Sams Teach Yourself Windows® Server 2008 in 24 Hours

Chapter 7. Working with TCP/IP Network Protocols

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• Understanding Network Protocols and the OSI Model

• Understanding TCP/IP

• IPv6 Addressing

• Configuring IP Settings

• Checking IP Configurations and Server Connectivity

This hour looks at the ins and outs of the TCP/IP protocol stack. The IP protocol has become the de facto (really the only) protocol stack for networking because of the need for network connectivity to the Internet. This hour also looks at the basics of IPv4 subnetting and issues related to implementing IPv6 on a network. The discussion also includes the OSI model (the conceptual model for network protocol stacks) and TCP/IP configuration issues on domain servers and domain clients.

Understanding Network Protocols ...