Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewalls for Windows 2000

Thomas W. Shinder, Stace Cunningham, D. Lynn White, Syngress Media, Garrick Olsen9781928994022, 1928994024, 1928994067, 1928994164, 1928994199

The complete guide to implementing ISA Server in the EnterpriseBecause security and network performance – the two pronged purpose of ISA Server – are so important in todays interconnected world, ISA Server plays a vital role in your overall network design. Configuring ISA Server 2000 will plan an equally vital role in helping you understand Microsoft’s much-anticipated Web-caching, filtering, and connection-sharing software package, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 – or more simply, ISA Server.Learn ISA Server’s featuresMaster the security, acceleration, and Internet connection sharing features of ISA Server.Understand ISA’s architectureGet an overview of ISA Server’s complex architecture and how the program components work at various layers of the network communications models.Select proper authentication methodsRead about ISA’s defferent authentication options, depending on the type of client.Administer ISA with confidenceMaster the unknown and undocumented components and features of ISAUnderstand ISA’s Firewall featuresNow you’ll understand multiplayer filtering, stateful inspection, intrusion detection, secure VPN, streaming media splitting, and more!Recognize intrusion attcksSet up ISA Firewall to detect all-ports scan, IP half scans, ping of deaths, land attacks, UDP bombs and other attacks.Use ISA as a web caching serverRead about smart and scheduled caching, distributed caching, and hierarchical caching optionsSave TimeGet complete coverage of wizards that guide you through common setup and management tasks.