Configuring ISA Server 2000 [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Thomas Shinder (Author), Debra Littlejohn Shinder (Author), Martin Grasdal (Author) "The information Technology (IT) world is full of acronyms; insiders refer to this vast maelstrom of initials as "alphabet soup..." (more)
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Product Description
Because security and network performance-the two pronged purpose of ISA Server-are so important in today's interconnected world, ISA Server plays a vital role in your overall network design. Configuring ISA Server 2000 will play an equally vital role in helping you understand Microsoft's much-anticipated Web-caching, filtering, and connection-sharing software package, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000-or more simply, ISA Server.

About the Author
Thomas W. Shinder, M.D. (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT) is a technology trainer and consultant in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. Dr. Shinder has consulted with major firms, including Xerox, Lucent Technologies, and FINA Oil, assisting in the development and implementation of IP-based communications strategies. Dr. Shinder attended medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and trained in neurology at the Oregon Health Sciences Center in Portland, Oregon. His fascination with interneuronal communication ultimately melded with his interest in internetworking and led him to focus on systems engineering.

Debra Littlejohn Shinder (MCSE, MCP+I, MCT) is an instructor in the AATP program at Eastfield College, Dallas County Community College District, where she has taught since 1992.She and her husband, Dr. Thomas W. Shinder, provide consulting and technical support services to Dallas area organizations.

Martin Grasdal (MCSE+I, MCT, CNE, CNI CTT, A+), Director of Cransession Content at Brainbuzz.com, has worked in the computer industry for over eight years. He has been an CT since 1995 and an MCSE since 1996. His training and networking experience covers a broad range of products, including NetWare, Lotus Notes, Windows NT and 2000, Exchange Server, IIS, and Proxy Server.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928994296
• ISBN-13: 978-1928994299
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #267,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth the wait, May 3, 2001

By	"netadmin44" (AZ) - See all my reviews

Been waiting for a long time for this one, but it turns out to be worth it. I really liked the background and design info in the first chapters, and how the book takes you all the way from basic security concepts to very specific scenarios on configuring and administering ISA.

Just about everything is covered, and what's really neat is that things are explained so a beginner can understand, but you've also got all these advanced configuration tips and tons of stuff that you definitely won't find in the Help files. You can tell these guys are writing from hands on experience and it shows!

I know it's not meant to be a study guide, but I found a lot of answers to my questions here while I was studying for the ISA test. The only complaint I've got was the long waiting period for the book to be published. I wish they wouldn't put a date it's supposed to be available and then not ever update that.

I also found out about isaserver.org from the book where Tom Shinder gives all sorts of support for ISA questions and that's a great resource.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete real world information, August 9, 2001

By	Dick Biden "isafan89" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book because we required ISA Server setup in our organization. Our previous firewall was Checkpoint, but management wanted a new MS solution.

Virtually everything I needed to know was within this text. The documentation provided with the product was difficult to understand, but the book explained not only the theory, but the differences between how ISA Server is supposed to work, and how it works in practice. That is precisely the information I required.

The information is accurate and clearly explained. I am not sure what another reviewer meant by problems with quality of information. He said the book did not explain how to publish an ICMP server. The book clearly explains Server Publishing only works for the UDP and TCP protocols.

This is a most excellent book and I highly recommend to ISA Server Admins and others needing to implement ISA Server.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Configuring firewall for windows., May 29, 2002

By	Dimik - See all my reviews

Well i think this book explains everything there is to know about ISA server. Configuring an ISA was always pain in the neck though, i gotta admit though before i've finished this book, reconfiguring an ISA server took me much longer, now i do it within 2 hours. I like this book, though i think author could make it much shorter, i don't think some one actually cares where ISA server got from and the history of it's design, but again that's only my opinion. It has a DVD with it i think, i never went through it or anything, so i wouldn't know what's on it. This book can teach you how to make a proxy, a gateway and or a firewall out of ISA server. (That's what it's about though)