Understanding the Network: A Practical Guide to Internetworking

Understanding the Network: A Practical Guide to Internetworking

by Martin J. Michael
Released March 2000
Publisher(s): Sams
ISBN: 0735709777

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Book description

The growing dependence of enterprise networks on Internet connectivity is forcing professional system and network administrators to turn to technologies that they may not fully understand for solutions. This book will provide those connectivity solutions, delivering both an understanding of technology fundamentals and their practical applications. Written for beginning to intermediate network professionals, this book will give readers a framework to assess the requirements and problems of their particular environment, and the information and know-how to build the optimal network for that environment. The content of the book provides the necessary balance between the basics and the practical examples needed to distinguish this book from other professional networking book offerings.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. About the Author
  3. About the Reviewers
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Tell Us What You Think
  6. Introduction
  7. Understanding Networking Concepts
    1. Computer Network Types
    2. Transmission Media
    3. Network Topologies
    4. Network Transmission Protocols
    5. Network Communication Protocols
    6. Network Hardware
    7. Data Communication Reference Models
    8. Summary
  8. The Networker's Guide to TCP/IP
    1. The Origins of TCP/IP
    2. TCP/IP and UNIX
    3. Layer 3: IP Protocol
    4. Layer 4: TCP and UDP
    5. UDP
    6. The Application Layer Protocols of the TCP/IP Suite
    7. RFCs
    8. Additional Resources
  9. The Networker's Guide to AppleTalk, IPX, and NetBIOS
    1. AppleTalk
    2. IPX and NetBIOS
    3. Summary
    4. Related RFCs
    5. Additional Resources
  10. LAN Internetworking Technologies
    1. IEEE 802 LAN Standards and Logical Link Control
    2. LAN Physical Layer Signaling, Encoding, and Transmission Media
    3. Ethernet
    4. 803.3 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) Layer 1 (PHY) Implementations
    5. 1000Base-X PHY Implementations
    6. Token Ring
    7. FDDI
    8. Summary
    9. Related RFCs
    10. Additional Resources
  11. WAN Internetworking Technologies
    1. A Brief History of the PSTN
    2. Digital Carrier Systems
    3. ISDN
    4. PSTN Packet- and Cell-Switched Networks
    5. Data-Link Framing
    6. Summary
    7. Related RFCs
    8. Additional Resources
  12. Network Switches
    1. The Need for Network Switching
    2. Switching Fundamentals
    3. The Types of Bridges
    4. Bridging Functionality
    5. Layer 2 LAN Switching Fundamentals
    6. Layer 2 LAN Switching Services for Layer 3
    7. ATM Switches
    8. Summary
    9. Related RFCs
    10. Additional Resources
  13. Introduction to Cisco Routers
    1. Cisco Router Hardware
    2. Memory on Cisco Routers
    3. Talking to Your Cisco Router (Through the Console)
    4. Cisco IOS
    5. Configuring Your Router with <copy> and TFTP
    6. Basic Cisco Router Configuration
    7. Disaster Recovery
    8. Setting the Bootstrap Behavior
    9. Configuration Register Settings
    10. Upgrading Your Router's IOS
    11. Configuring the Router's Clock
    12. IOS Message Logging
    13. Setting Up Buffered Logging
    14. Setting Up Trap Logging
    15. IOS Authentication and Accounting
    16. Summary
    17. Related RFCs
    18. Additional Resource
  14. TCP/IP Dynamic Routing Protocols
    1. An Introduction to General Routing Concepts and Terms
    2. TCP/IP Static Routing
    3. TCP/IP Interior Gateway Protocols
    4. TCP/IP Exterior Gateway Protocols
    5. Summary
    6. Related RFCs
    7. Additional Resources
  15. Advanced Cisco Router Configuration
    1. Access Control Lists
    2. Policy Routing
    3. Gateway Redundancy
    4. Network Address Translation
    5. Cisco Tunneling
    6. Cisco Router Wide Area Interface Configuration
    7. Summary
    8. Related RFCs
    9. Additional Resources
  16. Configuring IP Routing Protocols on Cisco Routers
    1. Choosing the Right Protocol
    2. Route Selection
    3. Displaying General Routing Information
    4. Managing Static Routing
    5. Configuring Dynamic IGP and EGP IP Routing Protocols
    6. Route Control and Redistribution
    7. Summary
    8. Related RFCs
    9. Additional Resources
  17. Network Troubleshooting, Performance Tuning, and Management Fundamentals
    1. Network Analysis and Performance Tuning
    2. Developing Troubleshooting Skills
    3. Network Management Fundamentals
    4. SNMP
    5. Summary
    6. Related RFCs
    7. Additional Resources
  18. Binary Conversion Table
  19. Index

Product information

  • Title: Understanding the Network: A Practical Guide to Internetworking
  • Author(s): Martin J. Michael
  • Release date: March 2000
  • Publisher(s): Sams
  • ISBN: 0735709777