Chapter Summary

Knowing how to troubleshoot network connectivity is an important part of a network administrator's role. Fortunately, many utilities are designed to make the process of determining and correcting connectivity issues easier. The most common utilities for this type of troubleshooting include ping, ipconfig, trace route, nbstat, and netstat. Variations of these commands are available on each of the major operating systems.

Today, small offices and home networks alike rely on Internet access for business and/or recreation. There are many different ways to get Internet access, including using xDSL, cable, home satellite, wireless, and POTS.

The DSL family of products is referred to as xDSL and includes ADSL, RADSL, IDSL, SDSL, HDSL, ...

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