented guide explains exactly what you need to know to get IIS 5.0 right the first time, regardless of your level of experience. Covering essential day-to-day maintenance and dozens of invaluable troubleshooting tips and tricks this reference is the ultimate guide for today's IIS administrators.

Coverage includes:

• Task at a glance section guides for easy to locate information
• Extensive troubleshooting sections for solving common problems
• Additional information sources, on-line and off, listed at end of every chapter
• Step by step walk-throughs, every process is broken down into easy to follow steps
• Numerous screen shots and figures which enhance the walk-through approach
• Highlighted notes and tips throughout help readers navigate through the material

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Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2 edition (April 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072123281
• ISBN-13: 978-0072123289
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,047,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, September 18, 2000

By	Paul Klan (Evansville, KY) - See all my reviews

I thought this book did a fair job in covering the Administrative issues concerning setting up IIS 5.0. If you are just entering into managing a Web server on the Windows 2000 platform, then this book can get you started with the concepts and running productively in short amount of time. The book also does well providing you with external resources for information, as well as a good troubleshooting chapter. I thought it was worth the money I spent on it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought their IIS4 book was good and so is this one, September 19, 2000

By	A Reader (CA, United States) - See all my reviews

I have eight Windows 2000 books. This is the ONLY one of those that covered how to install and configure Certificate Services AND how to deploy and install client certificates. This is rather important for a Web server. The book is clear and concise and covers the major topics needed by most IIS5 Administrators. It is a bit weak on true server security lock-down and ASP but there are other books for that anyway.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serves its purpose, September 22, 2000

By	Justin M. Law (Leesburg, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I liked this booked because it gave me a quick overview of what each option means and what it is used for. Precisely why other people graded it down. I bought it because it was the only book out there on the subject and in browsing it I found it fit my needs. I think it is unfair to downgrade the book because it is not in depth enough. I did not want an MCSE study book, I just wanted a book that filled in the gaps as I set up my web server. This book was exactly what I needed.