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Planning, Implementing and Maintaining the TCP/IP infrastructure Wethen examine the TCP/IP infrastructure, and you will learn all about the networkprotocols supported by Windows Server 2003 and how to identify the protocols tobe used in your network environment.We discuss the advantages of the TCP/IPprotocol suite and we also address the multi-protocol environment that is increas-ingly common in today’s business organizations.We will review TCP/IP basics, andthen get into what’s new in TCP/IP for Server 2003. Specifically, we’ll discussIGMP v3, IPv6 support, the alternate configuration feature, and automatic determi-nation of interface metric.You’ll find out how to plan an IP addressing strategy,including how to analyze your addressing requirements and how to create an effec-tive subnetting scheme.Then we will address methods for troubleshooting IPaddressing problems, both those related to client configuration and those related toDHCP server issues.You’ll learn about transitioning to the next generation of IP,IPv6, and we’ll introduce IPv6 utilities such as Netsh commands, Ipsec6.exe, andthe IPv6 PING and TRACERT parameters.We discuss 6to4 tunneling, the IPv6Helper service, and connecting to the 6bone. Next, we’ll discuss the planning ofthe network topology.This includes analysis of hardware requirements and how toplan for the placement of physical resources.You’ll learn to plan network trafficmanagement, and how to monitor network traffic and devices using NetworkMonitor and System Monitor.We’ll show you how to determine bandwidthrequirements and how to optimize your network’s performance.

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Planning, implementing and maintaining a routing strategy We firstreview the basics of IP routing, including the role of routing tables, static anddynamic routing, and routing protocols such as RIP and OSPF.You’ll learn to usethe netsh commands related to routing, and then we’ll show you how to evaluaterouting options.This includes selecting the proper connectivity devices, and we’lldiscuss hubs, bridges, switches (layer 2, 3 and 4 varieties), and routers.We will lookat how you can use a Windows Server 2003 machine as a router, and how to con-figure the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) to do so. Next, we look atsecurity considerations related to routing.We’ll show you how to analyze require-ments for routing components from a security-conscious point of view, and discussmethods of simplifying the network topology to provide fewer attack points.Thisincludes minimizing the number of network interfaces, the number of routes, andthe number of routing protocols.We will also discuss router to router VPNs andpacket filtering and firewalls, as well as setting the logging level. Finally, we coverhow to troubleshoot IP routing issues.We’ll identify troubleshooting tools and takea look at some common routing problems, including those related to interface con-figuration, to RRAS configuration, to routing protocols, to TCP/IP configurationand to routing table configuration.https://traloihay.net