Design a network topology that effectively supports your AD infrastructure

Before you can implement Active Directory services, you need a network structure to support it. This chapter from How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure looks at best practices for building your network topology.

This sample chapter from Syngress' How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure tackles the physical side of creating a reliable and scalable network. It looks at solutions for designing:

• Internet connectivity
• A network and routing topology
• A TCP/IP addressing scheme through the use of IP subsets
• IP address assignment by using DHCP
• A perimeter network
• The remote access infrastructure

Title: How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
ISBN: 159749058X
Published: January 23, 2006; Syngress
Author: Melissa Craft, et al
Chapter: The Physical Design
Published by Syngress