August 2000
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
21h 5m
English
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Summary
This chapter presented a foundation on the protocols available with Windows 2000. Topics that you should now recognize include
How TCP/IP came about
What TCP/IP is
IP and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses
Other protocols that are part of the TCP/IP suite
How easy-to-remember names are translated into addresses
The difference between a NetBIOS name and a host name
The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol and how it works
The NetBEUI protocol and how it is different from TCP/IP
The following chapters build on this information while covering additional topics. The next chapter discusses encryption and how it is implemented in Windows 2000.