Requirements of the Networking.:

Requirements of the Networking.:

1.Systems.

2.Operating Systems.

3.Media.

4.Topology.

5.Protocols

6.NIC or LAN Card or Ethernet Card

7.Network Devices

8.IP Address.

Operating Systems:   Interface between the user and computer or hardware.

Types of Operating Systems:

                              1.Server operating system: NT,2000,2003,2008.

                              2.Client operating system:  win 98,ME,2000 professional,xp,vista.

Server O.S:  The Operating system which contains some database is called Server operating system.In server operating system we can configure services like DNS,DHCP,RAS,IIS  etc.,.

Client O.S: The Operating system which acess the database present in server operating system.Server services can not be installed in client operating system.

History of Microsoft networking operating systems

:

• Windows NT 3.1 released in 1993.
• Windows NT 3.5 released in 1994.
• Windows NT 4.0 released in 1996.
• Windows NT 5.0 was renamed as windows 2000.
• Windows NT 5.2 was renamed as windows 2003.
• Windows NT 6.0 was renamed as windows 2008

Windows 2000

• Windows 2000 professional.
• Windows 2000 server
• Windows 2000 advance server
• Windows 2000 data centre server.

Windows 2003

• Windows 2003 standard edition.
• Windows 2003 enterprise edition.
• Windows 2003 datacenter edition
• Windows 2003 web edition