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Summary: Tired of just reading Theory about TCP/IP?
Review: Have you ever tried to wade through a book dedicated to TCP/IP? Did your eyes glaze over looking at packet diagram after packet diagram? Have you ever wished for a book that would tell you how TCP/IP works on YOUR network? Most of all, have you wished for a TCP/IP book that gives you things you can DO to prevent and fix TCP/IP and related network services problems?If you find yourself relating to the above, you need this book. We've crammed it with solid, practical information that you can take to work and put into practice the day after you pick up the book. WINS problems on your network? Check out the chapter on WINS and you will understand why! DNS got you in a quandry? The DNS Chapter in this book will get you up to speed and help you fix pesky problems that might take forever to figure out otherwise. While we wrote this book for the working Windows 2000 network administrator, this is an excellent book to help you prepare for the Windows 2000 exams. The new exams will be focused on your ability to Design and TROUBLESHOOT problems on your network. What better book to help you ace the Designing a Network Infrastructure and Administrating and Implementing a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure exams? This book was a joy to write. If we hadn't wrote this book, I definitely would buy it because its such a joy to read. Don't take my word for it, get a copy and find out for yourself!
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Summary: Good Intermediate Level Book for Win2k Admins
Review: I bought this book based on the recommendations of other people who have reviewed this book. Overall, I agree with their comments. This book provides an excellent overview and detailed treatment of the Win2k TCP/IP Networking Services. The book starts with a in-depth analysis of the Win2k Protocol stack, and they spend extra time on the new enhancements to the Win2k TCP/IP stack, such as ATM Support, TCP Fast Retransmit, Selective Acknowlegement and others. They also provide a nice checklist of things to watch out for during your Win2k upgrade process, in terms of network services. I'd never been too hot with Network Monitor, and I don't think I'm ready for Network Analysis engineer of the year, but the chapter on Network Monitor really helped me get a good handle on how the thing works, and provided a few cool examples. The book is very well layed out, with a nice mix of pictures, tips, warnings, and FAQs. This breaking up of the material really helps keep my attention, and makes it easier to remember the concepts. It also makes it easier to remember how to find stuff that you've read earlier. I think this is a good book for someone ready to go to the "next level". It won't make you a network analyst, but should help make you one heck of a Win2k network engineer.
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Summary: Written by native english speakers!
Review: I can't believe they wrote a book about TCP/IP in english! I got the MCSE in NT 4 and studyed TCP/IP and understood it as well I as could with the study guides out there. Then I got a job in the business, and realized I had a lot to learn. I needed more advanced knowledge, but the books all sound like they were written by martians or something! A friend of mine told me about this book because he knew the authors. I bought it and I'm glad to say its the best TCP/IP book out there. No lie. I actually think I understand some of the hard stuff now. I couldn't say that after reading some of those other books. Get this book if you want to learn about how to fix your network, without having to run to the networking dictionary to define every other term.
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Summary: Helped me on the 70-216 Beta Exam!
Review: I got this book to help me prepare for the beta exams for 70-216 and 70-221. I took the beta today for the 70-216 and boy was I glad I read this book! I figured that I was going to need more knowledge than knowing that DHCP assigned IP addresses automatically, and memorizing the Resource Kit wasn't something I really wanted to do. This book really puts it all together in a pretty entertaining and understandalbe way. Its a keeper even if I do pass the beta! (cross my fingers)
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Summary: Just what I was looking for
Review: I have a lot of TCP/IP books because I've done most of my work on the Unix side. I know TCP/IP but didn't know Microsoft or Windows 2000 TCP/IP. I didn't need an intro book and I saw this book. I am very pleased with this book. It shows with easy to read language and clear explanations how Windows 2000 TCP/IP and related services work. The authors seem to have a talent for writing to the reader rather than to themselves. I hope they write more Windows 2000 books in the future
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Summary: Valuable Resource for the Netadmin test
Review: I just got done aceing the MCSE exam 70-216. This was a nasty exam! This book helped me understand how things I already knew about worked in actual practice. I thought I understood WINS, DNS, DHCP and RAS, but this book brings the information together in a way that helps you use it in answering the exam questions. With this book and the resource kit, I beat this test. On to the next one!
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Summary: This book ROCKS!
Review: I stole this book from a friend that was using it to study for the beta exam for the networking test. He said it was really good and he took the test already so i borrowed. This book is a nice read and gets to the point without boring the pants off of you. There's a boatload of tips and tricks which are things i like a lot of. I don't know if my friend past his test, but I've managed to fix two things on my network at work from reading this book. If my friend asks for his book back, I will definitely buy this one with my own money.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I took the Microsoft exam 70-216 for network infrastructure today and all I can say is AMAZING! How did the writers know what was on the exam? There is so much obscure stuff on the exam that no other book I read covered the questons on the exam. But this one did. So much of the test was troubleshooting the network, so I guess a TCP/IP troubleshooting book would be the right one. But the similarity of this book to the test is amazing. This book was good to read too and I am using it at my job and fixing some of the problems we've had with WINS and VPN based on what I learned. Great book and best study guide for the test.
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Summary: Covered TCP/IP from top to bottom
Review: If you *ever* had an unanswered question about Windows 2000 TCP/IP and related network services, this is the book to buy - if you're a Win2k network engineer, get your company to buy a dozen and keep them on the shelves. It starts off as a basic book on IP, but when it's done, you should know everything there is to know about Win2k TCP/IP. I only wish I had this when I was learning TCP/IP for WinNT, I wonder if they might do one for NT TCP/IP? The book reads well and doesn't sound like a voice over for the Win2k docs.
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Summary: TCP/IP is revealed to the clueless
Review: OK, I admit it. I learned my TCP/IP for Windows NT exams from reading Exam Cram. Needless to say, I passed the Windows NT TCP/IP test, but couldn't tell a subnet from a supernet. Now I have a job in the industry and I needed to actually learn TCP/IP, especially since we are moving up to Windows 2000 in our shop. This book is unreal in how good things are explained. Great detail in describing RRAS, WINS, DNS, and the TCP stack. Using the information in the book I am now up to speed on TCP/IP. Enough to pass the 70-216 test! Not bad for a NT MCSE! For Real, this book helped a lot. I owe the author's a beer on this one.
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