Practical Microsoft Windows 2000 Server provides an excellent resource if you are setting up a new Server 2000 network or upgrading an NT Server 4.0 network. Step-by-step information makes this book useful in the setting up as well as the planning of a Windows 2000 Server network. Coverage includes new Windows 2000 Server features like the Windows 2000 Server Active Directory and the new environment provided to access the various Windows 2000 Server tools. This book provides a great primer and reference if you are a new network administrator, and a valuable resource if you're a veteran network administrator and need help to design and implement a Windows 2000 Server-based network.

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Excellent - Straight to the point - 2000-04-28
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This books is exactly what I was looking for. It's a "what is" and "how to" guide to setting up and configuring Win2K Server. Unlike other books, it does not have useless scientific theory, it simply explains you what things are (such as DNS, NAT etc.), how they work and step by step instructions on how to install them and configure them. It is a must have for anyone who is setting a new Win2K network or is an Administrator.

Excellent, but not really for newbies - 2000-04-30
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This is really a wonderful book. Straight facts, plain and simple. But it is really intended for a reader with "some" experience.

Makes a left turn - 2001-05-28
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While the opening chapters of this book do give you a basic grasp of setting up the server, after that, you're on your own. It gets far too deep into IP protocol theory. I needed to setup users and groups and apply policies, and in the index of the Practical book the word USERS appears only in the preface. It surely was not as practical as one would like. ...

The Practical book can get you started but you definitely will need another resource for setting up day-to-day operations. I was rather disappointed after reading all the other glowing reviews here on Amazon, but it wasn't a total waste of money.

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