Windows NT Server Professional Reference

by Karanjit S. Siyan and Ph.D. Siyan, Karanjit S.

Windows NT Server Professional Reference, Volume I, Second Edition is the benchmark of references available for Window NT Server 4.0. Although other titles take you through the setup and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562058053
• ISBN13: 9781562058050
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing
• Length: 1440 Pages
• Weight: 4.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Reference!!

As an MCSE for over two years, I have read countless other texts on NT Server with much disappointment. After flipping through this book the first few minutes after receiving it, I knew this was the one I had been looking for. It covers pretty much everything I cared to know about and is probably the last book I'll buy on NT Server 4. Thank you Dr. Siyan!!!

Every professional should have a copy

Siyan Karanjit has done a real good job. Explains every detail of NT with a very clean grammar: no possibility of misunderstanding. The subjects are accompanied by neatly prepared, self-explanatory figures and graphs. One of the parts I liked best is the case study section at the end of each chapter. Every professional must have a copy of this book. Having read this book, you'll realize in fact how limited your knowledge of NT is. Karanjit includes in this book not only the technical facts, but also recommendations and tips that are born out of his experiences. I guess this is the most important fact which differentiates a "book" from a "manual".

The mother of all NT books

This is one of the best NT reference books out there. Even Microsoft has not topped this one in terms of thoroughness and quality. Toss out those flaky books that give you a nice overview with 1-line explanations. This explains everything you want to know fully

Fantastic book! Required for every WindowsNT Professional!

If there is one book in my technical library that is the most beaten up, the most torn, the most dog-eared, the most grungy. It's New Rider's WindowsNT Server Professional Reference. I was first introduced to it by a friend who recommended it also as "the most used book on my desk!" It is without question, the *best* reference book I have ever read for WindowsNT. It is clear and concise and provides thorough information on virtually every topic that I as a WindowsNT network administrator need to know. An ideal compliment to this book is Inside WindowsNT Server also by New Riders publishing. That book provides more basic information for beginners, whereas this book is ideal for someone familiar with the basics who needs a reference book for those late night sessions at the office

Good, possibly the best all around NT reference

I searched and reviewed a lot of NT books, before I purchased this book. I have read a good amount of computer books and had built sort of a checklist of items in my head. I needed NT architecture, Domains, Install runthrough / possible problems and features, Security, Registry and Performance (I placed a high value on performance experence). Almost all of the NT books had these main subjects plus more. I felt this book had a covered the most ground and looked interesting. One thing I liked about this book was the depth of information. The author was giving the high level concept and then, I felt providing a good technical response as well. The information content was great, providing lots of information on everything NT from Server to DHCP, WINS, NT protocols information (IPX, NETBeui, TCP/IP and Apple Stuff), and Netware intergration, plus four appendices that are excellent LAN / Networking references. These covered OSI layers, IEEE 802, Wiring and cable plant, Ethernet, Token Ring, Arcnet, fiber and Localtalk, a section on routing & bridging, and a section on wans(ATM, FDDI, X.25, ect). Information ranged from easily understandable to electrical signaling information (not easily understood). Not only was it good, but I used it for study on my MCSE Networking Essentials exam. Overall I rated this book very good, I found it a good learning tool and a great NT and Lan reference. One caveat - This book is written for administrators (says so in the interduction, too)