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Frustrated with networking books so chock-full of acronyms that your brain goes into sleep mode? Head First Networking's unique, visually rich format provides a task-based approach to computer networking that makes it easy to get your brain engaged. You'll learn the concepts by tying them to on-the-job tasks, blending practice and theory in a way that only Head First can.
With this book, you'll learn skills through a variety of genuine scenarios, from fixing a malfunctioning office network to planning a network for a high-technology haunted house. You'll learn exactly what you need to know, rather than a laundry list of acronyms and diagrams. This book will help you:
With this book, you'll learn skills through a variety of genuine scenarios, from fixing a malfunctioning office network to planning a network for a high-technology haunted house. You'll learn exactly what you need to know, rather than a laundry list of acronyms and diagrams. This book will help you:
- Master the functionality, protocols, and packets that make up real-world networking
- Learn networking concepts through examples in the field
- Tackle tasks such as planning and diagramming networks, running cables, and configuring network devices such as routers and switches
- Monitor networks for performance and problems, and learn troubleshooting techniques
- Practice what you've learned with nearly one hundred exercises, questions, sample problems, and projects
Content:-
Intro
1. Walking on Wires: Fixing Physical Networks
2. Networking in the Dark: Planning Network Layouts
3. Into the Wire: Tools and Troubleshooting
4. You’ve Been Framed: Packet Analysis
5. How Smart is Your Network?: Network Devices and Traffic
6. Bringing Things Together: Connecting Networks with Routers
7. It’s a Matter of Protocol: Routing Protocols
8. Names to Numbers: The Domain Name System
9. Listen to Your Network’s Troubles: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
10. Working Without Wires: Wireless Networking
11. Get Defensive: Network Security
12. You Gotta Have a Plan!: Designing Networks
i. Leftovers: The Top Ten Things (We Didn’t Cover)
ii. Looking Things Up: ASCII Tables
iii. Getting a Server to talk DNS: Installing BIND
1. Walking on Wires: Fixing Physical Networks
2. Networking in the Dark: Planning Network Layouts
3. Into the Wire: Tools and Troubleshooting
4. You’ve Been Framed: Packet Analysis
5. How Smart is Your Network?: Network Devices and Traffic
6. Bringing Things Together: Connecting Networks with Routers
7. It’s a Matter of Protocol: Routing Protocols
8. Names to Numbers: The Domain Name System
9. Listen to Your Network’s Troubles: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
10. Working Without Wires: Wireless Networking
11. Get Defensive: Network Security
12. You Gotta Have a Plan!: Designing Networks
i. Leftovers: The Top Ten Things (We Didn’t Cover)
ii. Looking Things Up: ASCII Tables
iii. Getting a Server to talk DNS: Installing BIND
Author Details
"Al Anderson" is grateful that his family gave him the time and space to write this book. He is also grateful to have Ryan as co-author. Al is the Director of Academic IT Services at Salish Kootenai College. He also teaches such classes on networking services, network operating systems and programming for the IT program.
"Ryan Benedetti" holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Montana and teaches in the Liberal Arts Department at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
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