Microsoft Windows server 2003 : TCP/IP protocols and services : technical reference

This is a 5 star book because it takes you down to the lowest level of detail without losing you. This is primarily due to the book's excellent organization where each chapter builds on the previous ones. Although it calls itself a reference, it's an excellent sequential read to learn what TCP/IP is about under the covers on Windows Server 2003.

Get the in-depth technical details you need to support TCP/IP on the Windows® Server 2003 platform with this comprehensive technical guide. Combining concepts with packet examples, it steps layer by layer through the TCP/IP protocols and services that Windows Server 2003 supports to help you understand how they work and how they’re implemented in the operating system.

With the latest information about:

• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
• Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
• Virtual private networks (VPNs)
• A must-have for any technical professional who works with Windows Server 2003 and TCP/IP

Includes details about these protocols and services:

• Network interface layer protocols: Local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) encapsulations, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), and PPP
• Internet layer protocols: Internet Protocol (IP) basics, addressing, and routing; Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP); Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP); and an overview of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
• Transport layer protocols: User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) basics, TCP connections, TCP data flow, and TCP retransmission, and time-out
• Application layer protocols and services: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), file and printer sharing, RADIUS and Internet Authentication Service (IAS), Microsoft® Internet Information Services (IIS) and the Internet protocols, IPSec, and VPNs.Winner of a Merit Award at the Puget Sound Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), January 2004).

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To successfully troubleshoot Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) problems on a local area network (LAN), it is important to understand how IP datagrams and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages are encapsulated when sent by a computer running a member of the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family or Windows XP on LAN technology links such as Ethernet, Token Ring, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802. 11.