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Copyright |
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About the Authors |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction |
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Part I:
Up Front: Network Planning and Design Concepts |
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Chapter 1.
A Short History of Computer Networking |
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Chapter 2.
Overview of Network Topologies |
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| | LAN Topologies |
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| | Building and Campus Topologies |
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| | Multi-Tiered Network Topology |
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Chapter 3.
Network Design Strategies |
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| | Planning a Logical Network Design |
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| | Planning and Design Components |
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| | The Physical Network |
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| | Planning Resources |
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Chapter 4.
Upgrading Strategies and Project Management |
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| | Where Do You Start? |
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| | Determining When an Upgrade Is NecessaryThe Evaluation Process |
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| | What Resources Are Needed for the Upgrade? |
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| | Planning an Upgrade |
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| | Testing the Plan |
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| | Deployment |
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| | User Training |
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| | Closing the BookDocumenting What Has Changed and Why |
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| | Other Considerations for Upgrading |
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Chapter 5.
Protecting the Network: Preventative Maintenance Techniques |
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| | Power Conditioning and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) |
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| | Network Monitoring |
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| | Server and Workstation Backups |
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| | Routine Maintenance |
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| | Building Redundancy into the Network |
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| | Recovery Planning |
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| | Justifying Preventative Maintenance |
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Part II:
Physical Networking Components |
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Chapter 6.
Wiring the NetworkCables, Connectors, Concentrators, and Other Network Components |
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| | Structured Wiring |
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| | Important Definitions |
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| | Physical Cable Types |
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| | Terminations and Connections |
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| | Telecommunications Rooms |
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Chapter 7.
Network Interface Cards |
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| | Choosing a Hardware Bus Type |
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| | The Wired for Management (WfM) Initiative |
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| | Multi-Homed Systems |
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| | Load Balancing and Dual-Redundant Network Controllers |
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| | Software Drivers |
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| | IRQs and I/O Ports |
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| | Troubleshooting Network Cards |
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Chapter 8.
Network Switches |
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| | How Switches Work |
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| | Switch Hardware Types |
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| | Switch Troubleshooting and Management |
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Chapter 9.
Virtual LANs |
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| | Virtual LANs and Network Topologies |
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| | Switching Based on Network Frames |
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| | Implicit and Explicit Tagging |
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| | IEEE Standards for Virtual LANs |
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| | What Kind of Switch Should You Buy? |
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Chapter 10.
Routers |
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| | What Routers Do |
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| | The Difference Between Routable Protocols and Routing Protocols |
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| | When Do You Need to Use a Router? |
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| | Router Ports and Connections |
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| | Configuring Routers |
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| | Router Chassis Types |
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Chapter 11.
Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SANs) |
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| | Local Versus Networked Storage Devices |
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| | Network Attached Storage |
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| | Storage Area Networks |
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| | Basic SANs: Arbitrated Loops |
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| | Using a Fabric Switched Topology for SANs |
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| | A Mixed Topology of Loops and Switches |
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| | IP SANs and iSCSI |
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| | What Kind of NAS or SAN Solution Should You Use? |
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Part III:
Low-Level Network Protocols |
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Chapter 12.
The IEEE LAN/MAN Committee Networking Standards |
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| | What Is the LAN/MAN Committee? |
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| | Obtaining the IEEE 802 Standards Documents Free |
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Chapter 13.
Ethernet: The Universal Standard |
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| | A Short History of Ethernet |
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| | Collisions: What Are CSMA/CA and CSMA/CD? |
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| | Restrictions on Legacy Ethernet Topologies |
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| | Using a Bus Topology |
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| | Using a Star Topology |
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| | Hybrid LAN Topologies |
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| | Using a Backbone to Connect the Enterprise |
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| | Ethernet Frames |
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| | Fast Ethernet (IEEE 802.3u) and Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3z) |
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| | Ethernet Problems |
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| | Ethernet Errors |
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| | Monitoring Errors |
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Part IV:
Dedicated Connections and WAN Protocols |
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Chapter 14.
Dial-Up Connections |
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| | The Point-to-Point Protocol and the Serial Line Internet Protocol |
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| | The Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) |
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| | The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) |
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| | Configuring a Windows XP Professional Client for Dial-Up |
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| | When Dial-Up Isn't Fast Enough |
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Chapter 15.
Dedicated Connections |
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| | Leased Lines |
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| | Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) |
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| | The Importance of Frame Relay and the X.25 Interface |
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Chapter 16.
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) Technology |
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| | DSL and Cable Modems |
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| | The Future of DSL |
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Chapter 17.
Using a Cable Modem |
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| | How Cable Modems Work |
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| | How Cable Modems Differ from xDSL Broadband Access |
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| | The Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) |
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| | Choosing Between Cable and DSL |
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Part V:
Wireless Networking Protocols |
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Chapter 18.
Introduction to Wireless Networking |
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| | Why Wireless Networks Have Proliferated |
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| | Access Points and Ad Hoc Networks |
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| | Physical Transmission Technologies |
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| | The IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard |
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| | Sources of Interference for Wireless Networks |
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Chapter 19.
IEEE 802.11b: Wi-Fi Pioneer |
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| | Components of an 802.11-Based Wireless Network |
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Section 802.11.
bFirst, But Fading Away |
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| | What to Look for in an Access Point |
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| | Do You Need a Wireless Network? |
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| | Connecting the Wireless Network to a Wired LAN |
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| | Dual-Mode Access Points |
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| | Why Wi-Fi? |
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Chapter 20.
Faster Service: IEEE 802.11a |
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| | Overview of the IEEE 802.11a Standard |
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| | Comparing 802.11a with 802.11b and 802.11g |
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Chapter 21.
The IEEE 802.11g Standard |
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| | Overview of the 802.11g Standard |
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| | Installing a Wireless-G Broadband Router |
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| | Installing and Configuring a Wireless Network Adapter |
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| | Proprietary Extensions to the IEEE 802.11g Standard |
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| | Improving Network Performance with Dual-Band Wireless Technology |
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| | Which Wireless Protocol Should You Use? |
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Chapter 22.
Bluetooth Wireless Technology |
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| | The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) |
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| | General Overview of Bluetooth |
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| | Piconets and Scatternets |
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| | Bluetooth Device Modes |
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| | SCO and ACL Links |
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| | What Are Bluetooth Profiles? |
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| | Bluetooth Is More Than a Wireless Communication Protocol |
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Chapter 23.
Security and Other Wireless Technologies |
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| | Instant Messaging and Consumer Devices |
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| | Wireless Security |
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| | Personal Area Networks (PANs) |
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Part VI:
Lan and Wan Network, Service, and Application Protocols |
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Chapter 24.
Overview of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite |
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| | TCP/IP and the OSI Reference Model |
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| | The Internet Protocol (IP) |
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| | The Address Resolution ProtocolResolving IP Addresses to Hardware Addresses |
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| | The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) |
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| | The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) |
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| | Ports, Services, and Applications |
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| | The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) |
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Chapter 25.
Basic TCP/IP Services and Applications |
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| | The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
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| | The Telnet Protocol |
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| | Using Telnet and FTP with a Firewall |
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| | The R-Utilities |
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| | The Finger Utility |
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| | Other Services and Applications Built on the TCP/IP Suite |
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Chapter 26.
Internet Mail Protocols: POP3, SMTP, and IMAP |
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| | How SMTP Works |
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| | Putting It All Together |
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| | The Post Office Protocol (POP3) |
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| | The Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 (IMAP4) |
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Chapter 27.
Troubleshooting Tools for TCP/IP Networks |
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| | Checking the Host System's Configuration First |
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| | Using ping and tracert to Check Connectivity |
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| | Using the nslookup Command to Troubleshoot Name Resolution Issues |
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| | Other Useful Commands |
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| | Using Network Connection Repair in Windows XP |
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Chapter 28.
BOOTP and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) |
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| | What Is BOOTP? |
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| | Taking BOOTP One Step Further: DHCP |
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| | Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server on Windows 2000/2003 |
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| | Using DHCP with Red Hat Linux |
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| | Configuring a Router or WAP to Provide DHCP Services |
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Chapter 29.
Network Name Resolution |
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| | Hardware Versus Protocol Addresses |
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| | NetBIOS |
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| | Installing and Configuring WINS on Windows 2000/2003 Servers |
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| | TCP/IP Names |
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| | Installing DNS on a Windows Server |
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| | Network Information Service |
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Chapter 30.
Using the Active Directory Service |
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| | Early Directory Technologies |
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| | Objects and Attributes |
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| | What Is a Domain Tree? What Is a Forest? |
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| | The Active Directory and Dynamic DNS |
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| | Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) |
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| | The Active Directory Schema |
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| | Finding Objects in the Active Directory |
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| | The Active Directory Service and Windows Server 2003 |
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| | New Active Directory Features in Windows Server 2003 |
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Chapter 31.
File Server Protocols |
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| | Why File Server Protocols are Important |
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| | Server Message Block (SMB) and the Common Internet File System (CIFS) |
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| | NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) |
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| | Unix Network File System (NFS) |
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| | Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) |
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Chapter 32.
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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| | The Beginning of HTTP |
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| | Defining HTTP |
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| | URLs, URIs, and URNs |
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Chapter 33.
Routing Protocols |
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| | Basic Types of Routing Protocols |
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| | Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) |
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Chapter 34.
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Protocol |
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| | Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption |
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| | Does SSL Provide Enough Security for Internet Transactions? |
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| | OpenSource SSL |
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Chapter 35.
Introduction to the IPv6 Protocol |
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| | What's the Difference Between IPv4 and IPv6? |
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| | The IPv6 Headers |
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| | Other IPv6 Considerations |
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| | The Future of IPv6 |
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Part VII:
Network User and Resource Management |
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Chapter 36.
Windows NT Domains |
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| | Workgroups and Domains |
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| | Windows NT User Groups |
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| | Managing User Accounts |
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| | Passwords and Policies |
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| | Strategies to Minimize Logon Problems |
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Chapter 37.
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 User and Computer Management Utilities |
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| | The Microsoft Management Console |
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| | User Management |
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| | Computer Management |
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| | Windows 2000 User Groups |
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Chapter 38.
Managing Unix and Linux Users |
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| | User Administration |
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| | Network Information Service (NIS) |
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| | Common Login Problems |
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Chapter 39.
Rights and Permissions |
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| | User-Level and Share-Level Security |
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| | Assigning User Rights for Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP |
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| | NTFS Standard and Special Permissions |
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| | User Groups Make Managing User Rights Easier |
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| | User Groups in Windows 2000 and Server 2003 |
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| | Active Directory Groups |
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| | NetWare |
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| | Unix and Linux |
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Chapter 40.
Network Printing Protocols |
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| | Printing Protocols and Printing Languages |
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| | Data Link Control Protocol (DLC) |
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| | Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) |
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Chapter 41.
Print Servers |
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| | Unix/Linux Printing |
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| | Configuring Windows Print Servers |
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| | Installing and Configuring Printers on Windows Servers |
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| | Printing Under NetWare |
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| | Hardware-Based Print ServersPrint Server Appliances |
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Part VIII:
System and Network Security |
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Chapter 42.
Basic Security Measures Every Network Administrator Needs to Know |
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| | Policies and Procedures |
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| | Physical Security Measures |
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| | The Two Sides of Security |
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| | System Daemons and Services |
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| | Removing Dead Wood |
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| | Delegating Authority |
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| | Don't Forget About Firewalls |
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Chapter 43.
Auditing and Other Monitoring Measures |
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| | Unix and Linux Systems |
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| | Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Auditing Policies |
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| | Configuring Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Auditing Policies |
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| | Auditing Windows XP Professional Computers |
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| | Novell Security |
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| | NetWare Auditing Solutions |
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Chapter 44.
Security Issues for Wide Area Networks |
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| | You've Been Targeted! |
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| | Computer Viruses, Trojan Horses, and Other Destructive Programs |
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| | Your Network Under FireCommon Attacks |
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| | Network Probes |
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| | Spoofing and Impersonation |
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| | If It's Too Good to Be True, It Isn't |
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| | Preventative Measures |
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| | Staying on Top of Security Issues |
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Chapter 45.
Firewalls |
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| | What Is a Firewall? |
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| | Packet Filters |
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| | Intrusion Detection (Stateful Inspection) |
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| | Proxy Servers |
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| | Hybrids |
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| | Inexpensive Firewalls for SOHO Environments |
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| | How Do You Know That the Firewall Is Secure? |
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Chapter 46.
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Tunneling |
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| | What Is a VPN? |
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| | Protocols, Protocols, and More Protocols! |
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| | IPSec Protocols |
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| | The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) |
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| | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) |
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| | Creating a VPN Connection with Windows XP Professional |
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| | Selecting a Router with VPN Support |
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Chapter 47.
Encryption Technology |
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| | Computers and Privacy |
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| | What Is Encryption? |
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| | Digital Certificates |
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| | Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) |
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Part IX:
Troubleshooting Networks |
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Chapter 48.
Strategies for Troubleshooting Network Problems |
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| | A Documented Network Is Easier to Troubleshoot |
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| | Problem-Solving Techniques |
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| | Pitfalls of Troubleshooting |
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Chapter 49.
Network Testing and Analysis Tools |
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| | Basics: Testing Cables |
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| | Network and Protocol Analyzers |
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| | Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) |
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Chapter 50.
Troubleshooting Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) Networks |
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| | Power Problems |
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| | Computer Configuration Issues |
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| | Component ProblemsYou Can't Get There from Here |
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| | Secure Those Cables! |
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| | Firewall Problems |
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| | Keeping Your Network Healthy |
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| | Wireless Networking Problems |
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| | When All Else Fails |
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Part X:
Upgrading Network Hardware |
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Chapter 51.
Upgrading Older Ethernet Networks |
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| | Upgrading from 10BASE-2 or 10BASE-T |
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| | Hardware and Software Factors to Consider for 10BASE-2, 10BASE-T, and 100BASE-T |
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| | Connecting Networks That Use Different Cables or Topologies |
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| | Other Possibilities |
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| | Upgrading the Network Backbone to Gigabit Ethernet |
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| | Using Gigabit Ethernet for High-End Servers |
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| | Gigabit Ethernet Can Cover the Distance |
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Section 10.
Gigabit Ethernet Is Becoming Economically Feasible |
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Chapter 52.
Upgrading from Bridges and Hubs to Routers and Switches |
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| | Growing Beyond a Small LAN |
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| | From Bridges to Routers |
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| | From Bridges to Switches |
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Chapter 53.
Adding Wireless Networking to a LAN |
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| | Why Go Wireless? |
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| | Choosing Locations for Access Points |
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| | Security Issues |
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Part XI:
Migration and Integration |
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Chapter 54.
Migrating from NetWare to Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 |
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| | Windows Protocols and Services |
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| | Microsoft's Services for NetWare Version 5.0 (SFN) |
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Chapter 55.
Migration and Integration Issues: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Unix, and Linux |
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| | Windows Server Support for Unix Protocols and Utilities |
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| | Managing the FTP Service on Windows Server 2003 |
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| | Applications |
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| | Microsoft Windows Services for Unix 3.5 |
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| | Samba |
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| | Sun Network Information System |
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Chapter 56.
Migrating from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP |
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| | Do You Need to Upgrade the Operating System or Applications? |
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| | Upgrading to Windows 2000 Server |
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| | Implementing a Migration to the Active Directory for Windows 2000 |
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| | Upgrading Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003 |
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Chapter 57.
Migration and Integration: NetWare, Unix, and Linux |
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| | Why Use Unix or Linux? |
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| | Key Differences Between Unix/Linux and NetWare |
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| | Moving User Accounts |
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| | Networking Protocols |
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| | Applications |
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| | Finding Linux Drivers for Hardware |
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| | Novell Open Enterprise Server |
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Appendixes |
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Appendix A.
Overview of the OSI Seven-Layer Networking Reference Model |
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| | It's Only a Model! |
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Appendix B.
Networking Glossary |
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Appendix C.
Internet Resources for Network Administrators |
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| | Standards Organizations |
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| | Network Hardware and Software Manufacturers |
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| | Wireless Networking |
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| | Security |
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Appendix D.
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
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| | A Quick Introduction to LDAP |
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| | The X.500 Protocols and Standards |
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| | The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
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| | LDAP Directories |
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Appendix E.
Introduction to Setting Up a SOHO Network |
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| | Assessing Your Requirements: What Do You Need? |
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| | SOHO Network Topologies |
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| | Backup Solutions for a SOHO Network |
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