Hands-On Networking Fundamentals

hands-on Networking Fundamentals Has Been Designed With The Novice Networking Student In Mind. It Is A Doorway Into Learning About All Types Of Networks From The Ground Up. This New Book Encourage New Users To Feel Confident In Moving Onto A Network+ Course Of Study While Obtaining The Skills Necessary To Perform Network Installations And Basic Troubleshooting. The Student Truly Gets A Hands-on, Interactive Learning Experience. New Concepts Are Presented In Clear Language And The Hands-on Activities Along With Realistic Case Studies Reinforce Learning At Each Step. In The Context Of Learning Network Fundamentals, Students Also Learn Practical Design Methods For Home, Small Business, And Large Enterprise Networks. Brief Contents......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 12 Ch 1: Networking: An Overview......Page 19 WHAT IS A NETWORK?......Page 20 REMOVING THE MYSTERY FROM NETWORK CONCEPTS......Page 21 USING A NETWORK IN A HOME......Page 27 USING A NETWORK IN AN OFFICE......Page 31 IDENTIFYING NETWORK BOUNDARIES......Page 33 NETWORK TOPOLOGIES......Page 37 DESIGNING A SIMPLE LAN......Page 43 KEY TERMS......Page 45 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 47 CASE PROJECTS......Page 50 Ch 2: How LAN And WAN Communications Work......Page 51 THE OSI REFERENCE MODEL......Page 52 COMMUNICATING BETWEEN STACKS......Page 66 APPLYING THE OSI MODEL......Page 69 LAN TRANSMISSION METHODS......Page 71 WAN NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS......Page 78 WAN TRANSMISSION METHODS......Page 83 DESIGNING AN ETHERNET NETWORK......Page 84 KEY TERMS......Page 85 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 88 CASE PROJECTS......Page 91 Ch 3: Using Network Communication Protocols......Page 92 AN OVERVIEW OF NETWORK PROTOCOLS......Page 93 UNDERSTANDING TCP/IP......Page 101 HOW IP ADDRESSING WORKS......Page 111 THE PROMISE OF IPV6......Page 115 TCP/IP APPLICATION PROTOCOLS......Page 116 TCP/IP AND THE OSI REFERENCE MODEL COMPARED......Page 127 TRANSPORTING LAN PROTOCOLS OVER WANs......Page 128 DESIGNING A NETWORK TO USE TCP/IP AND APPLICATION PROTOCOLS......Page 130 KEY TERMS......Page 131 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 134 CASE PROJECTS......Page 137 Ch 4: Connecting Through a Cabled Network......Page 139 COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TYPES......Page 140 HIGH-SPEED TECHNOLOGIES FOR TWISTED-PAIR AND FIBER-OPTIC CABLE......Page 155 CONNECTING COMPUTERS TO A CABLED NETWORK......Page 159 DESIGNING A CABLED NETWORK......Page 165 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 167 KEY TERMS......Page 168 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 169 CASE PROJECTS......Page 173 Ch 5: Devices For Connecting Networks......Page 174 LAN TRANSMISSION DEVICES......Page 175 WAN TRANSMISSION DEVICES......Page 198 DESIGNING A ROUTER-BASED NETWORK......Page 206 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 207 KEY TERMS......Page 208 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 210 CASE PROJECTS......Page 213 Ch 6: Connecting Through a Wireless Network......Page 215 A SHORT HISTORY OF WIRELESS NETWORKS......Page 216 ADVANTAGES OF WIRELESS NETWORKS......Page 217 WIRELESS NETWORK SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS......Page 220 RADIO WAVE TECHNOLOGIES......Page 221 IEEE 802.11 RADIO WAVE NETWORKING......Page 222 ALTERNATIVE RADIO WAVE TECHNOLOGIES......Page 239 INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES......Page 241 MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES......Page 242 DESIGNING A WIRELESS NETWORK......Page 246 KEY TERMS......Page 248 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 250 CASE PROJECTS......Page 253 Ch 7: Sharing Resources on a Network......Page 255 WHAT IS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING......Page 256 CONFIGURING WINDOWS-BASED COMPUTERS FOR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING......Page 259 CONFIGURING UNIX/LINUX COMPUTERS FOR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING......Page 263 CONFIGURING USER ACCOUNTS......Page 264 SHARING FOLDERS AND DIRECTORIES......Page 269 SHARING PRINTERS......Page 276 CONFIGURING SHARED INTERNET ACCESS......Page 279 DESIGNING A PEER-TO-PEER OFFICE NETWORK TO SHARE RESOURCES......Page 281 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 282 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 283 CASE PROJECTS......Page 287 Ch 8: Using a Server......Page 288 USING A SERVER IN A HOME NETWORK......Page 289 USING A SERVER IN AN OFFICE NETWORK......Page 290 INSTALLING A SERVER......Page 291 SETTING UP A SERVER......Page 297 MANAGING YOUR SERVER......Page 309 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 320 KEY TERMS......Page 321 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 322 CASE PROJECTS......Page 325 Ch 9: Understanding WAN Connection Choices......Page 326 X.25......Page 327 FRAME RELAY......Page 331 INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN)......Page 334 SWITCHED MULTIMEGABIT DATA SERVICE (SMDS)......Page 342 ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM)......Page 344 DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL)......Page 348 SONET......Page 352 ETHERNET-BASED MANs AND WANs (OPTICAL ETHERNET)......Page 356 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 359 KEY TERMS......Page 360 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 362 CASE PROJECTS......Page 365 Ch 10: Basic Network Design......Page 367 FACTORS THAT AFFECT A NETWORK DESIGN......Page 368 GUIDELINES FOR INSTALLING CABLE......Page 376 USING STRUCTURED WIRING AND STRUCTURED NETWORKING DESIGNS......Page 378 DESIGNING A NETWORK FOR A HOME......Page 386 DESIGNING A NETWORK FOR AN OFFICE OR ORGANIZATION......Page 389 DESIGNING A NETWORK: SUMMARY TIPS......Page 396 CHAPTER SUMMARY......Page 397 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 398 CASE PROJECTS......Page 401 Ch 11: Securing Your Network......Page 403 PRACTICAL SECURITY PREPARATIONS......Page 404 ANATOMY OF MALICIOUS ATTACKS......Page 406 HOW TO PROTECT YOUR NETWORK......Page 415 DESIGNING SECURITY FOR HOME AND OFFICE NETWORKS......Page 433 KEY TERMS......Page 434 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 436 CASE PROJECTS......Page 439 Ch 12: Maintaining And Troubleshooting Your Network......Page 441 HOW TO MONITOR YOUR NETWORK......Page 442 USING YOUR NETWORK FOR BACKUPS......Page 466 HOW TO SOLVE NETWORK PROBLEMS......Page 468 DESIGNING A SOLUTIONS STRATEGY......Page 473 KEY TERMS......Page 475 REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 476 CASE PROJECTS......Page 479 Appendix A: A Short History of Networking......Page 481 Appendix B: Network Certifications and Network Equipment Vendors......Page 489 NETWORK CERTIFICATIONS......Page 490 NETWORK EQUIPMENT VENDORS......Page 491 Appendix C: List of Acronyms......Page 499 Glossary......Page 510 Index......Page 526