Absolute Beginners Guide to Networking (4th Edition)
Absolute Beginners Guide to Networking (4th Edition)
ISBN: 0789729113
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 188
Pages: 188
Authors: Joe Habraken
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- Conventions Used in This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I: Networking Basics
- Chapter 1. Computer Networking Overview
- What Is a Network?
- Why Network Your Computers?
- PC Networking: How It All Began
- Clients and Servers: What Does It All Mean?
- Network Players: Users and Administrators
- Understanding LAN Data Transmission
- Networking Does Not Require the All Knowing
- Chapter 2. Different Needs, Different Networks
- Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networking
- Server-Based Networks
- Understanding Network Topologies
- Assessing Your Network Needs
- Planning the Network
- Chapter 3. Networking Hardware
- Working with Network Interface Cards
- Working with Network Connectivity Devices
- Some Thoughts on PC Hardware
- Chapter 4. Building the Network Infrastructure
- Understanding Network Architectures
- Understanding Ethernet
- Understanding IBM Token-Ring
- Understanding FDDI
- Choosing a Network Connectivity Strategy
- Chapter 5. Network Protocols: Real and Imagined
- Understanding the OSI Model
- How the OSI Model Works
- Thoughts on Using a Conceptual Model
- TCPIP
- IPXSPX
- Other Network Protocols of Note
- Part II: Getting the Network Up and Running
- Chapter 6. Configuring Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Selecting and Configuring Network Protocols
- Setting Up the Peer-to-Peer Network
- Combining Linux and Windows
- Accessing Windows Workgroup Shares
- A Final Word on Peer-to-Peer Networking
- Chapter 7. Network Operating System Overview
- What Is an NOS?
- Client and NOS Interaction
- Configuring a Server with an NOS
- Sharing Folders and Directories
- How Network Printing Works
- Chapter 8. Networking with Novell NetWare 6.5
- NetWare and Networking
- The Netware Network Structure
- Installing NetWare
- Administering a Novell Network
- Working with Volumes and Folders
- Working with Users and Groups
- Configuring Network Clients
- NetWare DNS and DHCP
- Chapter 9. Networking with Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Understanding the Microsoft Networking Model
- Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Choosing a Server s Role
- Understanding Windows Active Directory
- Creating User Accounts
- Sharing Windows Folders
- Understanding Share Permissions
- Windows and NTFS Permissions
- Sharing Printers
- Security and Windows Server 2003
- Chapter 10. Networking with Linux
- Installing Red Hat Linux
- Network Configuration
- Root Configuration
- Selecting Installation Packages
- Booting Your Linux System
- Upgrading Your Linux System Software
- Linux Administrative Tools
- Working with Users
- Working with Red Hat Network Services
- Sharing Network Resources
- Monitoring the System and Network
- Chapter 11. Working with Applications on the Network
- Selecting Application Software
- Using Application Software on the Network
- Understanding Microsoft .NET
- Understanding ClientServer Databases
- Part III: Expanding Your Network
- Chapter 12. TCPIP Network Administration
- Working with IP Addresses
- Configuring IP Addresses
- Working with DHCP
- Understanding DNS
- Routing and Subnetting IP Networks
- Introducing IPv6
- Chapter 13. Expanding a LAN with WAN Technology
- Working with the Plain Old Telephone System
- Working with Dial-up and Dedicated Connections
- The T-Carrier System
- Understanding Switched Networks
- Circuit Switching
- Packet-Switching Networks
- A Word Regarding Remote Access
- Chapter 14. How the Internet Works
- Where Did the Internet Come From?
- Working with the File Transfer Protocol
- Understanding Electronic Mail
- Working with the Web
- Other Internet Onramps
- Chapter 15. Connecting a Network to the Internet
- Connecting to the Internet
- Getting Your Own Domain Name
- Getting Your IP Addresses
- Sharing an Internet Connection
- Sharing an Internet Connection with Windows Server 2003
- Working with Proxy Servers
- Understanding Network Address Translation
- Chapter 16. Hosting a Web Site
- The Internet and Your Corporate Presence
- Who Will Host Your Web Site?
- Creating a Web Site
- Taking Advantage of an Intranet
- Chapter 17. Networking on the Run
- The Evolution of Mobile Computing Devices
- Working with Laptops
- Understanding Remote Access
- Understanding Access Protocols
- Managing Remote Connections
- Working with Virtual Private Networks
- PDAs and the Network
- Part IV: Keeping the Network Running Smoothly
- Chapter 18. Protecting Network Data
- Understanding Hard Drives
- Working with RAID
- Understanding the RAID Flavors
- Backing Up Data
- Working with Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Chapter 19. Network Troubleshooting
- It s Not Always User Error
- Identifying Network Operating System Problems
- Diagnosing Hardware Problems
- Monitoring the Network
- Dealing with Connectivity Issues
- Your Approach to Troubleshooting
- Chapter 20. A Network Security Primer
- Administrators and Users
- Working with User Accounts
- Understanding Share Permissions
- Using Groups to Provide Access Levels
- Fighting Against Viruses
- Protecting a Network from Outside Attack
- Understanding Firewalls
- Types of Firewalls
- A Final Word on Network Security
- Glossary
- Index
- Index SYMBOL
- Index A
- Index B
- Index C
- Index D
- Index E
- Index F
- Index G
- Index H
- Index I
- Index K
- Index L
- Index M
- Index N
- Index O
- Index P
- Index Q
- Index R
- Index S
- Index T
- Index U
- Index V
- Index W
- Index X
- Index Y
Absolute Beginners Guide to Networking (4th Edition)
ISBN: 0789729113
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 188
Pages: 188
Authors: Joe Habraken