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Windows NT TCP/IP is admittedly not the definitive formal reference guide, but is enough to allow an administrator coming from a background of Novell, UNIX, Lantastic, or some other network technology to adapt to Windows NT. If you don't feel the need to be a Microsoft certified engineer, then this book has enough to get you through the basics of getting the job done. After reading this book, you should have an understanding of the basic concepts: installing and configuring basic TCP/IP services under Windows NT, debugging networks, and setting up DNS, SNMP, RAS, PPTP, NFS, and mail services. The book explains what the concepts are, (how all the layers interact, what the structure of the packets look like, what are the fields and codes used, and so on), and demonstrates how to configure a network, mostly by a series of screen shots and simple diagrams.
Windows NT TCP/IP is written in a relatively easy-to-read style, but still contains enough technical depth to be considered worthwhile, with numerous simple and clear diagrams. It is well indexed, and scattered throughout with Perl scripts. The book not only contains typical Windows NT administrative network configuration topics but also general computing environment subjects such as configuring for UNIX printers. Not only does it cover the administrative tasks to perform but the reason why things are done that way. While Siyan does stray a bit too far from the central topic, even then he does cover areas that are at least somewhat related to Windows NT networking. For example, he distinguishes where NetBIOS is used for Windows services and where TCP/IP is used for Internet services. In short, this book will not get you through the certification exams, but will get you through to addition of Windows NT into your network or help you to transition to a Windows NT network.
-- Regan Russell
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