TOPIC SUMMARY

Operating Systems:

• Windows NT Server (as PDC, BDC, and Stand Alone)
• Windows 2000 Server (as Single Forest, Multiple Forests, and more)
• Windows 2003 Server (as Single Forest, with 2000 Forest, with NT)
• All above server OS's in NATIVE mode and MIXED Mode
• UPGRADES & MIGRATIONS of Windows Servers NT & 2K & 2k3

Networking:

• TCP/IP, protocol settings, corrupted protocols diagnosed and corrected on a daily basis.
• Troubleshooting subnet masks, incorrect IP settings, ping, nbtstat, netstat, & other utils.
• EXPERT LEVEL ANALYSIS of NETBIOS issues on LAN
  Testing of TCP Ports & connections as well as PORT SCANNING and PORT REDIRECTION & FILTERING (i.e. firewall built into windows)

LAN File Sharing:

• Network Shares setup & diagnosed & reset.
• DOS & Windows network mappings and verification of drive mappings & printer sharing.
• View and Troubleshoot SMB and CIFS as well as other LAN based protocols and information used in Microsoft networking.
• Configure and test permissions on NTFS and share permissions.

Troubleshooting Skills:

• Registry problems diagnosed & fixed in Win 98, NT, 2k, XP, 2k3 Operating Systems
• Expertise in NT Repair process including manual registry expansion & recovery methods
• Domain Errors with expert level utilities incl. PDC/BDC, dual PDC, NTFS corruption
• NTFS Hard disk data recovery,
• NTFS defragmenting,
• Cluster & Block size options, etc.

SCSI Settings & Troubleshooting

• SCSI-1, 2, 3, UW, Single Ended & Differential
• Troubleshooting Windows RAID settings &
• rive Spanning & Hardware RAID controllers.

Backup & Disaster Recovery:

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft’s NT Backup
• create & restore NT OS & Data partitions
• Drives worked on: DAT (up to 40GB per tape), QIC, DLT (up to 80GB per tape)

Corporate EMAIL Systems:

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Exchange 5.5
  installation, repair, configurations, and security
• Extensive experience with Exchange 2000
• Extensive experience with Exchange 2003
• Extensive experience in Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003 & Outlook for MAC’s
• Setup of Exchange 5.5 to allow Internet Web Access remotely without using Outlook
• Install Exchange 5.5, 2000, and 2003
• Configure Outlook to work with Exchange 5.5, 2000 & 2003
• Implement Restrictions on mailbox size, etc.
  

EXCHANGE MIGRATION

• Migrate users from an NT domain to a 2000 Domain with rights
• Migrate from exchange 5.5 using UPGRADE method
• Migrate from exchange 5.5 to 2000 using MIGRATE method
• Migrate from exchange 5.5 to 2000 using Microsoft's Wizard.
• Migrate from exchange 5.5 to 2000 using Haresh's Method!
• Once you are an expert in Exchange Migration, Let's Migrate from 5.5 & 2k to Exchange 2003 and realize what reality really is!  really really :)

Troubleshooting EXCHANGE:

• Repair of damaged Exchange 5.5 MDB store files
• Repair of damaged Exchange 2000 & 2003 database files
• Extensive coverage of individual Exchange Services
• Loading of security patches and verification of security holes
• Recovery of dead exchange server &
• Rebuilding of entire server from scratch
• Testing for Dangerous Open Relay Flaws

WINDOWS 2000 & 2003 SERVER

• Install Windows 2000 & 2003 Advanced Server into new unpartitioned computers
• Upgrade an existing NT server to Windows 2000
• Upgrade existing Windows 2000 Servers to Windows 2003
• Convert FAT and FAT32 drives to NTFS 5.0.
• Analyze cluster and block sizes.
• Install and configure Networking protocols and drivers
• Run new expert level diagnostics to test the OS & Network settings
• Configure Internet Connection Sharing & Configure 2k & 2k3 Server as an internet ROUTER using Routing and Remote Access in 5 different configurations including Secure VPN.

Configuring DHCP server

• Configure DHCP on NT, 2000, and 2003, and on new Linksys routers.
• Troubleshoot first hand the effects of multiple ROGUE DHCP servers
• Configure RAS Server for Dial IN, configure VPN Services

DNS DNS DNS

• My DNS coverage is intense.
• NO ONE WILL EVER TEACH YOU DNS LIKE I DO.
• Installation of DNS using automated wizard
• Installation of DNS using manual method
• Editing DNS ZONES from DOS
• Testing DNS from remote locations, even from workstations
• Creating records such as A, MX, PTR, SRV, NS, SOA
• Troubleshooting corrupt DNS Services
• Testing DNS the real world way, as well as Microsoft's way.
• Testing REVERSE DNS from the outside in.
• Reverse Diagnosing Domain names Black Listed,
• Manual backup and restore of DNS zones.
• Primary and Secondary servers and corrupted replication

ACTIVE DIRECTORY

• My ACTIVE DIRECTORY coverage is intense.
• NO ONE WILL EVER TEACH YOU ACTIVE DIRECTORY LIKE I DO.
• 3 ways to install Active Directory
• Troubleshooting Active Directory
• Testing the health of AD
• Repairing a DEAD AD
• Tape backup of Active Directory
• Moving DNS and AD from one server to another
  And much more….

CABLING

• make cat 5 & 5e & 6 patch cables
• make cross over cables
• make roll-over cables
• terminate RJ45 jacks
• use a PUNCH DOWN tool with 110-type jacks
• terminate tool-less category 5, 5e, and cat 6 jacks
• use a $3,000 PentaScanner to certify cables up to cat 5
• use a $6,000 OmniScanner to certify cables up to cat 6
• Test FIBER OPTIC Cables using Omniscanner
• Understand different Fiber Optic Technologies such as ST, etc.
  

NOVELL & IPX

• Full understanding of Novell IPX AND Microsoft’s NWLINK.
• Configuring windows clients to logon to NOVELL & Microsoft simultaneously
• Troubleshoot Novell's 32 bit Client
• Troubleshoot Microsoft's NWLINK.
• Expert Level "Haresh's Fundamentals" Explanation of everything you ever dreamed of knowing about IPX. Feel as good about IPX as you will about TCP/IP ! Trust me !

SNIFFERS

Use software based sniffer
Use hardware based sniffer type device (Microtest COMPAS)
Use hardware based sniffer (Fluke Enterprise LANMETER)
Use several other sniffers available on the market and compare capabilities

FIREWALLS

Install & Configure software based personal firewall
Use port scanning software to test possible faults.
DHCP, authorized, scopes, activated, ip conflicts, reservations
Image and Deploy

REMOTE CONTROL

Install & test PCAnywhere
Install & test VNC
Install & test Timbuktu
Configure Terminal Services on NT 4.0
Configure Terminal Services on Windows 2000
Configure Terminal Services on Windows XP

ROUTERS & INTERNET SHARING

Install & Configure a LINKSYS internet sharing router
Install & Configure a BELKIN internet sharing router
Install PPPoE software on a desktop to allow use of ADSL
Configure Internet sharing using Windows with NO real router !!
Install & configure 802.11a, b, and G ROUTERS
Install & configure 802.11a, b, and G network adapters
Install & configure USB, PCI, and PCMCIA wireless adapters.
Configure Windows 98, NT, 2000, and XP using wireless cards
Install & Configure a MACINTOSH AIRPORT wireless router
Configure a MACINTOSH to access wireless internet

GROUP POLICIES

Setup Group Policy from scratch
Test if group policy is working.
Setup Software deployment
Create deployable “MSI” packages from any software
Create Automated Microsoft Answer files to create completely unattended installations
Deploy Microsoft Office, Outlook (with profiles & settings!)
Deploy NON-microsoft programs using msi-creator software

FINAL EXAM

Repair DEAD NT PDC File Servers
Repair DEAD Windows 98 Computers
Repair DEAD Windows 2000 Active Directory / Exchange 2000 servers
Perform a FULL Exchange Migration for 100 user accounts from Exch 5.5 to Exch2000.
Install a FULL RIS Server with DHCP, and DNS
Install 3 Active Directory Forests and create trusts between all.
Image 3 different workstation computers to the RIS Server
RIS Deploy customized windows 2000 installations to 12 unformatted computers
Use Ghost & Drive Image to image 12 more workstations
Implement Group Policy to automatically install pre-determined software.

LEVEL 3 NETWORK ENGINEER
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