Book description
Everything you need to set up and maintain large or small networks
Barrie Sosinsky
Networking Bible
Create a secure network for home or enterprise
Learn basic building blocks and standards
Set up for broadcasting, streaming, and more
The book you need to succeed!
Your A-Z guide to networking essentials
Whether you're setting up a global infrastructure or just networking two computers at home, understanding of every part of the process is crucial to the ultimate success of your system. This comprehensive book is your complete, step-by-step guide to networking—from different architectures and hardware to security, diagnostics, Web services, and much more. Packed with practical, professional techniques and the very latest information, this is the go-to resource you need to succeed.
Demystify the basics: network stacks, bus architectures, mapping, and bandwidth
Get up to speed on servers, interfaces, routers, and other necessary hardware
Explore LANs, WANs, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, and other types of networks
Set up domains, directory services, file services, caching, and mail protocols
Enable broadcasting, multicasting, and streaming media
Deploy VPNs, firewalls, encryption, and other security methods
Perform diagnostics and troubleshoot your systems
Note: The ebook version does not provide access to the companion files.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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1. Network Basics
- 1. Networking Introduction
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2. The Network Stack
- 2.1. Standard Development Organizations
- 2.2. The OSI Reference Model
- 2.3. How Layers Communicate
- 2.4. The Physical Layer
- 2.5. The Data Link Layer
- 2.6. The Network Layer
- 2.7. The Transport Layer
- 2.8. The Session Layer
- 2.9. The Presentation Layer
- 2.10. The Application Layer
- 2.11. The TCP/IP Reference Model
- 2.12. Comparing the OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models
- 2.13. Summary
- 3. Architecture and Design
- 4. Network Discovery and Mapping
- 5. Bandwidth and Throughput
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2. Hardware
- 6. Servers and Systems
- 7. The Network Interface
- 8. Transport Media
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9. Routing, Switching, and Bridging
- 9.1. Circuit versus Packet Switching
- 9.2. Layer 1 and Layer 2 Connection Devices
- 9.3. Switches
- 9.4. Bridges
- 9.5. Routers
- 9.6. Onion Routers
- 9.7. Gateways
- 9.8. Summary
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3. Network Types
- 10. Home Networks
- 11. Peer-to-Peer Networks and Personal LANs
- 12. Local Area Networking
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13. Wide Area Networks and Backbones
- 13.1. What Is a WAN?
- 13.2. Circuit Switching Networks
- 13.3. T- and E-Carrier Networks
- 13.4. Synchronous Optical Networking
- 13.5. Packet Switching Networks
- 13.6. X.25 Networks
- 13.7. Switched Multi-megabit Data Services
- 13.8. Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- 13.9. Frame Relay
- 13.10. Multi Protocol Label Switching
- 13.11. The Internet and Internet2
- 13.12. Summary
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14. Wi-Fi Networks
- 14.1. Wireless Networking
- 14.2. IEEE 802.11x Standards
- 14.3. Wireless Access Points and Gateways
- 14.4. Wireless Routers and Gateways
- 14.5. OLPC XO Wireless Network
- 14.6. Antennas
- 14.7. Wireless Software
- 14.8. Security
- 14.9. Summary
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15. Storage Networking
- 15.1. Storage Networking
- 15.2. Storage Network Types
- 15.3. SANs versus NAS
- 15.4. The Shared Storage Networking Model
- 15.5. Fibre Channel Networks
- 15.6. Storage over IP
- 15.7. Storage Area Network Management
- 15.8. Summary
- 16. High-Speed Interconnects
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4. TCP/IP Networking
- 17. Internet Transport Protocol
- 18. The Internet Protocols
- 19. Name Resolution Services
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5. Applications and Services
- 20. Network Operating Systems
- 21. Domains and Directory Services
- 22. File Services and Caching
- 23. Web Services
- 24. Mail Protocols
- 25. Streaming Media
- 26. Telephony and VoIP
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6. Network Security
- 27. Security Protocols and Services
- 28. Firewalls, Gateways, and Proxy Servers
- 29. Virtual Private Networks
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7. Network Management and Diagnostics
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30. Network Management
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30.1. The Importance of Network Management
- 30.1.1. FCAPS
- 30.1.2. Fault management
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30.1.3. Configuration management
- 30.1.3.1. Consoles
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30.1.3.2. Software lifecycles and deployments
- 30.1.3.2.1. State 1. Systems are newly acquired and current.
- 30.1.3.2.2. State 2. Systems are in inventory or to be deployed.
- 30.1.3.2.3. State 3. Systems are aging and must be monitored.
- 30.1.3.2.4. State 4. Systems require a patch or minor upgrade that must be applied.
- 30.1.3.2.5. State 5. Systems are obsolete and must be significantly upgraded.
- 30.1.3.2.6. State 6. Systems are obsolete and must be replaced.
- 30.1.4. Accounting and administration
- 30.1.5. Performance management
- 30.1.6. Security management
- 30.2. Network Management Software Categories
- 30.3. Network Frameworks
- 30.4. Summary
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30.1. The Importance of Network Management
- 31. Network Diagnostic Commands
- 32. Remote Access
- A. TCP - UDP Port Assignments
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30. Network Management
Product information
- Title: Networking Bible
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2009
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470431313
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