Windows 2000 Virtual Private Networking

For courses in Windows NT/Windows 2000 Networking and Network Security.

Focus on VPNs and security has been created by concerns for privacy and data protection. Learning to configure and maintain VPNs is a necessary skill for CS students. Windows 2000 Virtual Private networking takes into account the emerging distributed workforce that networkers must support, including laptop users, home LAN environments, complex branch offices, and more-all within a secure and effective network design. The way a VPN is implemented in Windows 2000 is different that any other operating system. This book will cover all aspects of both the tunnel server and the tunnel client, covering PPTP, L2TP and IPSec, and the configuration of both tunnel and transport configuration. In addition to specific discussions about Windows 2000 tunneling, the book will show students what a network designer can do with this capability. New VPN features that can affect Active Directory replication, network address translation, Proxy and more will be covered in depth.