Introduction. I. WHAT EXACTLY IS NETWORKING? Hour 1. An Overview of Networking. Hour 2. Why Build a Network? II. THE BASICS. Hour 3. Getting Data from Here to There: How Networking Works. Hour 4. Computer Concepts. Hour 5. Network Concepts. Hour 6. Extending Your LAN and Wide Area Networks. Hour 7. Remote Networking. III. BUILDING NETWORKS. Hour 8. Network Criteria. Hour 9. Designing a Network. Hour 10. Selecting Network Hardware and Software. Hour 11. Assembling a Network. Hour 12. Network Applications. Hour 13. Connecting to the Internet. IV. NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS AND PROVIDING NETWORK-WIDE SERVICES. Hour 14. TCP/IP. Hour 15. Microsoft Networking. Hour 16. Unix and Linux Networking. Hour 17. Common Network Services and How to Provide Them. V. INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK ADMINISTRATION. Hour 18. What is a Network Administrator? Hour 19. Security. Hour 20. Managing an Existing Network. Hour 21. Network Administration Tips and Tricks. Hour 22. A Day in the Life of a System Administrator. Hour 23. Security and Usability. Hour 24. Where Are Networks Going from Here? Glossary. Index.
Aims to help you learn the essentials of networking. This book provides the concepts, hardware and software that are needed to build a network, as well as wireless networks, SSID broadcast, security and anti-spam technologies.