Networking All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition

Networking All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition

by Doug Lowe
Released April 2018
Publisher(s): For Dummies
ISBN: 9781119471608

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Book description

Becoming a master of networking has never been easier

Whether you're in charge of a small network or a large network, Networking All-in-One is full of the information you’ll need to set up a network and keep it functioning. Fully updated to capture the latest Windows 10 releases through Spring 2018, this is the comprehensive guide to setting up, managing, and securing a successful network.

Inside, nine minibooks cover essential, up-to-date information for networking in systems such as Windows 10 and Linux, as well as best practices for security, mobile and cloud-based networking, and much more. 

  • Serves as a single source for the most-often needed network administration information
  • Covers the latest trends in networking
  • Get nine detailed and easy-to-understand networking minibooks in one affordable package

Networking All-in-One For Dummies is the perfect beginner’s guide as well as the professional’s ideal reference book.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  3. Book 1: Networking Basics
    1. Chapter 1: Welcome to Networking
      1. Defining a Network
      2. Why Bother with a Network?
      3. Servers and Clients
      4. Dedicated Servers and Peers
      5. What Makes a Network Tick?
      6. Networks Big and Small
      7. It’s Not a Personal Computer Anymore!
      8. Understanding Network Topology
      9. The Network Administrator
    2. Chapter 2: Network Infrastructure
      1. Introducing Infrastructure
      2. Introducing Network Protocols and Standards
      3. Understanding Cable Infrastructure
      4. Understanding Ports, Interfaces, and MAC Addresses
      5. Understanding Packets
      6. Understanding Collisions
      7. Understanding Broadcast Packets
      8. Understanding Wireless Networks
    3. Chapter 3: Switches, Routers, and VLANs
      1. Understanding Switches
      2. Looking Deeper into Switches
      3. Understanding Routers
      4. Understanding VLANs
    4. Chapter 4: Servers and Virtualization
      1. Understanding Network Operating Systems
      2. What’s Important in a Server
      3. Components of a Server Computer
      4. Considering Server Form Factors
      5. Considering Virtualization
    5. Chapter 5: Cloud Computing
      1. Introducing Cloud Computing
      2. Looking at the Benefits of Cloud Computing
      3. Detailing the Drawbacks of Cloud Computing
      4. Examining Three Basic Kinds of Cloud Services
      5. Public Clouds versus Private Clouds
      6. Introducing Some of the Major Cloud Providers
      7. Getting Into the Cloud
  4. Book 2: Understanding Network Protocols
    1. Chapter 1: Network Protocols and Standards
      1. Understanding Protocols
      2. Understanding Standards
      3. Seeing the Seven Layers of the OSI Reference Model
      4. Following a Packet through the Layers
      5. The Ethernet Protocol
      6. The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
      7. Other Protocols Worth Knowing About
    2. Chapter 2: TCP/IP and the Internet
      1. What Is the Internet?
      2. A Little Internet History
      3. TCP/IP Standards and RFCs
      4. The TCP/IP Protocol Framework
    3. Chapter 3: IP Addresses
      1. Understanding Binary
      2. Introducing IP Addresses
      3. Classifying IP Addresses
      4. Subnetting
      5. Network Address Translation
    4. Chapter 4: Routing
      1. Considering the Usefulness of Routers
      2. Understanding Routing Tables
    5. Chapter 5: DHCP
      1. Understanding DHCP
      2. Understanding Scopes
      3. Working with a DHCP Server
      4. How to Configure a Windows DHCP Client
    6. Chapter 6: DNS
      1. Understanding DNS Names
      2. Top-Level Domains
      3. The Hosts File
      4. Understanding DNS Servers and Zones
      5. Understanding DNS Queries
      6. Zone Files and Resource Records
      7. Reverse Lookup Zones
      8. Working with the Windows DNS Server
      9. How to Configure a Windows DNS Client
    7. Chapter 7: TCP/IP Tools and Commands
      1. Using the arp Command
      2. Using the hostname Command
      3. Using the ipconfig Command
      4. Using the nbtstat Command
      5. Using the netstat Command
      6. Using the nslookup Command
      7. Using the pathping Command
      8. Using the ping Command
      9. Using the route Command
      10. Using the tracert Command
  5. Book 3: Planning a Network
    1. Chapter 1: Local Area Networks
      1. Making a Network Plan
      2. Being Purposeful
      3. Taking Stock
      4. Considering Cable
      5. Surmising Switches
      6. Planning the Network Topology
      7. Planning the TCP/IP Implementation
      8. Drawing Diagrams
      9. More Questions Your Network Plan Should Address
    2. Chapter 2: Wide Area Networks
      1. Connecting to the Internet
      2. Choosing a Router
      3. Securing Your Connection with a Firewall
      4. Providing Redundancy for Your Internet Connection
      5. Securing Connections to Remote Locations and Users
    3. Chapter 3: Server Architecture
      1. Deciding How Many Servers You Need
      2. Deciding Which Servers You Need
      3. Connecting Your Servers
    4. Chapter 4: Virtualization Architecture
      1. Understanding Virtualization
      2. Understanding Hypervisors
      3. Understanding Virtual Disks
      4. Understanding Network Virtualization
      5. Considering the Benefits of Virtualization
      6. Choosing Virtualization Hosts
      7. Understanding Windows Server 2016 Licensing
    5. Chapter 5: Storage Architecture
      1. Considering Disk Space
      2. Considering Disk Drive Types
      3. Considering Drive Interfaces
      4. Considering RAID
      5. Considering Attachment Types
  6. Book 4: Implementing a Network
    1. Chapter 1: Network Hardware
      1. Working with Cable
      2. Installing Switches
      3. Daisy-Chaining Switches
    2. Chapter 2: Wireless Networks
      1. Installing a Wireless Access Point
      2. Configuring a Wireless Access Point
      3. Connecting to a Wireless Network
      4. Paying Attention to Wireless Network Security
    3. Chapter 3: Windows Clients
      1. Configuring Network Connections
      2. Joining a Domain
    4. Chapter 4: Mac Networking
      1. Basic Mac Network Settings
      2. Joining a Domain
      3. Connecting to a Share
    5. Chapter 5: Network Printers
      1. Configuring Network Printers
    6. Chapter 6: Virtual Private Networks
      1. Understanding VPN
      2. Looking at VPN Security
      3. Understanding VPN Servers and Clients
  7. Book 5: Implementing Virtualization
    1. Chapter 1: Hyper-V
      1. Understanding the Hyper-V Hypervisor
      2. Understanding Hyper-V Virtual Disks
      3. Enabling Hyper-V
      4. Getting Familiar with Hyper-V
      5. Creating a Virtual Switch
      6. Creating a Virtual Disk
      7. Creating a Virtual Machine
      8. Installing an Operating System
    2. Chapter 2: VMware
      1. Looking at vSphere
      2. Getting Started with VMware Player
      3. Creating a Virtual Machine
      4. Installing VMware Tools
    3. Chapter 3: Azure
      1. Looking at Azure Services
      2. Creating an Azure Account
      3. Examining the Azure Portal
      4. Creating a Windows Virtual Machine
      5. Managing an Azure Virtual Machine
      6. Connecting to an Azure Virtual Machine
    4. Chapter 4: Amazon Web Services
      1. Looking at What Amazon Web Services Can Do
      2. Creating an Amazon Web Services Account
      3. Examining the Amazon Web Services Console
      4. Creating a Windows Virtual Machine
      5. Managing an Amazon Web Services Virtual Machine
      6. Connecting to an Amazon Web Services Virtual Machine
    5. Chapter 5: Desktop Virtualization
      1. Introducing Desktop Virtualization
      2. Considering Two Approaches to Desktop Virtualization
      3. Looking at VMware’s Horizon View
      4. Looking at Citrix XenApp
  8. Book 6: Implementing Windows Server 2016
    1. Chapter 1: Installing Windows Server 2016
      1. Planning a Windows Server Installation
      2. Before You Install …
      3. Running Setup
      4. Adding Server Roles and Features
    2. Chapter 2: Configuring Windows Server 2016
      1. Using the Administrator Account
      2. Using Remote Desktop Connection
      3. Using Microsoft Management Console
      4. Customizing MMC
    3. Chapter 3: Configuring Active Directory
      1. What Directories Do
      2. Remembering the Good Ol’ Days of NT Domains
      3. Active Directory to the Rescue
      4. Understanding How Active Directory Is Structured
      5. Creating a New Domain
      6. Creating an Organizational Unit
    4. Chapter 4: Configuring User Accounts
      1. Understanding Windows User Accounts
      2. Creating a New User
      3. Setting User Properties
      4. Resetting User Passwords
      5. Disabling and Enabling User Accounts
      6. Deleting a User
      7. Working with Groups
      8. Working with User Profiles
      9. Creating a Logon Script
    5. Chapter 5: Configuring a File Server
      1. Understanding Permissions
      2. Understanding Shares
      3. Managing Your File Server
    6. Chapter 6: Using Group Policy
      1. Understanding Group Policy
      2. Enabling Group Policy Management on Windows Server 2016
      3. Creating Group Policy Objects
      4. Filtering Group Policy Objects
    7. Chapter 7: Configuring Internet Information Services
      1. Installing IIS
      2. Understanding the Default Website
      3. Creating Websites
    8. Chapter 8: Configuring Exchange Server 2016
      1. Creating a Mailbox
      2. Managing Mailboxes
      3. Configuring Outlook for Exchange
      4. Viewing Another Mailbox
    9. Chapter 9: Configuring SQL Server 2014
      1. What Is a Database?
      2. What Is a Relational Database?
      3. What Is SQL?
      4. Using SQL Server 2014 Management Studio
      5. Creating a New Database
      6. Creating Tables
      7. Editing Tables
      8. Working with Queries
      9. Working with Scripts
    10. Chapter 10: Windows Commands
      1. Using a Command Window
      2. Special Command Tricks
      3. The EventCreate Command
      4. Net Commands
      5. The RunAs Command
    11. Chapter 11: Using PowerShell
      1. Using PowerShell
      2. Understanding PowerShell Commands
      3. Using Cmdlets
      4. Using Parameters
      5. Getting Help
      6. Using Aliases
      7. Using the Pipeline
      8. Using Providers
      9. Using Scripts
  9. Book 7: Implementing Linux
    1. Chapter 1: Installing a Linux Server
      1. Planning a Linux Server Installation
      2. Installing Fedora 26
    2. Chapter 2: Configuring Linux
      1. Linux: It Isn’t Windows
      2. On Again, Off Again
      3. Using GNOME
      4. Getting to a Command Shell
      5. Enabling the SUDO Command
      6. Managing User Accounts
    3. Chapter 3: Basic Linux Network Configuration
      1. Using the Network Configuration Program
      2. Restarting Your Network
      3. Working with Network Configuration Files
      4. Displaying Your Network Configuration with the ifconfig Command
    4. Chapter 4: Running DHCP and DNS
      1. Running a DHCP Server
      2. Running a DNS Server
    5. Chapter 5: Doing the Samba Dance
      1. Understanding Samba
      2. Installing Samba
      3. Starting and Stopping Samba
      4. Editing the smb.conf File
      5. Using the Samba Client
    6. Chapter 6: Running Apache
      1. Installing Apache
      2. Starting and Stopping Apache
      3. Confirming That Apache Is Running
      4. Using the HTTP Configuration Tool
      5. Allowing or Restricting Access to an Apache Server
      6. Configuring Virtual Hosts
      7. Manually Editing Apache’s Configuration Files
      8. Creating Web Pages
    7. Chapter 7: Running Sendmail
      1. Understanding Email
      2. Installing Sendmail
      3. Modifying sendmail.mc
      4. Using SpamAssassin
      5. Using the Mail Console Client
      6. Using Evolution
    8. Chapter 8: Linux Commands
      1. Command Shell Basics
      2. Directory- and File-Handling Commands
      3. Commands for Working with Packages and Services
      4. Commands for Administering Users
      5. Commands for Managing Ownership and Permissions
      6. Networking Commands
  10. Book 8: Managing a Network
    1. Chapter 1: Welcome to Network Administration
      1. Knowing What Network Administrators Do
      2. Choosing the Part-Time Administrator
      3. Establishing Routine Chores
      4. Managing Network Users
      5. Patching Up Your Operating System and Software
      6. Discovering Software Tools for Network Administrators
      7. Building a Library
      8. Getting Certified
      9. Gurus Need Gurus, Too
      10. Helpful Bluffs and Excuses
    2. Chapter 2: Managing Remotely
      1. Enabling Remote Desktop Connection
      2. Connecting Remotely
      3. Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Remote Desktop
      4. Configuring Remote Desktop Options
      5. Using Remote Assistance
      6. Enabling Remote Assistance
      7. Inviting Someone to Help You via a Remote Assistance Session
      8. Responding to a Remote Assistance Invitation
    3. Chapter 3: Managing Network Assets
      1. Introducing IT Asset Management
      2. Why Bother?
      3. Getting Organized
      4. What to Track
      5. Taking Pictures
      6. Picking a Number
      7. Making Labels
      8. Tracking Software
      9. Using Asset-Tracking Software
      10. Other Sources of Asset-Tracking Information
    4. Chapter 4: Managing the Help Desk
      1. Establishing the Help Desk’s Charter
      2. Tracking Support Tickets
      3. Deciding How to Communicate with Users
      4. Providing Remote Support
      5. Creating a Knowledge Base
      6. Creating a Self-Service Help Portal
      7. Using Satisfaction Surveys
      8. Tracking Help-Desk Performance
      9. Using Help-Desk Management Software
    5. Chapter 5: Solving Network Problems
      1. When Bad Things Happen to Good Computers
      2. Fixing Dead Computers
      3. Ways to Check a Network Connection
      4. A Bunch of Error Messages Just Flew By!
      5. Double-Checking Your Network Settings
      6. Time to Experiment
      7. Who’s on First?
      8. Restarting a Client Computer
      9. Booting in Safe Mode
      10. Using System Restore
      11. Restarting Network Services
      12. Restarting a Network Server
      13. Looking at Event Logs
      14. Documenting Your Trials and Tribulations
    6. Chapter 6: Managing Software Deployment
      1. Understanding Software Licenses
      2. Using a License Server
      3. Options for Deploying Network Software
      4. Keeping Software Up to Date
    7. Chapter 7: Managing Email Retention
      1. Why Email Ends Up Everywhere
      2. Creating a Retention Policy
      3. Configuring Exchange Retention Policies
      4. Planning for a Litigation Hold
      5. Using the Exchange Journaling Feature
      6. Using Exchange Online Archiving
    8. Chapter 8: Managing Mobile Devices
      1. The Many Types of Mobile Devices
      2. Considering Security for Mobile Devices
      3. Managing iOS Devices
      4. Managing Android Devices
  11. Book 9: Managing Cybersecurity
    1. Chapter 1: Welcome to Cybersecurity
      1. But We’re a Small Business … Do We Need Security?
      2. The Two Pillars of Cybersecurity
      3. Considering Two Basic Approaches to Security
      4. Physical Security: Locking Your Doors
      5. Securing User Accounts
      6. Securing the Human Firewall
    2. Chapter 2: Managing Firewalls and Virus Protection
      1. Firewalls
      2. The Many Types of Firewalls
      3. The Built-In Windows Firewall
      4. Virus Protection
      5. Using Windows Action Center
    3. Chapter 3: Managing Spam
      1. Defining Spam
      2. Sampling the Many Flavors of Spam
      3. Using Antispam Software
      4. Understanding Spam Filters
      5. Looking at Three Types of Antispam Software
      6. Minimizing Spam
    4. Chapter 4: Managing Backups
      1. Backing Up Your Data
      2. Where to Back Up Your Data
      3. Backing Up to Tape
      4. Backup Software
      5. Types of Backups
      6. Local versus Network Backups
      7. How Many Sets of Backups Should You Keep?
      8. A Word about Tape Reliability
      9. About Cleaning the Heads
      10. Backup and Virtualization
      11. Backup Security
    5. Chapter 5: Managing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
      1. Assessing Different Types of Disasters
      2. Analyzing the Impact of a Disaster
      3. Developing a Business Continuity Plan
      4. Holding a Fire Drill
  12. Appendix A: Directory of Useful Websites
  13. Appendix B: Glossary
  14. About the Author
  15. Advertisement Page
  16. Connect with Dummies
  17. Index
  18. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Networking All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition
  • Author(s): Doug Lowe
  • Release date: April 2018
  • Publisher(s): For Dummies
  • ISBN: 9781119471608