Microsoft Windows 2000 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Technical Reference (It-Microsoft Technical Reference) (Paperback)

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As Microsoft Windows becomes increasingly network-centric, its TCP/IP services get increasingly important. Microsoft Windows 2000 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Technical Reference documents the protocols as they relate to Windows 2000. Odds are high that you'll find the networking solutions you need in this book. Even though it's not designed as test preparation, the book provides a grounding in the TCP/IP protocols that's strong enough to help you pass the TCP/IP exam (70-059) en route to a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification.

The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model is the organizational guide for the book. With each protocol in the TCP/IP stack, the relevant open standards are documented with packet diagrams and clear explanatory prose. Lots of Network Monitor traces appear (with comments) too. Open standards are tied to Microsoft-specific phenomena, including the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) implementation, Domain Name Service (DNS), Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), and Internet Information Services 5 (IIS 5). Throughout, the authors emphasize what is communicated over the network in various situations, rather than configuring Windows 2000 itself. The companion CD-ROM is underused, but it does contain some worthwhile network data captures illustrating key transactions that are designed for viewing in the Network Monitor application that ships with Windows 2000 Server or Systems Management Server 2. --David Wall

Topics covered: The Internet protocol stack as Microsoft Windows 2000 implements it, with emphasis on address resolution, routing, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Internet Group Message Protocol (IGMP), IPv6, and TCP connections and data exchange (including errors and retransmissions). More Windows-specific material deals with Microsoft's implementation of DHCP, DNS, WINS, and tunneling protocols for virtual private networks (VPNs).

Product Description

Find the in-depth technical information you need to support TCP/IP on the Windows 2000 platform with the MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 2000 TCP/IP PROTOCOLS AND SERVICES TECHNICAL REFERENCE. It steps you through TCP/IP protocols layer by layer in the OSI model, while offering details to help you handle daily connectivity tasks. Weaving concepts with practical examples, it presents a detailed picture of TCP/IP protocols and services for Windows 2000 networks and discusses how to use these protocols and services to maximize LAN/WAN performance. It includes utilities to help you monitor your network and provides expert instruction so you understand: • The Network Access Layer: How the network architectures that Windows 2000 supports carry data in a TCP/IP network• Internet Layer Protocols: How IP provides a reliable end-to-end delivery system for individual datagrams, both for one-to-one and for one-to-many communication• Transport Layer Protocols: How TCP and UDP use IP to let applications running on Windows 2000–based PCs communicate with other applications and PCs, plus how TCP manages the reliable flow of data between sender and receiver• Application Layer Protocols and Services: How Windows 2000 implements key RFC-compliant application protocols

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735605564
• ISBN-13: 978-0735605565
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,248,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great TCP/IP book, March 8, 2000

By	Ken Smith (Haifa, Israel) - See all my reviews

I've been using TCP/IP for longer than I care to remember. Over the years, I've seen two kinds of TCP/IP books - pure technical detail, and administrative trivia (more dialog box shots than actual text)

This book is exactally what it says it it is: a great technical reference. The book works through the layers in the TCP/IP stack in a ethodical and logical way. Each layer in the TCP/IP model is cleanly and clearly described and well illustrated by network traces (which are all included to be on the CD).

So far, I've not found ANY mistakes (unlike some other 1st editions of TCP/IP books). I only wish the author had been able to do more (eg RADIUS, QOS0. Naybe the author can write a volume 2. And if he does - I'd buy it!

I bought this book based on the reviews here, and I sure got my money's worth. Who knows, maybe I'll meet the author one day.

Ken

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book is what it says it is, February 2, 2000

By	Bob Frankston (Massachusetts US) - See all my reviews

It's a useful technical reference for IP, TCP and related protocols. As a reference work I have not read through it so can't judge the accuracy of the details. But it is just the kind of no nonsense reference I need.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good TCP/IP book, July 20, 2000

By	James McCarty (Hilliard, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book provides a very good study of TCP/IP in the context of Windows 2000. While the authors' style in on the dry side (How do you make this stuff exciting?); this is a VERY good book. The resource kit does have a book dealing with TCP, but its discussion is at a higher level - how is TCP/IP implemented in Windows 2000. The view there is from Windows to TCP/IP. This is a more general TCP/IP book with the emphasis from TCP/IP to Windows 2000. As a technical instructor and Windows NT and 2000 administrator, I refer to this book for low level disscusions of the protocol to clarify and explain the behavior of my systems.