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Melissa Craft, CCNA, MCSE, Network+, MCNE, Citrix CCA
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Contributors
Russell Brown (CCNP, MCSE+I, A+) is an independent consultant in
Minneapolis, MN. He focuses on networking and security, specializing
primarily in integrating Microsoft products with Cisco Routing. He has
over three years of computer consulting experience but still finds time to
play the guitar in several bands around the Twin Cities. Some of the
projects Russ has worked on include LAN/WAN troubleshooting for
small companies, Firewall and Proxy design and implementation,
designing procedures for desktop rollouts, and various routing and
switching implementations. Russ lives in Minneapolis, MN and can be
reached at His website is .
Melissa Craft (CCNA, MCSE, Network+, CNE-5, CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-
GW, MCNE, Citrix CCA) designs business computing solutions using
technology to automate processes, and using business process reengi-
neering techniques. Melissa has successfully designed, implemented and
integrated networks ranging in size from a few nodes to over 100,000
nodes. Her consulting experience has incorporated extensive project
management, needs-analysis, LAN and WAN design, deployment and
operational turnover. Currently, Melissa is Director of e-Business
Offering Development for MicroAge Technology Services, a global sys-
tems integrator that provides IT design, project management, and sup-
port for distributed computing systems. Melissa holds a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Michigan, and is a member of the IEEE,
the Society of Women Engineers and American MENSA, Ltd. Melissa
currently resides in Glendale, Arizona with her family, Dan, Justine, and
Taylor, and her two Great Danes (a.k.a Mobile Defense Units), Marm-
aduke and Apollo and her Golden Retriever (a.k.a. Mobile Alarm Unit)
Pooka. Melissa can be contacted via e-mail at
Elliot Lewis (CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, CCSE, MCP+I, MCT) is the Director
of Solution Architecture at EngineX Networks, a leading infrastructure
design firm that specializes in designing and implementing industry-
leading networking technologies. Specialties include Voice over technolo-
gies, High Availability Infrastructure, IP Video/Audio Conferencing, IP
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Telephony, Wireless, and Content Networking. Elliot has over 13 years of
experience in the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of large
mission critical networks. He authored Configuring Cisco Voice Over IP
with Syngress Media. He lives in Pleasanton, CA with his wife Meg and
two sons, James and Zachary.
Elliot Lewis contributed to the technical editing.
Sean Thurston (CCNA, CCDA, MCP+I, MCSE) is a Solution Architect for
EngineX Networks, a San Francisco-based Voice over IP/QoS network
design and implementation company. Sean has extensive network design
and implementation experience in complex LAN and WAN environments.
He lives in Renton, WA with his fiancée Kerry.
Technical Editor
Stace Cunningham (CCNA, MCSE, CLSE, COS/2E, CLSI, COS/2I,
CLSA, MCPS, A+) is a Systems Engineer with SDC Consulting located in
Biloxi, MS. SDC Consulting specializes in the design, engineering, and
installation of networks. Stace is also certified as an IBM Certified LAN
Server Engineer, IBM Certified OS/2 Engineer, IBM Certified LAN Server
Administrator, IBM Certified LAN Server Instructor, IBM Certified OS/2
Instructor. Stace has participated as a Technical Contributor for the IIS
3.0 exam, SMS 1.2 exam, Proxy Server 1.0 exam, Exchange Server 5.0
and 5.5 exams, Proxy Server 2.0 exam, IIS 4.0 exam, IEAK exam, and
the revised Windows 95 exam.
In addition, he has coauthored or technical edited about 30 books
published by Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, and Syngress
Media as well as contributed to publications from The SANS Institute
and Internet Security Advisor magazine.
His wife Martha and daughter Marissa are very supportive of the time
he spends with his computers, routers, and firewalls in the “lab” of their
house. Without their love and support he would not be able to accom-
plish the goals he has set for himself.
Stace Cunningham authored a chapter in addition to acting as technical
director for the book.
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Contents
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Chapter 1—Developing a Windows 2000
and Cisco Internetwork 1
Introduction 2
Directory Enabled Network 2
The DEN Solution 4
About Microsoft’s Windows 2000 and Cisco’s IOS 8
Cisco’s IOS and Software Products 8
Cisco ConfigMaker 9
Cisco Fast Step 11
CiscoWorks 2000 13
Microsoft’s Windows 2000 14
Active Directory 17
Merging together with Cisco Networking Services
for Active Directory 20
Best Practices for Implementing a Network 20
Networking Basics 22
OSI Protocol Reference Model 23
Physical Layer 26
Data-Link Layer 27
Network Layer 27
Transport Layer 28
The Session Layer 29
The Presentation Layer 29
The Application Layer 29
Internet History 30
IP Networking Primer 31
Case Studies 36
ABC Chemical Company 36
West Coast Accounting, L.L.C. 37
Summary 38
FAQs 41
Chapter 2—A Tour of Windows 2000 43
Introduction 44
What’s New Since Windows NT 4 44
Active Directory 45
Installation Options 45
Security Options 47
Internet Information Services 48
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Terminal Services 48
Remote Access Protocols 49
Network Load Balancing 50
What Happened to WINS? 52
DNS Support 53
Recovery Console 56
Quality of Service 56
File System Changes and Disk Support 56
Active Directory Architecture 59
Domain Architecture Changes 59
Forest 59
Domain Tree 59
Domain 60
Sites 61
Organizational Units 61
User Accounts 61
Groups 63
FSMOs 63
Global Catalog 64
Configuration 64
Schema 64
LDAP 65
So, You Want to Migrate? 65
Quick! Plan Your Project 65
Windows 2000 Case Studies 67
ABC Chemical Company 68
West Coast Accounting, L.L.C. 68
Summary 69
FAQs 71
Chapter 3—Cisco Hardware and IOS Basics 73
Introduction 74
Networking Basics: The Difference between
Routers and Switches 74
Hierarchical Design Model 75
When Is It Appropriate to Use Routers? 76
When Is It Appropriate to Use Switches? 77
Switching Overview and Application 77
Cisco Switch Models 77
Catalyst 6500 Series 77
Catalyst 5000 Series 78
Catalyst 3500 Series XL 79
Catalyst 2900 Series XL 80
GBIC Technologies 81
VLANs and How They Function 82
Trunking Technologies 82
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VTP Servers and Clients 83
Layer 3 Switching 84
Onboard Layer 3 Options 85
6500 Series and the MSFC 85
5000 Series and the RSM 85
Routing Overview and Application 87
General Overview of LAN/WAN Technologies 87
Ethernet 87
Token Ring 87
HDLC 88
Frame Relay 88
PPP 89
Routing Models 89
7500 Series 89
7200 Series 90
3600 Series 91
1700 Series 92
1600 Series 93
800 Series 95
Cisco IOS 96
Differences in Switch and Router IOSs 96
Router Feature Sets 97
Enterprise 97
IP/IPX/IBM 97
IP Plus 97
Firewall Feature Set 97
Memory Requirements 97
Command Line Interface (CLI) 98
How to Get Around in the IOS 99
QoS Functionality and How it Works on Switches and Routers 104
RSVP 104
Queuing Techniques 105
Weighted Fair Queuing 105
Priority Queuing 105
Custom Queuing 106
Class-based Weighted Fair Queuing 106
Summary 107
FAQs 108
Chapter 4—Protocols and Networking Concepts 109
Introduction 110
The TCP/IP Protocol Stack 110
Setting an IP Address on Windows 2000 113
Establishing the Default Router 114
Testing IP with ICMP on Windows 2000 115
Setting an IP Address on a Cisco Router 115
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