[Dummies 01] • Networking for Dummies · 11th Edtion, 11 by Lowe, Doug -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Getting Started with Networking

Chapter 1: Let’s Network!

Defining a Network Why Bother with a Network? Servers and Clients Dedicated Servers and Peers What Makes a Network Tick? It’s Not a Personal Computer Anymore! The Network Administrator What Have They Got That You Don’t Got?

Chapter 2: Life on the Network

Distinguishing between Local Resources and Network Resources What’s in a Name? Logging On to the Network Understanding Shared Folders Four Good Uses for a Shared Folder Oh, the Network Places You’ll Go Mapping Network Drives Using a Network Printer Logging Off the Network

Chapter 3: More Ways to Use Your Network

Sharing Your Stuff Sharing a Folder Using the Public Folder Sharing a Printer Using Microsoft Office on a Network Working with Offline Files

Part 2: Setting Up a Network

Chapter 4: Planning a Network

Making a Network Plan Being Purposeful Taking Stock To Dedicate or Not to Dedicate: That Is the Question Choosing a Server Operating System Planning the Infrastructure Drawing Diagrams

Chapter 5: Dealing with TCP/IP

Understanding Binary Introducing IP Addresses Classifying IP Addresses Subnetting Understanding Network Address Translation Configuring Your Network for DHCP Managing a Windows Server 2016 DHCP Server Configuring a Windows DHCP Client Using DNS Working with the Windows DNS Server Configuring a Windows DNS Client

Chapter 6: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Cables, Switches, and Routers

What Is Ethernet? All about Cable Working with Switches Daisy-Chaining Switches Using a Router

Chapter 7: Configuring Windows Clients

Configuring Network Connections Joining a Domain

Chapter 8: Connecting Your Network to the Internet

Connecting to the Internet Securing Your Connection with a Firewall

Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network

Diving into Wireless Networking A Little High School Electronics Eight-Oh-Two-Dot-Eleventy Something?: Understanding Wireless Standards Home on the Range Using Wireless Network Adapters Setting Wireless Access Points Roaming Capabilities Configuring a Wireless Access Point Connecting to a Wireless Network Paying Attention to Wireless Network Security

Chapter 10: Virtual Networking

Understanding Virtualization Understanding Hypervisors Understanding Virtual Disks Understanding Network Virtualization Looking at the Benefits of Virtualization Introducing Hyper-V Enabling Hyper-V Getting Familiar with Hyper-V Creating a Virtual Switch Creating a Virtual Disk Creating a Virtual Machine Installing an Operating System

Part 3: Working with Servers

Chapter 11: Setting Up a Server

Server Operating System Features The Many Ways to Install a Network Operating System Gathering Your Stuff Making Informed Decisions Final Preparations Installing a Server Operating System Configuring Your Server

Chapter 12: Managing Windows User Accounts

Understanding Windows User Accounts Creating a New User Setting User Properties Resetting User Passwords Disabling and Enabling User Accounts Deleting a User Working with Groups Creating a Logon Script

Chapter 13: Managing Network Storage

Understanding Network Storage Understanding Permissions Understanding Shares Managing Your File Server

Chapter 14: Managing Exchange Server 2016

Creating a Mailbox Managing Mailboxes Configuring Outlook for Exchange

Chapter 15: Creating an Intranet

Defining an Intranet Identifying Intranet Uses Setting Up an Intranet Setting Up an IIS Web Server Understanding the Default Website Creating Websites

Part 4: Managing and Protecting Your Network

Chapter 16: Welcome to Network Management

What a Network Administrator Does Choosing the Part-Time Administrator The Three “Ups” of Network Management Managing Network Users Acquiring Software Tools for Network Administrators Building a Library Pursuing Certification Helpful Bluffs and Excuses

Chapter 17: Solving Network Problems

When Bad Things Happen to Good Computers Fixing Dead Computers Ways to Check a Network Connection A Bunch of Error Messages Just Flew By! Double-Checking Your Network Settings Using a Windows Troubleshooter Time to Experiment Who’s on First? Restarting a Client Computer Booting in Safe Mode Using System Restore Restarting Network Services Restarting a Network Server Looking at Event Logs Documenting Your Trials and Tribulations

Chapter 18: Backing Up Your Data

Backing Up Your Data Choosing Where to Back Up Your Data Backing Up to Tape Understanding Backup Software Comparing Types of Backups Choosing between Local and Network Backups Deciding How Many Sets of Backups to Keep Verifying Tape Reliability Keeping Backup Equipment Clean and Reliable Setting Backup Security

Chapter 19: Securing Your Network

Do You Need Security? Two Approaches to Security Physical Security: Locking Your Doors Securing User Accounts Managing User Security Securing Your Users

Chapter 20: Hardening Your Network

Firewalls The Many Types of Firewalls The Built-In Windows Firewall Virus Protection Patching Things Up

Chapter 21: Network Performance Anxiety

Why Administrators Hate Performance Problems What Exactly Is a Bottleneck? The Five Most Common Network Bottlenecks Tune Your Network the Compulsive Way Monitoring Network Performance More Performance Tips

Part 5: More Ways to Network

Chapter 22: Life in Cloud City

Introducing Cloud Computing Looking at the Benefits of Cloud Computing Detailing the Drawbacks of Cloud Computing Examining Three Basic Kinds of Cloud Services Public Clouds versus Private Clouds Introducing Some of the Major Cloud Providers Getting Into the Cloud

Chapter 23: Managing Mobile Devices

The Many Types of Mobile Devices Considering Security for Mobile Devices Managing iOS Devices Managing Android Devices

Chapter 24: Connecting from Home

Using Outlook Web App Using a Virtual Private Network

Part 6: Networking Beyond Windows

Chapter 25: Networking with Linux

Comparing Linux with Windows Choosing a Linux Distribution Installing Linux On Again, Off Again Using GNOME Getting to a Command Shell Enabling the SUDO Command Managing User Accounts Network Configuration Doing the Samba Dance

Chapter 26: Mac Networking

Basic Mac Network Settings Joining a Domain Connecting to a Share

Part 7: The Part of Tens

Chapter 27: Ten Networking Commandments

I. Thou Shalt Back Up Thy Hard Drive Religiously II. Thou Shalt Protect Thy Network from Infidels III. Thou Shalt Keepeth Thy Network Drive Pure and Cleanse It of Old Files IV. Thou Shalt Not Tinker with Thine Network Configuration Unless Thou Knowest What Thou Art Doing V. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Network VI. Thou Shalt Schedule Downtime before Working upon Thy Network VII. Thou Shalt Keep an Adequate Supply of Spare Parts VIII. Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Neighbor’s Program without a License IX. Thou Shalt Train Thy Users in the Ways of the Network X. Thou Shalt Write Down Thy Network Configuration upon Tablets of Stone

Chapter 28: Ten Big Network Mistakes

Skimping on Hardware Turning Off or Restarting a Server Computer While Users Are Logged On Deleting Important Files on the Server Copying a File from the Server, Changing It, and Then Copying It Back Sending Something to the Printer Again Just Because It Didn’t Print the First Time Assuming That the Server Is Safely Backed Up Connecting to the Internet without Considering Security Issues Plugging In a Wireless Access Point without Asking Thinking You Can’t Work Just Because the Network Is Down Running Out of Space on a Server Always Blaming the Network

Chapter 29: Ten Things You Should Keep in Your Closet

Duct Tape Tools Patch Cables Cable Ties Twinkies Replacement Parts Cheap Network Switches The Complete Documentation of the Network on Tablets of Stone The Network Manuals and Disks Ten Copies of This Book

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