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Table of Contents
Introduction.
Conventions Used in This Book. How This Book Is Organized.
I. NETWORKING BASICS.
1. Computer Networking Overview.
- What Is a Network? Why Network Your Computers? PC Networking:
How It All Began. Clients and Servers: What Does It All Mean?
Network Players: Users and Administrators. Understanding LAN Data
Transmission. Networking Does Not Require the “All
Knowing”.
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2. Different Needs, Different Networks.
Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networking. Server-Based Networks.
Understanding Network Topologies. Assessing Your Network Needs.
Planning the Network.
- Networking Hardware.
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Working with Network Interface Cards. Working with Network
Connectivity Devices. Some Thoughts on PC Hardware.
- Building the Network Infrastructure.
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Understanding Network Architectures. Understanding Ethernet.
Understanding IBM Token-Ring. Understanding FDDI. Choosing a
Network Connectivity Strategy.
- Network Protocols: Real and Imagined.
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Understanding the OSI Model. How the OSI Model Works. Thoughts
on Using a Conceptual Model. TCP/IP. IPX/SPX. Other Network
Protocols of Note.
II. GETTING THE NETWORK UP AND RUNNING.
6. Configuring Peer-to-Peer Networks.
- Selecting and Configuring Network Protocols. Setting Up the
Peer-to-Peer Network. Combining Linux and Windows. Accessing
Windows Workgroup Shares. A Final Word on Peer-to-Peer
Networking.
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7. Network Operating System Overview.
What Is an NOS? Client and NOS Interaction. Configuring a
Server with an NOS. Sharing Folders and Directories. How Network
Printing Works.
- Networking with Novell NetWare 6.5.
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NetWare and Networking. The Netware Network Structure.
Installing NetWare. Administering a Novell Network. Working with
Volumes and Folders. Working with Users and Groups. Configuring
Network Clients. NetWare DNS and DHCP.
- Networking with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
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Understanding the Microsoft Networking Model. Installing
Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Choosing a Server's Role.
Understanding Windows Active Directory. Creating User Accounts.
Sharing Windows Folders. Understanding Share Permissions. Windows
and NTFS Permissions. Sharing Printers. Security and Windows Server
2003.
- Networking with Linux.
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Installing Red Hat Linux. Linux Administrative Tools. Working
with Users. Working with Red Hat Network Services. Sharing Network
Resources. Monitoring the System and Network.
- Working with Applications on the Network.
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Selecting Application Software. Using Application Software on
the Network. Working with Groupware Products. Understanding
Microsoft
III. EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK.
12. TCP/IP Network Administration.
- Working with IP Addresses. Configuring IP Addresses. Working
with DHCP. Understanding DNS. Routing and Subnetting IP Networks.
Introducing IPv6.
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13. Expanding a LAN with WAN Technology.
Working with the Plain Old Telephone System. Working with
Dial-up and Dedicated Connections. The T-Carrier System.
Understanding Switched Networks. A Word Regarding Remote
Access.
- How the Internet Works.
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Where Did the Internet Come From? Working with the File
Transfer Protocol. Understanding Electronic Mail. Working with the
Web. Other Internet Onramps.
- Connecting a Network to the Internet.
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Connecting to the Internet. Getting Your Own Domain Name.
Getting Your IP Addresses. Sharing an Internet Connection. Sharing
an Internet Connection with Windows Server 2003. Working with Proxy
Servers. Understanding Network Address Translation.
- Hosting a Web Site.
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The Internet and Your Corporate Presence. Who Will Host Your
Web Site? Creating a Web Site. Taking Advantage of an
Intranet.
- Networking on the Run.
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The Evolution of Mobile Computing Devices. Working with
Laptops. Understanding Remote Access. Understanding Access
Protocols. Managing Remote Connections. Working with Virtual
Private Networks. PDAs and the Network.
IV. KEEPING THE NETWORK RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
18. Protecting Network Data.
- Understanding Hard Drives. Working with RAID. Understanding the
RAID Flavors. Backing Up Data. Working with Uninterruptible Power
Supplies.
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19. Network Troubleshooting.
It's Not Always User Error. Identifying Network Operating
System Problems. Diagnosing Hardware Problems. Monitoring the
Network. Dealing with Connectivity Issues. Your Approach to
Troubleshooting.
- A Network Security Primer.
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Administrators and Users. Working with User Accounts.
Understanding Share Permissions. Using Groups to Provide Access
Levels. Fighting Against Viruses. Protecting a Network from Outside
Attack. Understanding Firewalls. Types of Firewalls. A Final Word
on Network Security.
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