Chapter 1. IPv4

Today, the vast majority of networked computers communicate using Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and the suite of protocols collectively called Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). To plan, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows networking, you must first understand the fundamentals of TCP/IP.

This chapter provides information about how to design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot IPv4 networks. Most of the information in this chapter applies equally to the Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems and other recent versions of Windows. For information about IPv6, refer to Chapter 2. This chapter assumes that you have a general understanding of TCP/IP and ...

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