Networking with Windows Server 2008

Windows 7 will be a member of a domain, so it is important to know how to properly configure it in a domain environment.

In this tutorial we discuss peer-to-peer networks and the advantages and disadvantages of this network model. We will also look at Windows Server 2008 domain-based networks using Active Directory and how to configure Windows 7 to work within the Windows Server 2008 domain environment.

Another technology that we will discuss is Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft's newest version of virtualization. Virtualization, one of the fastest-growing and hottest technologies to hit the market in the past few years, has started to make an impact due to its vast economic advantages. Virtualization gives an organization the ability to run multiple operating systems, called virtual machines, on a single machine. The ability to run multiple operating systems on a single machine can help an organization reduce their hardware costs and allow an organization to reduce their IT department overhead. We show you how to turn Windows 7 into a virtual machine that can run on Hyper-V or Microsoft Virtual PC.