So, it's become increasingly apparent that my company is relying on me to build and manage our network, at least beyond what we already have, which is a handful of windows workstations plugged into the switches in the utility room. I've been asked to determine requirements for workstations, order them, install them when they arrive... and the same thing with a server.
Also been asked to develop and implement data backup systems and procedures, as well as network file standards so all this hardware we're buying serves us worth a crap.
Point of the thread- tell me a couple books I can read to help me learn the basics of making Windows XP Pro computers talk to each other. Assume I know nothing about this stuff, because it's not far from the truth! The more I learn from outside sources, the fewer threads I'll have to post in the future about it.
