Chapter 1. Understanding and Configuring TCP/IP

Like any communication system, computer networks rely on a set of standards that allow communicators to send, receive, and interpret messages. For the Internet, Windows networks, and virtually all other computer networks, that underlying set of standards is the suite of protocols known collectively as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the core of which is IP.

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In this chapter, you learn the fundamentals of TCP/IP and how to configure Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to connect to TCP/IP networks.

Exam objectives in this chapter:

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