Network and System Integration for Dummies

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Mixed networks confuse, infuriate, and often ruin the days and haunt the nights of network administrators everywhere. If you've been tasked with building or administering a mixed network, you know what it takes to get computers running competing operating systems--such as Windows, Mac and Linux, for instance--working together. It requires expert advice, up-to-the-minute technical information and tested-in-the-trenches solutions.A survival guide for anyone called upon to build or manage a mixed network, "Network and System Integration For Dummies" gives you all that and more. With this ready reference in your corner, you'll have the confidence and know-how needed to: Design and set up a mixed network in less time and with fewer headachesUnderstand and master the differences between dueling platformsGet your machines communicating like old chumsAnticipate problems before they happenTroub leshoot your systemAdminister your network from any locationBe prepared with proven solutions to most mixed network challenges

"Network and System Integration For Dummies" gives you easy-to-understand answers to all your questions about resource sharing, connectivity protocols, and other critical issues, including: How competing operating systems workAdding a new NOS to an old networkTesting network connectivityNetworking concepts that all machines can handleSharing files and printers across platformsUsing Message Transfer Agents to deliver emailSetting up printers, external drives and other networked devicesCentralizing control with Auditing Server ResourcesManaging users on a mixed networkSecuring a mixed network

And just to make your job that much easier, this book comes with a bonus CD-ROM featuring: Diskcheck--a drive space monitoring utilityTripwire 2.0 for Linux--a security programNWQuota--a NetWare utility form managing the size of home directoriesOffering proven solutions to most mixed network headaches, this book is a lifeline for network administrators at the frontlines of the battle for network and system integration.