Al Anderson

Head First Networking (eBook, ePUB)

A Brain-Friendly Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Frustrated with networking books so chock-full of acronyms that your brain goes into sleep mode? Head First Networking's unique, visually rich format provides a task-based approach to computer networking that makes it easy to get your brain engaged. You'll learn the concepts by tying them to on-the-job tasks, blending practice and theory in a way that only Head First can. With this book, you'll learn skills through a variety of genuine scenarios, from fixing a malfunctioning office network to planning a network for a high-technology haunted house. You'll learn exactly what you need to know, rather than a laundry list of acronyms and diagrams. This book will help you:Master the functionality, protocols, and packets that make up real-world networkingLearn networking concepts through examples in the fieldTackle tasks such as planning and diagramming networks, running cables, and configuring network devices such as routers and switchesMonitor networks for performance and problems, and learn troubleshooting techniquesPractice what you've learned with nearly one hundred exercises, questions, sample problems, and projectsHead First's popular format is proven to stimulate learning and retention by engaging you with images, puzzles, stories, and more. Whether you're a network professional with a CCNA/CCNP or a student taking your first college networking course, Head First Networking will help you become a network guru.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449368142
• Artikelnr.: 39682334

Autorenporträt

Ryan Benedetti holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Montana and teaches in the Liberal Arts Department at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) on the Flathead Indian Reservation. For seven years, Ryan served as Department Head for Information Technology and Computer Engineering at SKC. Prior to that, he worked as editor and information systems specialist for a river, stream, and wetland research program in the School of Forestry at the University of Montana. Ryan's poems have been published in Cut Bank and Andrei Codrescu's Exquisite Corpse. He loves cartooning, playing blues harmonica, making Flash learning toys, and practicing zazen. He spends his best moments with his wife, daughter, and son in the Mission Mountain Valley of Montana.

Inhaltsangabe

Advance Praise for Head First Networking
Praise for other Head First books
Authors of Head First Networking
How to Use this Book: Intro
Chapter 1: Fixing Physical Networks: Walking on Wires
Chapter 2: Planning Network Layouts: Networking in the Dark
Chapter 3: Tools and Troubleshooting: Into the Wire
Chapter 4: Packet Analysis: You've Been Framed
Chapter 5: Network Devices and Traffic: How Smart is Your Network?
Chapter 6: Connecting Networks with Routers: Bringing Things Together
Chapter 7: Routing Protocols: It's a Matter of Protocol
Chapter 8: The Domain Name System: Names to Numbers
Chapter 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Listen to Your Network's Troubles
Chapter 10: Wireless Networking: Working Without Wires
Chapter 11: Network Security: Get Defensive
Chapter 12: Designing Networks: You Gotta Have a Plan!
Leftovers: The Top Ten Things (we didn't cover)
Ascii Tables: Looking Things Up
Installing Bind: Getting a Server to talk DNS