Windows 2000 Server on Site

Windows 2000 Server On Site is a one-stop resource for administrators and network professionals. Packed with tools, this book features planning worksheets, decision-making diagrams, checklists for hardware, software topology and rollout needs, decision trees, and hundreds of screenshots. It includes a step-by-step guide for installation or migration, including decisions that must be made at certain junctures of the installation process.

-- Offers a unique troubleshooting section with emphasis on command line utilities, tools that ship with Windows 2000 server, known problems from Microsoft's Knowledge Base, and frequently asked questions
-- Discusses DNS and DHCP and the implementation of both for automatic IP addressing and name resolution
-- Introduces the creation of groups and users, printer services, backups and restoration, and performance optimization
-- Includes a step-by-step guide for installation including decisions that must be made at certain junctures of the installation process
-- Discusses setting up the Microsoft Management Console, creating and managing users and groups, printing services, and how to employ backups and restorations

Joli Ballew (Garland, TX) is a professional writer, technology trainer, and network consultant in the Dallas area. She is also a Microsoft Windows Expert Zone Columnist and Microsoft blogger. Some of her previous jobs include technical writing, education content consulting, PC technician, network administrator, high school algebra teacher, and MCSE instructor. She earned her MCSE, MCT, and A+ certifications in less than 14 months. She is the coauthor of Degunking Windows, and the author of Degunking Your Mac, Degunking Your PC, and Windows XP Professional: The Ultimate User's Guide, Second Edition, all published by Paraglyph Press.