Understanding Local Area Networks: A Practical Approach

by Thompson, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780139212222
• ISBN10: 0139212221
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For courses in Networking. Understanding Local Area Networks provides practical considerations for installation, administration, and maintenance networks. Although the book deals primarily with local area networks, an introduction to telecommunications and wide area networking is also provided, including a chapter devoted to the Internet protocol, TCP/IP. An introduction to public carrier protocols such as ISDN, ATM, Frame Relay, and ADSL is also presented. Additional chapters cover small network design consideration, network security, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

Author Biography

Arthur Thompson is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer.

Table of Contents

1. Beginning with the Basics.
2. Open Systems Interconnect Reference Model.
3. Installing the Physical Layer.
4. Ethernet.
5. Token-Ring.
6. ARCNET.
7. FDDI.
8. Novell NetWare.
9. Windows NT.
10. Banyan VINES.
11. AppleTalk.
12. Wide Area Networking.
13. TCP/IP.
14. Small Network Design.
15. Network Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting.
16. Network Administration and Security.
Appendix A. Installing NetWare Version 3.x.
Appendix B. Installing NetWare 4.x.
Appendix C. Installing Microsoft NT 4.x.
Index.