chapter 21

Local Area Networking

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“I’m interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud Internet connection to a 1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP router that’s compatible with my token ring Ethernet LAN configuration?

—COMIC BOOK GUY, THE SIMPSONS

In this chapter, you will learn how to

Images   Explain the basics of TCP/IP

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   Troubleshoot wired networks

Networks dominate the modern computing ...

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