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147_noAD_FC 9/19/01 10:35 AM Page 1 1 YEAR UPGRADE BUYER PROTECTION PLAN Configuring Windows 2000 W I T H O U T Ac t i ve D i r e c t o r y Make the Most of Windows 2000 WITHOUT Active Directory •Step-by-Step Instructions for Configuring Local Group Policy,Remote Access Policies,Primary and Secondary DNS Zones,and more! • Complete Coverage of the Pros and Cons of an Active Directory Migration • Master Windows 2000 Networking Service Improvements WithoutRunning Active Directory Carol Bailey Tom Shinder Technical Editor 147_noAD_FM 8/10/01 3:13 PM Page i s o l u t i o n s @ s y n g r e s s . c o m With more than 1,500,000 copies of our MCSE, MCSD, CompTIA, and Cisco study guides in print, we continue to look for ways we can better serve the information needs of our readers. One way we do that is by listening. Readers like yourself have been telling us they want an Internet-based service that would extend and enhance the value of our books. 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Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ISBN: 1-928994-54-7 Technical Editor:Dr.Thomas W.Shinder Cover Designer:Michael Kavish Co-Publisher:Richard Kristof Page Layout and Art by:Shannon Tozier Acquisitions Editor:Catherine B.Nolan Copyedit by Syngress Editorial Team Developmental Editor:Jonathan Babcock Indexer:Julie Kawabata Freelance Editorial Manager:Maribeth Corona-Evans Distributed by Publishers Group West in the United States and Jaguar Book Group in Canada. 147_noAD_FM 8/10/01 3:13 PM Page v Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the following people for their kindness and support in making this book possible. Richard Kristof and Duncan Anderson of Global Knowledge,for their generous access to the IT industry’s best courses,instructors,and training facilities. Ralph Troupe,Rhonda St.John,and the team at Callisma for their invaluable insight into the challenges of designing,deploying and supporting world-class enterprise networks. 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Ethan Atkin at Cranbury International for his help in expanding the Syngress program. vv 147_noAD_FM 8/10/01 3:13 PM Page vi 147_noAD_FM 8/10/01 3:13 PM Page vii Author Carol Bailey (MCSE+Internet) is a Senior Technical Consultant working for Metascybe Systems Ltd in London.Metascybe is a Microsoft Certified Partner that develops its own PC communications software as well as offers project work and consultancy.In addition to supporting these products and services for an internationally diverse customer base, Carol co-administers the company’s in-house IT resources. With over 10 years in the industry,Carol has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience with Microsoft operating systems.She first qualified as an MCP with NT3.51 in 1995 and will remain qualified as MCSE as a result of passing the Windows 2000 exams last year.Her other qualifications include a BA (Hons) in English and an MSc in Information Systems. Well known for her Windows 2000 expertise,Carol has a number of publications on this subject,which include co-authoring the following books in the best-selling certification series from Syngress\Osborne McGraw-Hill:MCSE Windows 2000 Network Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-216).ISBN:0-07-212383-4;MCSE Designing a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Study Guide (Exam 70-221).ISBN:0-07-212494-6; and MCSE Windows 2000 Accelerated Boxed Set (Exam 70-240). ISBN:0-07-212383-4. vii 147_noAD_FM 8/10/01 3:13 PM Page viii Technical Editor Thomas Shinder, M.D. (MCSE,MCP+I,MCT) is a technology trainer and consultant in the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex.He has con- sulted with major firms,including Xerox,Lucent Technologies,and FINA Oil,assisting in the development and implementation of IP-based communications strategies.Tom is a Windows 2000 editor for Brainbuzz.com and a Windows 2000 columnist for Swynk.com. Tom attended medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago and trained in neurology at the Oregon Health Sciences Center in Portland,Oregon.His fascination with interneuronal communication ulti- mately melded with his interest in internetworking and led him to focus on systems engineering.Tom and his wife,Debra Littlejohn Shinder, design elegant and cost-efficient solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses based on Windows NT/2000 platforms.Tom has authored several Syngress books,including Configuring ISA Server 2000:Building Firewalls for Windows 2000 (ISBN:1-928994-29-6),Configuring Windows 2000 Server Security (ISBN:1-928994-02-4),Managing Windows 2000 Network Services (ISBN:1-928994-06-7),and Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP (ISBN:1-928994-11-3). viii 147_noAD_TOC 8/10/01 12:24 PM Page ix Contents Foreword xxv Why Use Windows Chapter 1 Why Not Active Directory? 1 2000 without Active Introduction 2 Directory? Why Use Windows 2000 without Active Directory? 2 There is more to Windows Why Use Windows 2000? 2 2000 than just Active The Acceptance of Windows into the Directory features—as this book shows. But there’s Corporate Workplace 3 no doubt that Windows The Acceptance of Microsoft in the 2000 was written with Corporate Workplace 3 Active Directory in mind, which is reflected in the The Emergence of Windows 2000 4 standard documentation Windows 2000 Track Record 5 that accompanies the Windows 2000 Today 5 software. Chapter 1 will begin to answer these Why Not Use Active Directory? 6 questions. Designing and Deploying Active Directory:More Than a Technical Challenge 7 The Purpose of This Book 9 Who Should Read This Book 11 IT Managers 11 IT Implementers 11 What This Book Will Cover 13 Chapter 2:Workstations 13 Chapter 3:Laptops 14 Chapter 4:File and Print Services 15 Chapter 5:Terminal Services 15 ix