Sams Teach Yourself Networking in 24 Hours

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ISBN: 9780672326080 | 0672326086
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Copyright: 1/1/2004

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"Sams Teach Yourself Networking in 24 Hours, 3rd Edition" is an entertaining and informative introduction to computer networking. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing the reader to learn the essentials of networking from the ground up. The book provides a basic understanding of the concepts, hardware and software, with new and updated material on wireless networks, including 802,11 a, b, and g, with discussions on the upsides/downsides of SSID broadcast, security, encryption and speed.

This edition includes new coverage of Linux, updated material for Windows 2003, bleeding-edge wireless technologies including cell phones and PDAs, and network security issues using OS's and firewalls, DSL/cable modem, and email with anti-spam technologies.

Introduction

(6)

Part I: What Exactly Is Networking?

HOUR 1: An Overview of Networking

(18)

What Is a Network?

(1)

Why Build a Network?

(1)

How Networks Are Put Together

(6)

The Physical Network

(5)

Network Devices

(1)

The Varieties of Networks

(3)

LANs

(1)

WANs

(2)

How the Internet Relates to Your Network

(4)

What Is the Internet?

(2)

Understanding Bandwidth

(1)

Understanding Different Kinds of Internet Connections

(1)

Why Does the Internet Matter for Your Network?

(1)

Intranets, Extranets, VPN, and the Internet

(1)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

(1)

HOUR 2: The Benefits of Networking

(16)

Computing Before Computer Networks

(5)

Networking's Breakthrough: Packet-Switched Data

(4)

Life Without Computer Networks

(2)

Inefficient Resource Sharing

(1)

Slo-o-ow Communications

(1)

No Centralized Data Management

(1)

Expense

(1)

Benefits of Networking

(3)

Simplified Resource Sharing

(1)

Networking Is Faster

(1)

Centralized Management

(1)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

(4)

Part II: The Basics

HOUR 3: Getting Data from Here to There: How Computers Share Data

(22)

Logical Topologies

(6)

Ethernet

(3)

Token Ring and FDDI

(2)

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

(1)

Network Protocols

(12)

The OSI Model (And Why You Should Be Familiar with It)

(4)

TCP/IP

(7)

IPX

(1)

NetBIOS and NetBEUI

(1)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

(2)

HOUR 4: Computer Concepts

(18)

Computer Hardware

(11)

The CPU

(1)

Memory

(1)

Disks

(3)

Add-In Adapter Cards

(5)

Operating System Software

(5)

Multitasking Versus Single-Tasking Systems

(2)

Mac OS

(1)

Windows Systems

(2)

UNIX

(1)

Summary

(1)

Q&A

(1)

HOUR 5: Network Concepts

(28)

What Networks Are Made Of

(20)

Network-Specific Hardware

(18)

Software: Server Operating Systems

(2)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

101

(6)

Summary

107

(1)

Q&A

108

(1)

HOUR 6: Extending Your LAN: Wide Area Networks

109

(24)

What Is a WAN?

110

(2)

WAN Hardware

112

(11)

Bridges

113

(1)

Gateways: Protocol Translators

113

(1)

Routers

114

(9)

High-Speed Data Access

123

(7)

Trunk Lines: T1 and T3

124

(3)

Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)

127

(2)

Service Level Agreements and Quality of Service Agreements

129

(1)

Can the Internet Help You Build Your WAN?

130

(1)

So Who Needs a WAN, Anyway?

131

(1)

Summary

131

(1)

Q&A

132

(1)

HOUR 7: Remote Networking

133

(18)

A Brief History of Remote Access: Remote Control

and Remote Node

134

(4)

Remote Control

134

(2)

Remote Node

136

(2)

Remote Access Requirements

138

(4)

Modems

138

(2)

Protocols

140

(2)

Authentication and Security

142

(1)

Using the Internet for Remote Access

143

(2)

Remote Access Hardware: Build or Buy?

145

(2)

Building a Remote Access Solution

146

(1)

Buying Turnkey Remote Access Solutions

146

(1)

Summary

147

(1)

Q&A

148

(3)

Part III: Building Networks

HOUR 8: Network Criteria

151

(12)

Best Practices and Networking

151

(2)

Planning Best Practices: Plan, Design, Implement, and Tune

153

(4)

Dealing with Change

154

(1)

Applying the Best Practices

155

(2)

Interoperability and Standards-Based Networking

157

(1)

Security

158

(2)

Enunciating Usage Policies and Procedures

159

(1)

Defining Secure Behaviors

159

(1)

Monitoring

160

(1)

Why Monitor?

160

(1)

How Do I Monitor?

161

(1)

Collating What You've Learned

161

(1)

Summary

161

(1)

Q&A

162

(1)

HOUR 9: Designing a Network

163

(24)

Step 1: Identify the Uses of Your Network

164

(3)

Defining the Organizational Purpose

164

(2)

Quantifying the Network

166

(1)

Step 2: List Which Tasks Happen at Which Computers

167

(2)

The Many-User Computer

168

(1)

Step 3: Selecting the Type of Network: To Centralize or Not to Centralize

169

(6)

Peer-to-Peer Networks

170

(1)

Server-Based Networks

171

(1)

File Servers and Security

172

(1)

Easier Backup

173

(1)

Easier Configuration Management

174

(1)

Step 4: Making It Real-Drawing the Network

175

(7)

Step 5: Writing the Specification and Getting Others' Input

182

(3)

Writing the Specification Document

183

(1)

Meeting with Other Users

184

(1)

Step 6: Building the Network

185

(1)

Summary

185

(1)

Q&A

186

(1)

HOUR 10: Selecting Network Hardware and Software

187

(18)

Making the Right Choices

187

(1)

Selecting a Network Architecture

188

(1)

Working with Ethernet 100BASE-T

189

(2)

Selecting the Network Type: Client/Server or Peer to Peer

191

(3)

Client/Server Networking

191

(1)

Peer Networking

192

(2)

Peer-to-Peer Operating Systems

194

(1)

Peer Networking with Microsoft Windows XP

195

(3)

Network Operating Systems

198

(5)

Novell NetWare

199

(2)

Microsoft Windows Server

201

(1)

UNIX and Linux

201

(2)

A Word Regarding Network Protocols

203

(1)

Summary

203

(1)

Q&A

204

(1)

HOUR 11: Assembling a Network

205

(14)

Before Installation

205

(4)

Installing Adapter Cards

209

(4)

Working on Wiring: Closets, Cables, and Connections

213

(4)

The Wiring Closet: The Network's Home Sweet Home

213

(4)

A Word About Wireless Networking

217

(1)

Summary

217

(1)

Q&A

218

(1)

HOUR 12: Network Applications

219

(18)

221

(2)

Proprietary Mail Systems

222

(1)

Open-Standards Email

223

(1)

Configuring Email

223

(2)

Understanding Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

225

(1)

Diagnosing Email Problems

225

(1)

Dealing with Spam

226

(1)

Scheduling and Calendars

227

(2)

Networked Contact Management

229

(1)

A Sampler of Network-Based Software

230

(5)

Novell GroupWise

230

(2)

Lotus Notes

232

(1)

Microsoft Exchange/Outlook

233

(2)

A Few Others

235

(1)

Summary

235

(1)

Q&A

236

(1)

HOUR 13: Connecting to the Internet

237

(18)

The Origins of the Internet

237

(1)

Getting Connected to the Internet

238

(2)

Types of Internet Connections

240

(3)

Dial-Up Connections

240

(1)

DSL

241

(1)

Broadband

242

(1)

Using Firewalls, Proxy Servers, and Network Address Translation

243

(2)

Firewalls

243

(1)

Proxy Servers

244

(1)

Understanding Network Address Translation

245

(1)

Internet Email

246

(2)

The World Wide Web and Other Internet Services

248

(3)

Using the Web

248

(1)

File Transport Protocol

249

(2)

Summary

251

(1)

Q&A

252

(3)

Part IV: Network Operating Systems and Providing Network-Wide Services

HOUR 14: TCP/IP

255

(16)

Understanding IP Addressing

256

(2)

Getting Your IP Addresses

258

(1)

Configuring Network Devices for TCP/IP

259

(3)

Static IP Settings on Servers

259

(2)

Static IP Settings on Network Clients

261

(1)

Understanding the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

262

(1)

Configuring a Network Client for DHCP

263

(1)

Understanding DNS

264

(4)

The Domain Namespace

265

(2)

How DNS Works

267

(1)

Getting a Domain Name

268

(1)

Summary

269

(1)

Q&A

270

(1)

HOUR 15: Microsoft Networking

271

(20)

Microsoft's Logical Network Structure

271

(3)

Installing and Configuring a Microsoft Server

274

(5)

The Installation Process

275

(1)

Configuring a Windows 2003 Server

276

(3)

Configuring Windows Clients for Domain Membership

279

(4)

Adding Client Computers to the Domain

279

(2)

Configuring Network Protocols in Windows

281

(2)

Sharing Folders and Printers on the Network

283

(3)

Managing a Microsoft Server

286

(2)

Summary

288

(1)

Q&A

289

(2)

HOUR 16: UNIX and Linux Networking

291

(18)

How UNIX Got Its Start

291

(2)

Basic UNIX Concepts

293

(3)

UNIX/LINUX as a Network Platform

296

(3)

Network Services and Settings on a Linux Server

299

(2)

Options for Sharing Files

301

(4)

Upgrading a Linux Server

305

(1)

Summary

306

(1)

Q&A

307

(2)

HOUR 17: Common Network Services and How to Provide Them

309

(16)

Deploying Common Network Services

309

(3)

Providing File and Print Services

312

(4)

Deploying a File Server

312

(3)

Providing Print Services

315

(1)

Providing DHCP on the Network

316

(2)

Deploying DNS on the Network

318

(3)

Summary

321

(1)

Q&A

322

(3)

Part V: Introduction to Network administration

HOUR 18: What Is a Network Administrator?

325

(14)

Information Technology Jobs

326

(1)

Computer Networking Education and Certification

327

(4)

Planning and Installing a Network

331

(1)

A Few Thoughts on Budgets

332

(1)

Managing Network Projects

333

(4)

Summary

337

(1)

Q&A

338

(1)

HOUR 19: Security

339

(18)

Securing the Internal Network

340

(6)

User Access

341

(4)

Resource Permissions

345

(1)

Dealing with Viruses

346

(2)

Understanding External Attacks

348

(2)

Using IP Security

350

(1)

Thoughts on Securing a Network

351

(2)

Wardriving and Wireless Networks

353

(2)

Summary

355

(1)

Q&A

356

(1)

HOUR 20: Managing an Existing Network

357

(18)

Upgrading the Network

357

(1)

Managing Hardware Upgrades and Growth

358

(2)

Managing Software Upgrades and Growth

360

(1)

Dealing with NOS and Client Licensing

361

(2)

Backing Up Network Data

363

(4)

The Basics of Back Up

363

(2)

Types of Backups

365

(1)

The Grandfather-Father-Son Scheme

366

(1)

Your Network and Disaster Recovery Planning

367

(5)

Defining the Computing Infrastructure

368

(1)

Assessing Business Impact

369

(1)

Assessing Computing Environment Vulnerabilities

369

(1)

Developing the Plan

370

(2)

Summary

372

(1)

Q&A

373

(2)

HOUR 21: Network Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

375

(18)

Monitoring Server Hardware

375

(7)

Processor Performance

376

(4)

Hard Drive Performance and Space

380

(1)

Memory Utilization

381

(1)

Using Event Logs to Track Problems

382

(3)

TCP/IP Connectivity Command-Line Tools

385

(5)

Ping

385

(3)

FTP

388

(1)

Traceroute

388

(1)

Nslookup

389

(1)

Summary

390

(1)

Q&A

391

(2)

HOUR 22: A Day in the Life of a System Administrator

393

(12)

A Day in the Life

394

(2)

Daily Tasks

396

(3)

Strategies for Supporting Users

399

(1)

Establishing Network Policies

400

(1)

Summary

401

(1)

Q&A

402

(3)

Part VI: The Future of Networking

HOUR 23: Wireless Networking

405

(12)

Understanding Wireless Networking

405

(4)

Ethernet 802.11 Wireless

406

(3)

Bluetooth

409

(1)

Using WiFi Technology

409

(2)

Implementing a Wireless Network

411

(1)

Wireless Networks and Security

412

(3)

Summary

415

(1)

Q&A

416

(1)

HOUR 24: Where Are Networks Going from Here?

417

(12)

Linux: Lawsuits and Open Source

417

(4)

The Internet and Regulation

421

(1)

The Advent of IPv6

422

(4)

Wireless Technology Gains Ground

426

(1)

Summary

427

(2)

Glossary

429

(20)

Index

449

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