Before You Begin

To complete the lessons in this chapter, you should be familiar with Windows networking and be comfortable with the following tasks:

  • Adding roles to a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Configuring Active Directory domain controllers and joining computers to a domain

  • Configuring a basic network, including configuring IP settings

  • Configuring a public key infrastructure (PKI)

  • Configuring DNS and DHCP servers

  • Configuring IPv6

You will also need the following nonproduction hardware connected to test networks:

  • A computer or virtual machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 named Dcsrv1 that is a domain controller in the Nwtraders.msft domain. This computer must have two interfaces:

    • An interface connected to the Internet, with a public Internet ...

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