Windows Server 2008 is the new version of Microsoft's flagship network operating system; this book delivers what IT professionals and trainees need to master it from the ground up Covers what servers do, how basic networking works--including IP basics and DNS/WINS basics--and the nuts-and-bolts of the under-the-hood technologies that support staff must be familiar with, such as the Microsoft Management Console and the Registry Teaches security concepts, basic Windows Server administration, and how to install Windows Server 2008 and build a simple network Two other upcoming books by Mark Minasi--Mastering Windows Server 2008: Essential Technologies and Mastering Windows Server 2008: Enterprise Technologies--along with this title, will constitute the update to the market-leading Mastering Windows Server 2003