Cisco Networking for Dummies

by Gilster, Ron; Ulstad, Kevin; Bienvenu, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780764507403
• ISBN10: 0764507400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

This authoritative guide is a great tool for beginning network administrators, covering basic terminology, router and switch fundamentals, and explanations of more advanced configuration concepts and procedures.

Author Biography

Ron Gilster, CCNA, A+, Network+, I-Net+, AAGG, MBA, has over 20 years of professional networking experience

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Networking Basics	7	(80)
Networking No Longer Means Passing Out Your Business Card	9	(18)
The ISO OSI and Other Weird Groups of Letters	27	(22)
Putting the Network Together	49	(22)
Network Media: A Primer	71	(16)
Part II: Network Operations	87	(82)
Transporting Data: TCP/IP, Datagrams, Packets, and Frames	89	(18)
Working With Those Weird Numbers	107	(10)
The Curse of the Subnet Mask and Other Boolean Tales	117	(32)
Operating the Network	149	(20)
Part III: Cisco Networking	169	(72)
Installing Routing and Switching on the LAN	171	(16)
Working with Routers	187	(16)
Setting Up and Saving the Router	203	(12)
Going the Full Route	215	(26)
Part IV: Managing a Cisco Network	241	(58)
Working at the Command Line	243	(20)
Making It Do What You Want	263	(20)
Guarding the Doors	283	(16)
Part V: LANs and WANs	299	(72)
Switching Around the LAN	301	(12)
Making a WAN Work	313	(26)
Implementing Firewalls, Proxies, and Safety Measures	339	(14)
Designing Your Network	353	(18)
Part VI: The Part of Tens	371	(30)
Ten Really Great Sites for More Information	373	(8)
Ten Things You Should Remember When Designing Your Network	381	(6)
Ten Network Installation Tips	387	(8)
Ten Things to Check When Configuring a Cisco Router	395	(6)
Part VII: Appendixes	401	(24)
Appendix A: Cisco IOS Commands	403	(4)
Appendix B: A Glossary of Networking Terms	407	(18)
Index	425