Windows NT Server - 7/27 Agenda

• More online help resources (10 min)

  How to test your Windows NT Network: http://www.sohointer.net/howto/test_ms-net.htm
  
  The Internet Information Server 4.0 Rapid Review Study Guide (http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Documents/Book.cfm?DocumentID=141)

  All about ISAPI Filters (http://www.15seconds.com/faq/ISAPI%20Filters/default.htm)

  Tutorial on IIS 4.0 Authentication (http://www.flicks.com/tutorial/authentication/index.htm)
  

  Code Red! Be sure to apply all relevant IIS Security Patches!
  (http://www.w2knews.com/index.cfm?action=view&issue=67)

• Useful Windows NT configuration tips (20 min)

  Installing a sound card
  Installing SCSI Peripherals (hard disks, CDRW/DVD, tape drives)
  Installing Network Monitor
  (Measure performance by logging into default website
  Updating Option Pack components
  Working with MMC Snapins
  
  

• Discuss Basic IIS Features (60 min)
  
  Accessing IIS Help (Multimedia Overview of IIS Features: Web services, FTP services, Mail, News)

  Opening Default Website
          Learning \INETPUB directory structure 
          Take the basic tour
          Adding html pages and other files to a website

  Hostnames, IP addresses and Internet domains
        Assigning a hostname and port to a site  (IIS Properties, Website Tab)
         
  Using the Default FTP site

  Review study questions

  [Break]

• IIS Security Options (30 Minutes)

  See http://www.flicks.com/tutorial/authentication/index.htm
  (Directory Security options)

• Other Web configuration options: Documents, HTTP Headers, Custom Errors
  ISAPI Filters, Operators, Performance (45 minutes)

• More Review study questions