Chapter 2. Fundamental Networking

What? Basic networking? In Chapter 1 it was mentioned that this book cannot explain everything about network administration but rather focuses on fault diagnosis and resolution. However, you cannot troubleshoot without fundamental knowledge of the big picture. If you’re confident in your knowledge of the fundamental concepts of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and WINS, then move on to Chapter 3; otherwise, take a few minutes to review the basics.

This chapter focuses on reviewing the core components of Microsoft TCP/IP networking as well as some of the other network protocols still commonly found in today’s networks. Since many network infrastructures today still incorporate several network protocols, let’s begin by looking ...

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