You can implement the updated Next Generation TCP/IP stack. This TCP/IP stack supports several features such as receive window auto-tuning, compound TCP, enhancements for high-loss environments, and neighbor unreachability detection for IPv4. Also the updated TCP/IP stack supports changes in dead gateway detection, changes to PMTU black hole router detection, NDF support, WFP, ECN, routing compartments, and TCP Chimney Offload.
The Next Generation TCP/IP Stack supports several enhancements to IPv6 such as Default installation of IPv6, Dual IP stack, GUI-based configuration, Teredo enhancements, Integrated IPSec support, MLDv2, LLMNR, IPv6 over PPP, Random interface IDs for IPv6 addresses, and DHCPv6 support.
You can implement IPv6 because it provides significant benefits over IPv4. To implement IPv6, you need to configure DNS to support IPv6 and implement ISATAP. You can upgrade applications to support IPv6 windows sockets APIs. You can also integrate IPSec with IPv6.
You can use a DNS server to name resolution for TCP/IP-based networks. DNS provides various enhanced features such as improved administration, background zone loading, support for IPv6 addresses, RODC, GlobalNames zone, and LLMNR.
You can implement DHCP and DNS for IPv6. You can configure DHCP server by using the DHCP console. You can create a new zone for the DNS server by using the New Zone Wizard.
You can use QoS to centrally manage the network bandwidth of computers running Windows Server 2008. You can use policy-based Qos to manage the sending rate for outgoing network traffic. The policy-based QoS includes components such as group policy client service, group policy engine, QoS client-side extension, next generation TCP/IP stack, QoS inspection module, NDIS 6.0, and Pacer.sys.
You can use NPS to centrally manage network access by using various network access servers. You can use NPS to deploy NAP, which enables client health policy creation, enforcement, and remediation. You can use NPS to deploy 802.1x wireless access points, which enables you to secure your network. NPS provides remote access solutions with which you can provide users with VPN access.
NPS provides network security by authenticating external clients and by securing transmissions between external clients and your organization. You can use NPS as a RADIUS server to secure network access connections.
You can use NPS to provide wireless security for your network. You can use the IEEE 802.1x standard to route the EAP requests over a wired or wireless network. You can use IP packet filters and VLAN Ids to ensure that an 802.1x-capable access point does not permit a non-compliant client to access the internal network.
You can configure NPS to implement VPN remote access. NPS uses network policies to determine access to the internal network. You can configure SHVs to define network policies. You can configure NPS health policies and the authentication methods by using EAP. Also, you can restrict client access to the network by adding inbound and outbound filters.
You can use the new image-based installation technology to simplify the installation process of Windows Server 2008. The new imaging process includes components such as WIM format, Windows PE boot operating system, Windows PE 2.0, Windows system image manager, and script-based installations.
You can use WDS to install Windows Server 2008 by using management components, server components, and client components. You can deploy a Windows operating system by creating an answer file, building a master installation, creating an image of the master installation, and deploying the image.
Multicast is the communication between a single sender and multiple receivers on a network. You can use multicast to optimize network performance.
ImageX is a command-line tool that you can use to create and manage WIM image files. You can use ImageX to view the contents of a WIM file, capture desktop images, store multiple images in a single file, compress image files, and to implement scripts for image creation. To view and manage a WIM file, you can use commands such as info, capture, apply, append, delete, mountrw, and unmount.
You can configure WDS by using WDS MMC or the command-line utility. To implement WDS, you need infrastructure such as AD DS, DHCP, DNS, NTFS volume, and administrative credentials. During WDS installation, the administrator needs to be a member of the Local Administrators group on the WDS server.
You can configure WDS with various prerequisites such as the DHCP, Active Directory, and DNS. You can configure WDS server components, create a shared folder, configure the PXE listener to control, and upload a bootable operating system image of Windows PE in WIM format.
