Book description
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition gives readers the ability and understanding necessary to create and administer a network. The book shows the reader how to physically connect computers and other devices to a network and access peripherals such as printers over the network. Readers will also be able to configure computers to access the network and the network to share an Internet connection. This book will provide easy-to-understand details on new technologies and background information (such as basic networking, including protocols and physical infrastructure) necessary for the user to network computer devices.
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking takes the frustration out of planning and creating a network, and helps readers understand what they are getting into when planning a network and strategies for making the network a success.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
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I. Networking Basics
- 1. Computer Networking Overview
- 2. Different Needs, Different Networks
- 3. Networking Hardware
- 4. Building the Network Infrastructure
- 5. Network Protocols: Real and Imagined
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II. Getting the Network Up and Running
- 6. Configuring Peer-to-Peer Networks
- 7. Network Operating System Overview
- 8. Networking with Novell NetWare 6.5
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9. Networking with Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- 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
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10. Networking with Linux
- Installing Red Hat Linux
- Network Configuration
- Root Configuration
- Selecting Installation Packages
- Booting Your Linux System
- Upgrading Your Linux System Software
- Linux Administrative Tools
- Working with Users
- Working with Red Hat Network Services
- Sharing Network Resources
- Monitoring the System and Network
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11. Working with Applications on the Network
- Selecting Application Software
- Using Application Software on the Network
- Understanding Microsoft .NET
- Understanding Client/Server Databases
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III. Expanding Your Network
- 12. TCP/IP Network Administration
- 13. Expanding a LAN with WAN Technology
- 14. How the Internet Works
- 15. Connecting a Network to the Internet
- 16. Hosting a Web Site
- 17. Networking on the Run
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IV. Keeping the Network Running Smoothly
- 18. Protecting Network Data
- 19. Network Troubleshooting
- 20. A Network Security Primer
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2003
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 0789729113
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