Tcp/Ip for Dummies

by Leiden, Candace; Wilensky, Marshall; Landry, John

• ISBN13: 9780764507267
• ISBN10: 0764507265
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

If you want to keep up on the ever-changing technology of networking and the Internet, you2ll like this friendly guide, which now covers the latest protocols as well as Windows 2000 and Linux. Find out about the Internet, intranets and extranets, advances in security, the internationalization of TCP/IP, and more.

Author Biography

Candace Leiden is the Chief Technologist at Cardinal Software Group Marshall Wilensky is a Solutions Architect with the ISV Consulting team at Lotus Development Corporation

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxv
Introduction	1	(4)
Part I: Basics and Buzzwords	5	(50)
Understanding TCP/IP Basics	7	(6)
What You Need to Know about Networks	13	(14)
Client/Server --- the Foundation of Internetworking	27	(10)
TCP/IP and Internets, Intranets, and Extranets	37	(12)
Luscious Layers	49	(6)
Part II: TCP/IP from Soup to Nuts to Desserts	55	(124)
Do You Have a Complete Set of TCP/IP Dinnerware?	57	(16)
E-Mail and Beyond --- Shipping and Handling Included	73	(26)
Feasting on Information	99	(16)
Share and Share Alike	115	(12)
Sharing Loaves and Fishes --- NIS and NFS	127	(18)
Fishing in a Really Big Pond	145	(18)
Over There, Over There, Do Some Stuff, Do Some Stuff, Over There	163	(16)
Part III: TCP/IP Stew --- a Little of This, a Pinch of That	179	(140)
Nice Names and Agonizing Addresses	181	(22)
Configuring TCP/IP --- Will Someone Please Set the Network Table?	203	(22)
IPv6 --- IP on Steroids	225	(14)
Is Anyone There?	239	(12)
Mobile-IP, Dialup Networking, and IP Telephony	251	(10)
The Dreaded Hardware Chapter	261	(22)
Security --- Will the Bad Guys Please Stand Up?	283	(36)
Part IV: The Part of Tens	319	(36)
Ten Reasons to Use TCP/IP	321	(4)
Ten Frequently Asked Questions about TCP/IP and the Internet	325	(4)
Ten Strange but Real TCP/IP Network Devices (No Kidding!)	329	(6)
Watch Your Back --- Ten Practical Security Tips	335	(6)
Ten Ways to Get RFCs	341	(10)
Ten RFCs and Web Sites Worth Tasting	351	(4)
Appendix: About the CD	355	(8)
Index	363	(11)
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement	374	(2)
GNU General Public License	376	(4)
Installation Instructions	380