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I know quite a bit about networking hardware from books, but I know nothing about the software side of it all (domains, active directory, servers, etc). I was wondering if anyone could point me to a good book that covers all these topics). I've looked at the Network + books but they are mostly hardware based and I seem to know quite a lot of the stuff in these books anyway.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Stu

 

For now, its to get a good background for my CIW Server Administration exam. The exam will not go that deep but I'm one of those pain in the bum people who cant understand a topic without going back to first principles.

I thought maybe the server information would be included in the books. Don't get me wrong, I know a little about servers (web mainly), but I'm now interested in how software forms an intranet. I would like the book to explain the principles behind domains (not web domains), the processes that take place during an authentication (and where exactly this takes place), user access lists, etc.

If possible this book should be aimed at a relative newby (but need not go into the OSI, or TCP/IP).

Ken, you mentioned Microsoft, Is this where I should be looking? Are there any certification books that would do the trick?

Thanx
Stu

 

Is there any type of VM software that is Free or really cheap as I'm not working at the moment?

 

Cheers Ken.