Networking Essentials

Jeff Beasley is a professor in the Information and Communications Technology program at New Mexico State University, where he teaches computer networking and many related topics. He is coauthor of Modern Electronic Communication, 9th edition, author of Networking, 2nd edition, and coauthor of Networking Essentials, 4th edition, and Practical Guide to Advanced Networking.Piyasat Nilkaew is the director of Telecommunications and Networking at New Mexico State University. He has more than 20 years of experience in network management and consulting. He has extensive expertise in deploying and integrating multi-protocol and multi-vendor data, voice, and video network solutions. He is coauthor of Networking Essentials, 4th edition, and Practical Guide to Advanced Networking.

• Introduction xxiiiCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Computer Networks 21-1 Introduction 41-2 Network Topologies 61-3 The OSI Model 121-4 The Ethernet LAN 161-5 Home Networking 241-6 Assembling an Office LAN 381-7 Testing and Troubleshooting a LAN 45CHAPTER 2 Physical Layer Cabling: Twisted-Pair 622-1 Introduction 652-2 Structured Cabling 662-3 Twisted-Pair Cable 742-4 Terminating Twisted-Pair Cables 782-5 Cable Testing and Certification 922-6 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Copper 972-7 Troubleshooting Cabling Systems 102CHAPTER 3 Physical Layer Cabling: Fiber Optics 1243-1 Introduction 1263-2 The Nature of Light 1293-3 Fiber Attenuation and Dispersion 1363-4 Optical Components 1413-5 Optical Networking 1473-6 Safety 1603-7 Troubleshooting Fiber Optics: The OTDR 162CHAPTER 4 Wireless Networking 1724-1 Introduction 1744-2 The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard 1754-3 802.11 Wireless Networking 1854-4 Bluetooth, WiMAX, RFID, and Mobile Communications 1974-5 Configuring a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless LAN: A Case Study 2064-6 Troubleshooting Wireless Networks 213CHAPTER 5 Interconnecting the LANs 2285-1 Introduction 2305-2 The Network Bridge 2325-3 The Network Switch 2375-4 The Router 2495-5 The Console Port Connection 2545-6 Interconnecting LANs with the Router 2625-7 Interconnecting LANs and WANs 267CHAPTER 6 TCP/IP 2906-1 Introduction 2926-2 The TCP/IP Layers 2946-3 Number Conversion 3066-4 IPv4 Addressing 3126-5 Subnet Masks: Subnetting and Supernetting 3176-6 Supernetting, CIDR Blocks, and VLSM 3286-7 IPv6 Addressing 333CHAPTER 7 Introduction to Router Configuration 3547-1 Introduction 3567-2 Router Fundamentals 3587-3 The Router’s User EXEC Mode (Router>) 3667-4 The Router’s Privileged EXEC Mode (Router#) 3737-5 Configuring the Network Interface: Auto-negotiation 3837-6 Troubleshooting the Router Interface 387CHAPTER 8 Introduction to Switch Configuration 4048-1 Introduction 4068-2 Introduction to VLANs 4078-3 Introduction to Switch Configuration 4108-4 Spanning Tree Protocol 4228-5 Power over Ethernet 4258-6 Troubleshooting the Switch Interface 429CHAPTER 9 Routing Protocols 4449-1 Introduction 4469-2 Static Routing 4479-3 Dynamic Routing Protocols 4609-4 Distance Vector Protocols 4639-5 Configuring RIP and RIPv2 4669-6 Link State Protocols 4769-7 Configuring the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Routing Protocol 4819-8 Advanced Distance Vector Protocol: Configuring Enhanced Interior9-9 Internet Routing with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) 4969-10 IPv6 Routing 499CHAPTER 10 Managing the Network Infrastructure 52410-1 Introduction 52710-2 Domain Name and IP Address Assignment 52810-3 IP Address Management with DHCP 53110-4 Scaling a Network with NAT and PAT 53710-5 Domain Name System (DNS) 53910-6 Network Management Protocols 54610-7 Analyzing Network Traffic 55210-8 Network Analyzer: Wireshark 56010-9 Analyzing Computer Networks: FTP Data Packets 56610-10 Troubleshooting IP Networks 568CHAPTER 11 Network Security 59011-1 Introduction 59211-2 Intrusion: How Attackers Gain Control of a Network 59411-3 Denial-of-Service 60611-4 Security Software and Hardware 61011-5 Managing Network Access 62311-6 Router Security 62611-7 Switch Security 63111-8 Wireless Security 63711-9 Remote Access and VPN Technologies 64211-10 Physical Security 659CHAPTER 12 Cloud Computing and Virtualization 67612-1 Introduction 67812-2 Virtualization 67912-3 Cloud Computing 69212-4 Enterprise Storage 698CHAPTER 13 Codes and Standards 70613-1 Introduction 70813-2 Safety Standards and Codes 70813-3 Industry Regulatory Compliance 71813-4 Business Policies, Procedures, and Other Best Practices 72313-5 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 729Glossary 742Online Only Elements:Net-Challenge SoftwareWireshark CapturesNetwork+ quizzes9780137455928, TOC, 9/28/2021