Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Networking -- Comparing Logical and Physical Networks -- Networking Home Computers -- Networking Small Offices and Home Offices -- Understanding Local Area Networks -- Comparing Workgroups and Domains -- Exploring the Benefits of Domains and Domain Controllers -- Networking Large Offices -- Networking Enterprises -- Understanding Wide Area Networks -- Understanding Branch Offices -- Accessing Networks Remotely -- Understanding Standards Organizations -- Understanding the Internet Engineering Task Force -- Understanding the World Wide Web Consortium -- Understanding the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- Understanding the International Telecommunication Union -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 2 Overview of Networking Components -- Comparing Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast Traffic -- Understanding Unicast Traffic -- Understanding Broadcast Traffic -- Understanding Multicast Traffic -- Understanding Network Hardware -- Understanding Hubs -- Understanding Switches -- Understanding Bridges -- Understanding Routers -- Understanding Firewalls -- Understanding Media -- Exploring Protocols and Services -- Exploring Protocols -- Understanding Services -- Understanding Basic Topologies -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 3 Understanding the OSI Model -- Understanding the OSI Model -- Application Layer -- Presentation Layer -- Session Layer -- Transport Layer -- Network Layer -- Data Link Layer -- Physical Layer -- Putting It Together -- Packets and Frames -- Understanding the TCP/IP Model -- Mapping Devices on the OSI and TCP Models -- Physical Layer -- Data Link Layer -- Network Layer -- Application Layer -- Mapping Protocols on the OSI and TCP/IP Models -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 4 Core TCP/IP Protocols.

Understanding TCP and UDP -- Exploring TCP -- Exploring UDP -- Exploring Common Protocols -- Address Resolution Protocol -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- File Transfer Protocol -- Trivial File Transfer Protocol -- Telnet -- Remote Desktop Services -- Secure Sockets Layer -- Transport Layer Security -- Secure Shell -- Internet Protocol Security -- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol -- Post Office Protocol v3 -- Internet Message Access Protocol -- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -- Kerberos -- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol -- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol -- Simple Network Management Protocol -- Internet Group Multicast Protocol -- Internet Control Message Protocol -- Understanding Ports -- Controlling Port Traffic with a Firewall -- Mapping Internally Used Ports and Protocols -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 5 Exploring IPv4 -- Exploring the Components of an IPv4 Address -- Ascertaining the Network ID and Host ID of an IP Address -- Identifying the Default Gateway -- Determining Local and Remote Addresses -- Understanding Classful IP Addresses -- Identifying Reserved IP Address Ranges -- Exploring an IPv4 Address in Binary -- Understanding the Bits of an IP Address -- Understanding CIDR Notation -- Masking the IP Address -- Using Classless IP Addresses -- Subnetting IPv4 Addresses -- Determining the Number of Subnet Bits -- Determining the Number of Hosts in a Network -- Identifying Local and Remote Addresses -- Applying Subnetting Knowledge -- Comparing Manual and Automatic Assignment of IPv4 Addresses -- Manually Configuring IPv4 -- Using DHCP -- Understanding APIPA -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 6 Exploring IPv6 -- Exploring IPv6 Addresses -- Comparing IPv4 Classes and IPv6 Prefixes -- Understanding Hexadecimal -- Displaying IPv6 Addresses -- Comparing IPv6 Transmission Types.

Understanding the Need for IPv6 -- Understanding Neighbor Discovery -- Exploring the Components of an IPv6 Address -- Understanding Global Unicast Addresses -- Understanding Link-Local Addresses -- Understanding Unique Local Addresses -- Understanding the Dual IP Stack -- Using IPv4-Mapped IPv6 Addresses -- Understanding IPv4 to IPv6 Tunneling Protocols -- Comparing Manual and Automatic Assignment of IPv6 -- Manually Configuring IPv6 -- Using DHCPv6 -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 7 Connecting Computers to a Network -- Identifying Potential Problems with Connectivity -- Understanding EMI -- Understanding RFI -- Avoiding Power Spikes -- Avoiding Interception -- Preventing Fire Hazards -- Understanding Cross Talk -- Exploring Cable Types and Their Characteristics -- Understanding Twisted Pair -- Comparing Unshielded and Shielded Twisted Pair -- Comparing Straight-Through and Crossover Cables -- Understanding Fiber Optic -- Understanding Wireless -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 8 Networking Computers with Switches -- Connecting Multiple Computers -- Understanding Physical Ports -- Identifying the Number and Type of Ports -- Identifying Ports in Drawings -- Comparing Hubs and Switches -- Understanding Collision Domains -- Identifying a Collision Domain with a Hub -- Identifying Collision Domains with a Switch -- Mapping Ports to MAC Addresses -- Comparing Managed and Unmanaged Switches -- Understanding Unmanaged Switches -- Understanding Managed Switches -- Comparing Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switches -- Using a Managed Switch to Create a VLAN -- Exploring Switch Speeds -- Identifying Transmission Speeds -- Understanding the Uplink Port -- Identifying Backplane Speed -- Understanding Security Options -- Understanding Port Security -- Planning Hardware Redundancy -- The Essentials and Beyond.

Chapter 9 Connecting Networks with Routers -- Connecting Multiple Networks -- Comparing Hardware Routers and Software Routers -- Understanding Default Routes -- Understanding Directly Connected Routes -- Routing Traffic on a Network -- Creating Static Routes -- Configuring Dynamic Routing -- Understanding the Routing Table -- Identifying Transmission Speeds -- Routing Software in Windows Server 2008 -- Adding Routing Services to Windows Server 2008 -- Configuring a Router on Windows Server 2008 -- Understanding Other Routing Protocols -- Using a DHCP Relay Agent -- Using an IGMP Router and Proxy -- Using NAT -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 10 Resolving Names to IP Addresses -- Exploring Types of Names Used in Networks -- Understanding Host Names -- Understanding NetBIOS Names -- Creating NetBIOS Names from Host Names -- Viewing and Modifying a Computer Name -- Exploring Types of Name Resolution -- Understanding Domain Naming Service -- Viewing the Host Cache -- Viewing the Hosts File -- Understanding WINS -- Viewing the NetBIOS Cache -- Understanding the Lmhosts File -- Understanding Broadcast Name Resolution -- Understanding Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution -- Identifying the Steps in Name Resolution -- Identifying Steps in Host Name Resolution -- Identifying Steps in NetBIOS Name Resolution -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 11 Understanding Network Security Zones -- Understanding Risks on the Internet -- Exploring an Intranet -- Understanding Network Address Translation -- Understanding Proxy Servers -- Understanding Firewalls -- Exploring the Windows Server 2008 Firewall -- Identifying a Perimeter Network -- Understanding a Reverse Proxy Server -- Understanding Guest Networks -- Understanding Extranets -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 12 Understanding Wireless Networking.

Exploring Basic Wireless Components -- Using Wireless Access Points -- Naming the Wireless Network -- Comparing CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA -- Comparing Networking Standards and Characteristics -- Comparing FHSS, DSSS, and OFDM -- IEEE 802.11 -- IEEE 802.11a -- IEEE 802.11b -- IEEE 802.11g -- IEEE 802.11n -- Comparing Network Security Methods -- Wired Equivalent Privacy -- Wi-Fi Protected Access -- WPA2 -- Using an IEEE 802.1x Authentication Server -- Using Wireless Networks -- Home Wireless Networks -- Wireless Networks in a Business -- Understanding Point-to-Point Wireless -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 13 Understanding Internet Access Methods and Wide Area Networks -- Comparing Connectivity Methods Used in Homes and SOHOs -- Using a Dial-up Connection -- Connecting with DSL -- Employing Broadband Cable -- Connecting via Satellite -- Comparing Connectivity Methods in Enterprises -- Exploring Digital Signal Lines -- Using ISDN -- Using T1/T3 Lines and E1/E3 Lines -- Ethernet WAN -- Exploring Remote Access Services -- Connecting to RAS via Dial-up -- Connecting to RAS via a VPN -- Comparing Client VPNs with Gateway VPNs -- Adding Remote Access Services to Windows Server 2008 -- Using RADIUS -- The Essentials and Beyond -- Chapter 14 Troubleshooting TCP/IP -- Using the Command Prompt -- Getting Help at the Command Prompt -- Using Switches -- Understanding Case Sensitivity -- Checking the TCP/IP Configuration with ipconfig -- Troubleshooting Connectivity with ping -- Identifying Routers with tracert -- Verifying the Routed Path with pathping -- Viewing TCP/IP Statistics with netstat -- Installing Telnet -- The Essentials and Beyond -- 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.

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