MCTS 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring (Exam Cram Series) Book

Introduction. 1

Self-Assessment. . . . 25

Chapter 1 Managing Windows Server 2008 . . . . . . . .. 39

Server Roles. . 40

Windows Features . . . . 42

Configuring and Managing Windows . . . . 46

Control Panel . . . 46

Administrative Tools. . . 47

Server Manager Console . . 49

Services. 50

Event Viewer . . . . 51

Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor. . . . . . . 56

Initial Configuration Tasks . . . . . 60

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) . . . . 61

Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Roles . 62

Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Features . . . . . . 63

Server Core . . 63

Server Core Roles 64

Server Core Features . . . . . 65

Running the Administrative Tools . . 65

Exam Prep Questions. . 67

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . . 69

Need to Know More? . 71

Chapter 2 IP Addressing . . . . . . 73

Physical Addresses, Logical Addresses, and Logical Names. . 74

Classful Addressing. . . . . . . 77

Private Networks 79

Subnetting the Network . . 79

Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR). . . . . . 86

Network Address Translation (NAT) . . . . . . . 90

Proxy Servers . . . . 92

IP Addressing 93

Unicast . 93

Broadcast . . . . . . . 94

Multicast94

Anycast . 94

IPv6. 94

IPv6 Addressing. . 96

Migration from IPv4 to IPv6 . . . . . 100

TCP/IP Ports and Sockets . . . . 101

Configuring IP Addresses in Windows Server 2008 . . . . . . . 104

IP Configuration Using the GUI Interface . 104

Using the netsh Command . . . . . . . 107

Troubleshooting IP Addressing 108

The ping Command. . . . . 111

The tracert Command . . . 113

The netstat Utility . . . . . . 115

Exam Prep Questions. 116

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 120

Need to Know More? 123

Chapter 3 Name Resolution . . 125

Domain Name System127

Domain Name Space . . . . 127

DNS Zones . . . . 131

Zone Files and Resource Records . 134

Name Resolution Process 137

Dynamic DNS. . 140

Zone Transfers . 142

DNS Services in Windows Server 2008 . 145

Installing DNS Services. . 145

Using the DNS Manager Console . 145

Configuring a DNS Suffix Search List . . . . . 156

Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS Services . . 156

Using NSLookup . . . . . . . 157

Using DNSLint 158

Using the Dnscmd Command . . . . 159

Introduction to Windows Internet Name Service 163

WINS Registration. . . . . . 164

Burst Handling . 165

WINS Clients . . 166

WINS Server Replication 168

WINS Proxy Agent . . . . . 169

Installing and Managing WINS Server. . 169

WINS Console . 169

Configuring Replication . 171

Backing Up and Restoring the WINS Database . . . . . 172

Server Statistics . 172

Tombstoning . . . 172

Verifying Database Consistency . . . 173

Compacting the WINS Database. . 173

Troubleshooting NetBIOS Name Resolution . . . . . . . 174

Deploying a GlobalNames Zone . . . . . . . 174

Exam Prep Questions. 177

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 183

Need to Know More? 186

Chapter 4 DHCP Services . . . . . . 187

Introduction to DHCP Services188

The DHCP Requests. . . . 189

Installing DHCP190

DHCP Scope. . . 190

Client Reservation . . . . . . 193

Conflict Detection . . . . . . 193

DHCP Options. 194

Bindings and DHCP Relay Agent . 197

Authorizing the DHCP Server . . . . 199

Fault Tolerance . 201

Managing DHCP Databases. . . . . . 202

Backing Up the DHCP Database. . 203

Monitoring and Troubleshooting DHCP Services 203

Exam Prep Questions. 206

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 209

Need to Know More? 211

Chapter 5 Routing and Filtering Network Traffic. . . 213

Routing and Routers . 214

Static Versus Dynamic Routes . . . . 215

Distance-Vector Versus Link-State Algorithm . . . . . . . 215

Routing Information Protocol . . . . 216

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) . 218

Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) . . . . . 219

Creating Static Routes 220

Using the Route Command . . . . . . 221

Using Routing and Remote Access 223

Demand-Dial Routing 224

One-Way Demand-Dial Routing . . 224

Two-Way Demand-Dial Routing . . 225

Configuring Demand-Dial Routing226

Managing RIP . . . . . . . 226

Packet Filters228

Windows Firewall. . . . 229

Basic Configuration . . . . . 230

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. . 233

Creating Inbound and Outbound Rules . . . . 234

Determining a Firewall Profile . . . . 235

Using netsh Command to Configure the Windows Firewall. . . 236

Managing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security via Group Policy . . .. 237

Network Address Translation . . 237

NAT Overview . 238

Enabling NAT. . 239

NAT and Teredo240

Exam Prep Questions. 241

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 244

Need to Know More? 246

Chapter 6 Controlling Network Access. . 247

Dial-Up Networking . 248

Dial-Up Remote Access Clients . . . 248

Authentication Protocols . 249

Configuring Dial-Up Remote Access Server 253

Authentication with RADIUS. . . . . 255

Enabling RADIUS in the Routing and Remote

Access Console 257

NPS as a RADIUS Client 257

Registering the NPS Server in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) . . . . . 259

Logging and RADIUS Accounting 260

IPSec. . . . . . . 262

IPSec Modes . . . 262

Implementing IPSec. . . . . 264

Customizing IPSec Policies and Rules . . . . . 266

Configuring IPSec Using the Windows Firewall with

Advanced Security . . . . . 268

Monitoring Network Protocol Security . . . . 272

VPN Overview . . . . . . 274

Types of VPN Connections . . . . . . 274

VPN Protocols . 275

Configuring a VPN . . 277

Using a Network Connection to Connect to a VPN . 278

Connection Manager Administration Kit . . . 279

Network Access Protection (NAP) . . . . . 280

Network Policy Server (NPS). . . . . 281

Windows Security Health Validators (SHVs)283

NAP Enforcement Methods . . . . . . 285

Wireless Connection . 286

Wireless Overview . . . . . . 287

Configuring the Wireless Adapter . 289

Requiring Certificates for Authentication and Encryption. . . . . 292

Configuring a RADIUS Server for 802.1X Wireless or Wired Connections . . .. 293

Using Group Policies to Configure Wireless Network (IEEE 802.11) Policies. . . . .. 295

Exam Prep Questions. 296

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 300

Need to Know More? 303

Chapter 7 File Services305

Rights and Permissions . . . . . . . 306

NTFS Permissions . . . 307

Assigning NTFS Permissions . . . . . 307

Explicit and Inherited Permissions. 310

Copying and Moving Files . . . . . . . 311

Folder and File Owners . . 313

Sharing Files and Folders . . . . . 313

Network Discovery and Browsing . 314

Public Folder . . . 316

Standard Sharing318

Special and Administrative Shares . 321

Accessing a Shared Folder 322

Managing Shares323

Working with Shared Folder Offline Settings . . . . . . . 324

File Encryption . . . . . . 325

Encrypting File System . . 326

BitLocker Drive Encryption . . . . . . 329

Compression 333

Compressed (Zipped) Folders. . . . . 333

NTFS Compression . . . . . 334

Distributed File System . . . . . . . 335

Installing DFS Management . . . . . . 335

DFS Namespaces . . . . . . . 336

DFS Replication 339

Shadow Copies of Shared Folders . . . . . . 347

Enabling Shadow Copies . 347

Accessing Previous Versions of Files from Shadow Copies . . . . 349

Using the VSSAdmin.exe Tool . . . . 350

Backup and Restore . . 351

Types of Backups353

Windows Server Backup . 354

Using wbadmin.exe. . . . . . 358

Backup Catalogs 359

NTFS Disk Quotas . . 360

File Server Resource Manager . 362

Support for UNIX and NFS. . . 362

Exam Prep Questions. 364

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 371

Need to Know More? 376

Chapter 8 Print Services . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 377

Printer Terminology. . 378

Local Versus Network Printing 379

Printing Process . . . . . 381

Installing a Printer on Windows Server 2008 . . . . 382

Installing Local Printer . . 383

Installing a Network Printer . . . . . . 385

Deploying Printer Connections . . . 386

Listing Printers in Active Directory387

Migrating Print Servers . . 387

Printer Properties . . . . 389

Printer Permissions . . 390

Internet Printing. . . . . 391

Managing the Print Spooler . . . 392

Printers, Print Devices, and Printer Pools . . . . . . . 395

Priorities and Scheduling. 395

Printer Pools . . . 397

Managing Print Jobs . 398

Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Service. . . . 399

Redirecting Print Jobs 400

Looking at the Logs . . 400

Auditing Printer Access . . . . . . . 401

Monitoring Print Queue Performance . . 401

Print Management Console . . . 402

Troubleshooting Printing Problems . . . . 404

Exam Prep Questions. 407

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 411

Need to Know More? 414

Chapter 9 Monitoring and Managing a Network Infrastructure . . .. . . . . . . 415

Microsoft Updates . . . 416

Installing Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) . 416

Using Downstream Servers . . . . . . . 417

Managing WSUS . . . . . . . 418

Configuring Clients to Use WSUS 419

Baseline Security Analyzer. . . . . 422

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) . 423

SNMP Overview423

Installing and Configuring SNMP. 425

Network Monitor . . . . 429

Introduction to Protocol Analyzers 429

Placing a Protocol Analyzer . . . . . . 430

Using Microsoft’s Network Monitor . . . . . . . 431

Looking at a Packet . . . . . 435

Exam Prep Questions. 437

Answers to Exam Prep Questions . . . . . . 439

Need to Know More? 441

Chapter 10 Practice Exam I. . . . . .443

Chapter 11 Answers to Practice Exam I . . 457

Answers at a Glance . 457

Answers with Explanations . . . . 458

Chapter 12 Practice Exam 2 . . . . 465

Chapter 13 Answers to Practice Exam 2 . . . 481

Answers at a Glance . . 481

Answers with Explanations . . . . 482

Appendix A: Number Systems . . . 489

Binary Number System . . . . . . . 489

Hexadecimal Number System. . 493

Using Microsoft Calculator. . . . 495

Glossary .501