Designing A Network

[Charles L. Phillips]

Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a Windows
2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[Herb Martin]

Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a Windows
2000 network???

Designing a "Windows network" is pretty much
like designing any (hardware or IP) network, until you
get to the Windows services and then placment
etc gets involved.

Any such design is going to start with:

How many users/computers?
How many locations?
Existing machines and network capabilities?
Connect to the Internet or not?
Extra Services you wish to run (email, DB, file, etc.)
Budget?

Other BUSINESS requirements?

 

[Phillip Windell]

There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to be
that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint and
artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is way to
"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

 

[Herb Martin]

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin

There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to be
that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint and
artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is way to
"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

 

[Charles L. Phillips]

Hello,
I understand, & "Thank You"...

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin

There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to be
that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint and
artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is

way

to
"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a Windows
2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[Herb Martin]

Hello,
I understand, & "Thank You"...

Ok, you're welcome, but I think we were expecting
you to tell us what type of network you wish to
deploy?

Home with 3 machines and the Internet or Office
with 60 machines or what?

--
Herb Martin

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin

There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to be
that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint and
artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is

way

to
"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a
Windows
2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[John John]

You might start here:

Networks, Networks Everywhere
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/evaluate/technol/networks.mspx

John

Hello,
I understand, & "Thank You"...

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin

There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to

be

that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint

and

artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is

way

to

"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a

Windows

2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[Charles L. Phillips]

I apologize...
Here are the details:
Each site will have a Windows 2000 Pro workstation & a
server. The sites are 10-12 miles apart & the servers
need to talk to each other...

Each site MUST have Internet access...

There will be a database on each server & they have to
upgrade each other...

There are 3-5 Users per site...

I believe ALL resources should be at the site that's
closest to my location, but I am considering a
distributed network...

With ANY network holding a companies business,
security is very important...

I am considering McAfee AntiVirus Suite...

I am considering a Backup Server & a Web Server...

I am considering 3Com products as a way to tie this
network together...

This is to be the network for a POS in 2 pizza cafe

Hello,
I understand, & "Thank You"...

Ok, you're welcome, but I think we were expecting
you to tell us what type of network you wish to
deploy?

Home with 3 machines and the Internet or Office
with 60 machines or what?

--
Herb Martin

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin


There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going

to
be

that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to

paint
and

artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question

is
way

to
"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a
Windows
2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[Charles L. Phillips]

Hello,
"Thank You"...
Good example to follow.

You might start here:

Networks, Networks Everywhere
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/network/evaluate/technol/networ
ks.mspx

John

Hello,
I understand, & "Thank You"...

Or how to build a "building" if we didn't
know whether you need a garden shed,
3-bedroom home, apartment building, or
skyscraper.

--
Herb Martin



There are some sites out there with information, but it isn't going to
be

that simple. It would be kind of like asking for a "how to" to paint
and

artistic painting if you didn't have any art skills. The question is
way

to

"broad" and "open" for me to answer.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


Hello,
Can ANYONE point me to some FREE documentation, on "how-to" design a

Windows

2000 network???

Thank you,

 

[Herb Martin]

I apologize...
Here are the details:
Each site will have a Windows 2000 Pro workstation & a
server. The sites are 10-12 miles apart & the servers
need to talk to each other...

Each site MUST have Internet access...

Ok, this isn't so much network "design" as it is finding
a method of connect to (very simple) networks over a
serial WAN or VPN that is affordable to you.

Do you envision buying a T1, ISDN, modem or what
for connecting them?

Will you consider using the (required) Internet connection
to setup a VPN tunnel between the two sites instead of
addition hard lines (T1 etc.)?

There will be a database on each server & they have to
upgrade each other...

Probably not much traffic (based on the other details)
but one never knows what "update each other" means
until one asks, so is this very must data that will be
changed?

SQL server can replicate. Most other "large" database
systems can too.

There are 3-5 Users per site...

So each site is pretty trivial.

As to Windows Domains this is ONE DOMAIN,
two Sites (Sites and Services), with (at least) one
DC/DNS/WINS server at each site.

All computers (servers too) will be "clients" (on
NIC properties) of their local DNS and WINS servers
FIRST, the remote server (optionally) second.

I believe ALL resources should be at the site that's
closest to my location, but I am considering a
distributed network...

What does that (distributed network) mean (to you)?

It's going to be distrubuted by the very nature of being
a WAN, or did you mean something specific like using
DFS?

With ANY network holding a companies business,
security is very important...

So a direct connection or encrypted VPN is essential.
You will likely find that a L2TP/IPSec VPN is secure
enough for your needs even crossing "the Internet."

I am considering McAfee AntiVirus Suite...
I am considering a Backup Server & a Web Server...

You will likely want to perform the backups and
software updates (including anti-virus) locally, i.e.,
separately at each site.

I am considering 3Com products as a way to tie this
network together...

The manufacturer is not nearly as important as the
media/physical (or VPN) connection method.