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Complete Network Upgrade and Maintenance Guide

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ISBN-10: 0782122590

ISBN-13: 9780782122596

Edition: 1998

Authors: Mark Minasi

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This practical guide is aimed at administrators and IT professionals. It explains how to implement, maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot everything from small office LANs to enterprise scale WANs and beyond.
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Book details

List price: $69.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 1600
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 3.00" tall
Weight: 5.500
Language: English

Introduction
Network Communications Concepts
Networking Overviewp. 3
The OSI Model and Protocol Communicationp. 29
Specific Networking Protocolsp. 77
Ethernet Overviewp. 171
Token Ring Overviewp. 187
Network Topologiesp. 207
Network Hardware
Transmission Mediap. 269
Network Adapters and Punch-Down Panelsp. 319
Repeaters, Hubs, Routers, and Bridgesp. 335
Workstations, Servers, and Additional Connectivity Hardwarep. 383
Network Server Software
Novell NetWare/IntraNetWarep. 403
Windows NT Serverp. 459
Unix/Linuxp. 501
Lotus Notesp. 553
OS/2 Warp, Banyan VINES/StreetTalk, and LANtasticp. 575
AppleTalk and AppleSharep. 609
Network Client Software
Who Can Talk to Whomp. 633
Interconnecting Networks
Adding Internet Accessp. 707
Building an Intranetp. 741
Introduction to Extranetsp. 771
Extranet Infrastructurep. 805
Accessing Networks Remotely
Implementing an Effective Telecommuting Systemp. 837
Remote Access Hardwarep. 877
Optimizing and Fine-Tuning for Performance
Ways to Speed Up an Existing Serverp. 901
Creating and Using a Network Baselinep. 927
Stress-Testing Techniquesp. 949
Network Security Issues
Top Ten Things You Can Do to Increase Securityp. 963
Internet-Related Security Issuesp. 993
Troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance
Basic Elements of Troubleshootingp. 1041
Hardware Troubleshooting Toolsp. 1059
Software Troubleshooting Toolsp. 1085
Diagnosing Real-World Problemsp. 1131
Troubleshooting Serversp. 1155
Troubleshooting Workstationsp. 1213
Troubleshooting the Physical Networkp. 1277
Troubleshooting Network Printingp. 1317
Troubleshooting WANsp. 1357
A Pound of Preventionp. 1393
App. A: Information Resourcesp. 1425
App. B: Vendor Web Sitesp. 1445
App. C: Manufacturer's Ethernet Identifiersp. 1455
App. D: Glossaryp. 1463
Indexp. 1484
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