Fully updated for Windows Server 2008! Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-642—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.
Maximize your performance on the exam by mastering the skills and experience measured by these objectives:
Configuring Addressing and Services
Configuring Names Resolution
Configuring Network Access
Configuring File and Print Services
Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure
PRACTICE TESTSAssess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.
Chapter 1 Understanding and Configuring TCP/IP
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Introducing Windows Networking
Lesson 2: Understanding IPv4 Addressing
Lesson 3: Understanding IPv6 Addressing
Chapter Review
Chapter 2 Configuring Name Resolution
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Understanding Name Resolution in Windows Server 2008 Networks
Lesson 2: Deploying a DNS Server
Lesson 3: Configuring DNS Client Settings
Chapter Review
Chapter 3 Configuring a DNS Zone Infrastructure
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Creating and Configuring Zones
Lesson 2: Configuring Zone Replication, Transfers, and Delegations
Lesson 3: Implementing DNSSEC
Chapter Review
Chapter 4 Creating a DHCP Infrastructure
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Installing a DHCP Server
Lesson 2: Configuring a DHCP Server
Chapter Review
Chapter 5 Configuring IP Routing
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Routing
Chapter Review
Chapter 6 Protecting Network Traffic with IPsec
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Configuring IPsec
Chapter Review
Chapter 7 Connecting to Networks
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Configuring Network Policy Server
Lesson 2: Configuring Network Address Translation
Lesson 3: Connecting to Remote Networks
Lesson 4: Configuring DirectAccess
Chapter Review
Chapter 8 Configuring Windows Firewall and Network Access Protection
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Configuring Windows Firewall
Lesson 2: Configuring Network Access Protection
Chapter Review
Chapter 9 Managing Software Updates
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Understanding Windows Server Update Services
Lesson 2: Using Windows Server Update Services
Chapter Review
Chapter 10 Monitoring Computers
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Monitoring Events
Lesson 2: Monitoring Performance and Reliability
Lesson 3: Using Network Monitor and Simple Network Management Protocol
Chapter Review
Chapter 11 Managing Files
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Managing File Security
Lesson 2: Sharing Folders
Lesson 3: Backing Up and Restoring Files
Chapter Review
Chapter 12 Managing Printers
Before You Begin
Lesson 1: Managing Printers
Chapter Review
Appendix Answers
Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 1: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 2: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 3: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 4: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 4: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 5: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 6: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 6: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 7: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 7: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 8: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 8: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 9: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 9: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 10: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 10: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 11: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 11: Case Scenario Answers
Chapter 12: Lesson Review Answers
Chapter 12: Case Scenario Answers
Glossary
Appendix About the Authors
Title:
MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure, 2nd Edition
Tony Northrup (MVP, MCSE, MCTS, and CISSP) is a Windows consultant and author living in Phillipston, Massachusetts. Tony started programming before Windows® 1.0 was released, but has focused on Windows administration and development for the last fifteen years. He has written more than a dozen books covering Windows networking, security, and development. Among other titles, Tony is coauthor of Windows Server 2008 Networking And Network Access Protection (NAP) and the Windows Vista® Resource Kit.
J.C. Mackin (MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, MCDST, MCT) is a writer, consultant, and trainer who has been working with Microsoft® networks for more than a decade. Books he has previously authored or coauthored include MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-291): Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 Network Infrastructure; MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-443): Designing a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005; and MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-622): Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista® Client for Enterprise Support Technicians. He also holds a master's degree in Telecommunications and Network Management.
Comments about oreilly MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure, 2nd Edition:
Starting at chapter 6 I feel very confused, because the practice parts are not consistent anymore. Many practice preparation issues are not handled and as a result, my LAB tests are returning errors over and over. This is very frustrating if you consider this book should help to understand how to handle discussed practice issues. Practicing is not really possible anymore and hints telling me to reset my LAB configuration are missing also. I cannot help myself having the feeling that starting studying from chapter 6 and further, another author has done the writing and nobody checked if the practicing's do function. It's really a very big pity; the first 5 chapters made a lot of fun to practice; now I feel frustrated because I cannot practice anymore.
