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Managing Network Infrastructure: With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has enhanced network protocols to broaden capabilities of servers running the network operating system. The Windows Server 2003 family offers numerous improvements

Plan a TCP/IP network infrastructure strategy In order to run TCP/IP, you must have, at minimum, an IP address and a subnet mask. In order to communicate over a router, you must also have a default gateway address. The default gateway address is the address of the router than will route your packets out of your local subnetwork

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) router discovery uses ICMP messages to discover the default gateway on a network segment if it is not configured or given by the DHCP Server. ICMP router discovery uses two messages to discover the gateway.

IP address consists of a Network and Host ID. Network ID - This is the part of the IP Address that is common on all peripherals and computers on the network

Plan and modify a network topology: Plan the physical placement of network resources Microsoft recommends you use three tiers to design the network layout. The three tiers are listed below

Plan security for servers that are assigned specific roles As we will see, planning security for servers assigned the domain controller role is straightforward. Security is automatically applied when you promote a server to domain controller by the Configure Your Server Wizard and by the placement of the computer object in the Domain Controllers container in the domain, where security settings have already been applied to the Default Domain Controller Polic

Here are top 16 Windows Server 2003 Server Roles & Server Security Questions and answers with detail review.

Server Roles & Server Security Introduction: Inevitably your server is being installed to play a role in the network, that is, to provide some particular service or services. From domain controller to file server, from application server to DNS to web

Plan a secure baseline installation Before configuring security on Windows 2003 servers or workstations, Microsoft recommends a checklist of activities that should be completed.