TCP/IP Primer Plus

Heather Osterloh has earned industry recognition as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Network Associate Sniffer trainer, Certified Network Expert (CNX) for Ethernet and Token Ring, Novell CNI/ECNE, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). She also holds her Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE), written portion and is currently waiting to take the practical lab exam. Having spent the last 15 years training and consulting worldwide, Heather is an acknowledged leader in the networking industry. Author of one book, CCNA 2.0 Prep Kit 640-507 Routing and Switching, and of several popular Microsoft, Cisco, and Novell video series geared towards the busy professional, Heather continues to produce material that helps educate people about the world of networking. Heather also has lectured at the University of California, Berkeley; NetuCon's NetWare User Conference in San Jose; and the University of Puerto Rico; and was president of IT Academy, LLC for three years. Heather lives in Northern California with her husband Kirk and her dogs, Cocoa and Kato.

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary and Review Questions.)

Introduction.


1. Overview of Industry Models and Standards.


Overview of the OSI Reference Model. Overview of the Department of Defense Model. Benefits of the OSI's Layered Design. General Description of OSI Layers. Data Link Architecture and Topologies. Wide Area Networking (WAN) Technologies. Request For Comments (RFCs). Internet Versus intranet. Groups Responsible for Internet Technology.



2. IP Addressing.


Understanding Binary to Decimal Conversion. IP Addressing. Network Address Translation (NAT).



3. Network Layer/Internet Protocols.


IP. ICMP. ICMP Header and Message Formats. ICMP Message Types.



4. Address Resolution.


ARP. Proxy ARP. ARP Header. RARP. RARP Operation. RARP Header. BOOTP. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).



5. IP Routing.


IP Routing Basics. Routing Protocols and Best Path.



6. Routing Protocols.


Introduction to Routing Protocols. RIP. OSPF. IGRP. EIGRP. BGP.



7. Transport/Host-to-Host Layer.


Transport Layer Protocols.



8. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).


Introduction to TCP. TCP Header. Fundamentals of TCP Operation. Connection-oriented Characteristics. TCP Ports.



9. User Datagram Protocol (UDP).


UDP Operation. UDP Ports. UDP Header.



10. Upper-layer Protocols.


Introduction to Upper-layer Protocols. Application Layer. Presentation Layer. Session Layer.



11. Telnet.


Remote Access. Basic Services.



12. File Transfer Protocol (FTP).


Introduction to File Transfer. FTP Session. Data Representation. FTP Commands. FTP Replies. FTP Operation and Examples. Anonymous FTP.



13. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).


X.400 Naming Model. SMTP Format. SMTP Commands. SMTP Replies. MIME.



14. Name Resolution.


Why Do We Need Name Resolution? DNS Delegation of Authority. Queries and Mappings. Caching. Domain Server Message Format. DNS Examples. NetBios.



15. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).


HTTP and the World Wide Web. HTTP Features. HTTP Components. HTTP Sessions. HTTP Message Format. HTTP Response Messages, Status, and Error Codes. HTTP Error Messages.



16. Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).


Introduction to File Transfer Protocols. TFTP Packet Types. TFTP Operation. TFTP Extensions.



17. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).


Introduction to Network Management. SNMP. SNMP Message Format.



18. Open Network Computing Protocols.


Introduction to Open Network Computing Protocols. NFS Features. NFS Operation. XDR. RPC. NFS Examples.



Appendix A. RFCs Organized by Chapter.


Chapter 1: Overview of Industry Models and Standards. Chapter 2: IP Addressing. Chapter 3: Network Layer/Internet Protocols. Chapter 4: Address Resolution. Chapter 5: IP Routing. Chapter 6: Routing Protocols. Chapter 7: Transport/Host-to-Host Layer. Chapter 8: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Chapter 9: User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Chapter 11: Telnet. Chapter 12: File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Chapter 13: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Chapter 14: Name Resoultion. Chapter 15: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Chapter 16: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). Chapter 17: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Chapter 18: Open Network Computing Protocols.



Appendix B. Abbreviations and Acronyms.


A. B. C. D. E. F. G-H. I. J-L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X-Z.



Appendix C. TCP/UDP Port Numbers.


Appendix D. Glossary.


Numeric. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J-K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X-Y. Z.



Appendix E. Answers.


Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10. Chapter 11. Chapter 12. Chapter 13. Chapter 14. Chapter 15. Chapter 16. Chapter 17. Chapter 18.



Index.