Upgrading and Repairing Networks

Appropriate for networking courses at all levels, including courses focused on network concepts, upgrades, repair, and troubleshooting. This book gives students an extraordinarily complete single source for information on upgrading, repairing, troubleshooting, and managing any network. World-renowned technology repair/upgrade expert Scott Mueller and leading consultant Terry Ogletree cover virtually every network technology, protocol, and environment, adding hundreds of pages of new material on the very latest technologies -- from Windows Server 2003 to high-speed 802.11g wireless. They present a comprehensive section on network planning and design, as well as six full chapters on network security covering everything from firewalls and VPNs to encryption. This edition includes extensive new coverage of wireless protocols, from basic 802.11b Wi-Fi to Bluetooth. Students will find detailed coverage of managing users and resources; network monitoring and troubleshooting; migration and integration; Web protocols, and much more. This edition also adds an up-to-the-minute networking glossary, and step-by-step guidance on setting up small office/home office networks.

ISBN 0789728176   Pages 1248 ISBN13 9780789728173 (What's this?)   Volumes 2 Paperbacks Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 1998 Imprint Que Corporation,U.S.   Published in Indianapolis, IN Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780789725578 Publication date 21 Aug 2003   Height (mm) 232 Library of Congress TX5105.5.O   Width (mm) 187 DEWEY 004.6   Spine width (mm) 51 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

		Introduction		1
I		Up Front: Network Planning and Design Concepts		7
1		A Short History of Computer Networking		9
2		Overview of Network Topologies		13
3		Network Design Strategies		31
4		Upgrading Strategies and Project Management		43
5		Protecting the Network: Preventative Maintenance Techniques		57
II		Physical Networking Components		71
6		Wiring the Network - Cables, Connectors, Concentrators, and Other Network Components		73
7		Network Interface Cards		103
8		Network Switches		125
9		Virtual LANs		137
10		Routers		147
11		Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks		163
III		Low-Level Network Protocols		183
12		The IEEE LAN/MAN Committee Networking Standards		185
13		The Oldest LAN Protocol Is Still Kicking: ARCnet		193
14		Ethernet: The Universal Standard		205
IV		Dedicated Connections and WAN Protocols		235
15		Dial-Up Connections		237
16		Dedicated Connections		249
17		Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) Technology		267
18		Using a Cable Modem		279
V		Wireless Networking Protocols		287
19		Introduction to Wireless Networking		289
20		IEEE 802.11b: It's Here and It's Inexpensive		301
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