Faster Smarter Network+ Certification

Melissa Craft (CCNA, MCNE, MCSE, Network+, CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-GW, CNE-5, CCA) is the vice president and CIO for Dane Holdings, Inc., a financial services corporation in Phoenix, Arizona, where she manages the Web development, LAN, and WAN for the company. During her career, Melissa has focused her expertise on developing enterprise-wide technology solutions and methodologies focused on client organizations. These technology solutions touch every part of a system's life cycle, from assessing the need, determining the return on investment, network design, testing, and implementation to operational management and strategic planning. In 1997, Melissa began writing magazine articles on networking and the information technology industry. In 1998, Syngress hired Melissa to contribute to an MCSE certification guide. Since then, Melissa has continued to write about various technology and certification subjects. Melissa holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and is a member of the IEEE, the Society of Women Engineers, and American MENSA, Ltd. Melissa currently resides in Glendale, AZ with her family, Dan, Justine, and Taylor.

Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv How to Become CompTIA Certified xxix PART 1 BUILDING FROM MEDIA AND TOPOLOGIES CHAPTER 1 Understanding Networking Media CHAPTER 2 ChapNetworking Components PART 2 PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS CHAPTER 3 The OSI Model CHAPTER 4 Protocol Stacks 93 CHAPTER 5 Forming an IP Address 119 CHAPTER 6 Wide Area Networking 151 CHAPTER 7 Networking with Remote Clients and Servers CHAPTER 8 Security Protocols PART 3 NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION CHAPTER 9 Looking at Servers and Their NOSs 221 CHAPTER 10 Establishing Network Connectivity 251 CHAPTER 11 Network Configuration 279 PART 4 NETWORK SUPPORT CHAPTER 12 TCP/IP Utilities 301 CHAPTER 13 Linking Up Clients 319 CHAPTER 14 Tools and Troubleshooting 337 CHAPTER 15 Troubleshooting a Network 355