I've been asked to teach a class on Microsoft NT Networks. I'm told that the book from Microsoft is now out of print. How can I get up to speed quickly with this subject and teach it to my class?
Unless you debbug and program some tasks,and,more important__ exclude permanently some files from your operating systems,that are rubish !!...youll never have your job done.Some (unattended) code is dispensable....
Ask Microsoft about (I)legitimate ACCESS ... !! and pay attention to your EULA contract !!.....
If you are a "GenuineAmericanCitizen" and are involved in education,research but want your JOB protected,ask the Administration(Government) if is possible to implement "any" Cryptographic Algorithm in your expansive systems (=Platform)...
You can consult some (very) important RFCs in co-related IETF...(Managing...)
For the rest.. i suggest you consult Mc-GrawHill catalog...(since 2000..) or other technical publications...
For your (BASIC) preparation in NT teaching...(I remenber youll need to be prepared yourself) ask JAMSA KRIS,a good Fellow....
I didnt try but you can search the internet....
__ NT Microsoft Managing made easy ....(! ! !)
__ NT Managing ASK the EXPERTS
..and finally....
GO to techrepublic.com.com/ and ask for specialized literature...
if only as an "appreciation course", you can find lots of sources in the Internet by just googling "NT network tutorial". but if your goal is to produce network administrators, you'll need to buy a book for this. I doubt, however, if the latter is your goal, because that'd be a waste of time both for you and your students because you might not be authorized to issue training certificates that are valid for employers.
at any rate, second-hand book stores could be a good source.
as others have pointed out, you can find books online, too, from eBay, Amazon, etc., or these:
Nt is a dead operating system. If you're teaching Microsoft Networking, It had better be Windows 2003 or 2008. They both support Active Directory including Group Policy. If you go to professional training you're looking at about ten classes of about a week each at a cost of $1500 to $2500 per week. The hardest job most techs have is trying to re engineer a poorly configured system. Talk about Expense! Consider your choices carefully. If you just want to know how to work on networks, most of that can be learned in a week or two if you just want to service what you have. Was that what you're looking for?