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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
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Configuring Windows 2000
W I T H O U T
Active Directory
Carol Bailey
Dr. Thomas W. Shinder
Technical Editor
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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.
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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 com-
munications 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).
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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
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