Author Description

Emphasizes the importance of planning a migration strategy before actually upgrading a network to Windows 2000. The author identifies different ways Windows 2000 can be deployed onto live networks and issues to consider for group policy planning. He then offers recommendations for implementing the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), the Windows internet naming system (WINS), domain namespaces (DNS), and active directory services. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)