TCP/IP JumpStart: Internet Protocol Basics -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book? -- What This Book Covers -- Making the Most of This Book -- Chapter 1: The Origin of TCP/IP and the Internet -- What Is TCP/IP? -- The Origins of the Internet: ARPAnet -- Requests for Comments -- The Birth of TCP/IP -- Design Goals of TCP/IP -- Moving Data across the Network -- Why Use TCP/IP? -- Chapter 2: Protocols -- What Are Protocols? -- Why We Need Protocols and Standards -- The OSI Reference Model -- TCP/IP and the DoD Model -- Chapter 3: The Network Interface and Internet Layers -- The Network Interface Layer -- The Internet Layer -- Chapter 4: The Transport Layer -- Understanding the Transport Layer -- Understanding Transmission Control Protocol -- Understanding User Datagram Protocol -- Chapter 5: The Application Layer -- Understanding the Application Layer -- Understanding Ports and Sockets -- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) -- Chapter 6: IP Addressing -- What Is IP Addressing? -- Numbering Systems -- IP Address Classes -- IP Address Class Summary -- Chapter 7: Addressing IP Hosts -- Installing and Assigning IP Addresses -- Obtaining an IP Address from a DHCP Server -- DHCP Leases -- Reserving DHCP IP Addresses -- Setting the Lease Duration -- Setting DHCP Scopes and Options -- Chapter 8: Introduction to Subnet Masks -- What Is a Subnet Mask? -- Standard Subnet Masks -- Chapter 9: Using Custom Subnet Masks -- Custom Subnet Masks -- Class A Subnet Masks -- Class B Subnet Masks -- Class C Subnet Masks -- Chapter 10: Supernetting and CIDR -- IP Address Allocation -- Supernetting -- Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) -- Chapter 11: Name Resolution -- Understanding Name Resolution -- Understanding Host Name Resolution -- Understanding NetBIOS Name Resolution.

Chapter 12: Domain Name System (DNS) -- What Is DNS? -- DNS on the Internet -- Name Resolution Using DNS -- Maintaining a DNS Server -- Chapter 13: Dynamic DNS -- What Is Dynamic DNS? -- Chapter 14: Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) -- NetBIOS Applications -- Chapter 15: IP Version 6 -- The Need for a New Version of TCP/IP -- IPv6 Addressing -- Improvements of IPv6 -- The Transition Plan to IPv6 -- Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: Acronym Expansion Guide -- Appendix D: What's on the Web Site -- How to Access the TCP/IP JumpStart Companion Web Site -- What You'll Find on the Web Site -- Index.