MCSE Microsoft TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0 Study Guide (Exam 70-59)

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With the release of Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft delivered a significantly improved TCP/IP stack, and a new set of Microsoft Certified Software Engineer (MCSE) exam requirements (MCSE + Internet Exam 70-059) to cover it. Osborne McGraw-Hill's Microsoft TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0 does a fine job of helping you study for this exam. Unlike some tutorials that take a Cliffs Notes approach, it also does a fine job of teaching you the underlying material thoroughly, something that will be more important to your success in the long run.
After an introduction to TCP/IP and its relation to the OSI networking model, the book takes you through 11 key knowledge areas in depth. The most important include Internet addressing, subnetting, using NT as a router, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), NetBIOS host name resolution, Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), and Domain Name System (DNS). Each chapter includes a drill section consisting of a series of statements covering important points. Each also includes a set of multiple-choice self-test questions on the material.
The index is thorough, and the bundled CD-ROM includes the entire book text, a self-study module, and something on the order of 1,000 sample questions with links to the relevant explanations in the electronic text. The book itself has numerous tables and illustrations, a clear layout, handsome typography, and sturdy covers, a real plus when you consider how many hours you'll probably spend with it between now and exam day. --Tom Mace

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Necessary Information for many:

Yes I do agree there are a number of inaccurancies, but they are not incorrect information in the instruction, instead they are misakes that a good proofread would have found. They do mislabel a few items and the review questions are just umm screwed up, but for someone who isn't ready to use the Exam Cram Books, this is a good book to build on. If you are looking to build a good foundation this is a good book to use. It has some good examples and covers a number of important items. James

Inaccurate, and too many authors:

If you are very careful, you can glean value from this book. If you are not a pedant like myself, it will probably cause you to fail your exam. Example referring to the difficult area of registry entries (p198): "DatabaseCleanupInterval Specifies the interval in minutes for the time to remove expired client records from the database Default = 864000 (24 hours)". This figure is the number of 1/10s of a second in a 24-hour period. I still do not know what units are required by NT for this figure.
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numerous errors:

I am working to my MCSE and have passed every test on the first try, I get this book and I fail the last and final exam! This book has numerous errors, and should be recalled! Save your money - I lost the money for the test and the book, don't make the same mistake. Now that winters here maybe I can use it for firewood. Good luck.

Not recommended:

I generally don't like "MCSE QuickPass Cheat Books." They're not the best way to learn a product. However, I bought this book because I needed a brush-up review on how MS does TCP/IP for the exam. I was thoroughly disappointed. The book does not go into enough detail for the beginner, and the text contained several points that were just wrong. To pass the exam, I'd recommend a classic TCP/IP book (such as the W. Richard Stevens set) coupled with MS's whitepapers on DHCP, WINS and other MS-specific stuff. In... more info