Mastering Network Certification

Mastering Network+ Certification

Mastering Home Networking

Now that many homes have two or more computers, home networks are spreading like wildfire. By networking your computers together, you can share files, high-speed Internet connections, and peripherals such as printers and scanners, saving your household time, effort, and money. And where home networking used to involve expertise with protocols, wires, and power tools, new networking products let you build an effective network in minutes-without drilling, without pulling cables, and in some cases even without using wires. Written in straightforward, easy-to-understand language, Mastering Home Networking shows you how to: * Choose the network topology and technology that best suits your home and your needs * Build a home network using Ethernet cables, your existing phonelines or powerlines, or wireless adapters * Configure networking on Windows 95, Windows 98, the Macintosh, Windows 2000, Linux, and NetWare * Design and build a home office that will enable you to telecommute effectively * Administer networked users, groups, and shared resources * Add e-mail, games, and applications to your network * Run your own Web server to share information with your household and friends * Secure and troubleshoot your network * Set up effective remote access so you can connect to your home network when you're on the road

Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, Second Edition

Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA Network+ exam and become an expert networking technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, Second Edition is completely up-to-date with the new CompTIA Network+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Learn how to: Build a network with the OSI seven-layer model Configure network hardware, topologies, and cabling Connect multiple Ethernet components Configure wireless networks Work with network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SIP, and IMAP Configure IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols Share and access network resources Interconnect network operating systems-Windows, Mac OS, UNIX/Linux Set up clients and servers for remote access Monitor and troubleshoot networks Secure networks with firewalls, packet filtering, encryption, authentication, and other methods The CD-ROM features: CompTIA Network+ exam simulation available in Practice or Final mode Video introduction to CompTIA Network+ A collection of Mike's favorite shareware and freeware networking tools and utilities Complete electronic book Each chapter includes: Learning objectives Photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects