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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Computer Networks

1-1 INTRODUCTION 5

1-2 NETWORK TOPOLOGIES 5

1-3 THE ETHERNET LAN

    IP (Internet Protocol) Addressing

1-4 ASSEMBLING A HOME NETWORK

    Securing the Home Network

    IP Addressing in the Home Network

1-5 ASSEMBLING AN OFFICE LAN

1-6 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING A LAN

1-7 ANALYZING COMPUTER NETWORKS

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 2 Physical Layer Cabling: Twisted Pair

2-1 INTRODUCTION

2-2 STRUCTURED CABLING

    Horizontal Cabling

2-3 UNSHIELDED TWISTED-PAIR CABLE

    Shielded Twisted-pair Cable

2-4 TERMINATING CAT6/5E/5 UTP CABLES

    Computer Communication

    Straight-through and Crossover Patch Cables

2-5 CABLE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION

    Testing the CAT6 Link

2-6 10 Gigabit Ethernet over Copper

    Overview

    Alien Crosstalk (AXT)

    Signal Transmission

2-7 TROUBLESHOOTING COMPUTER NETWORKS

    Installation

    Cable Stretching

    Cable Failing to Meet Manufacturer Specifications

    CAT5e Cable Test Examples

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 3 Computer Fundamentals

3-1 INTRODUCTION

3-2 THE COMPUTER BUS CONNECTION

    Motherboard Bus Connections

3-3 DEVICE DRIVERS

    Verifying Device Drivers on Windows Vista/XP

    Verifying Device Drivers on Mac OS X

3-4 COMPUTER MEMORY

    Types of Memory

3-5 AN OVERVIEW OF FAT AND NTFS

    FAT

    FAT32

    NTFS

3-6 CONFIGURING THE BIOS BOOT SEQUENCE

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 4 Interconnecting the LANs

4-1 INTRODUCTION

4-2 THE OSI MODEL

4-3 THE NETWORK BRIDGE

4-4 THE NETWORK SWITCH

    Hub–Switch Comparison

    Managed Switches

    Multilayer Switches

4-5 THE ROUTER

    The Router Interface: Cisco 2800 Series

    The Router Interface—Cisco 2600 Series

    The Router Interface—Cisco 2500 Series

4-6 INTERCONNECTING LANS WITH THE ROUTER

    Gateway Address

    Network Segments

4-7 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK INTERFACE—AUTONEGOTIATION

    Auto-Negotiation Steps

    Full Duplex/Half Duplex

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 5 TCP/IP

5-1 INTRODUCTION

5-2 THE TCP/IP LAYERS

    The Application Layer

    The Transport Layer

    The Internet Layer

    The Network Interface Layer

5-3 NUMBER CONVERSION

    Binary-Decimal Conversion

    Decimal-Binary Conversion

    Hexadecimal Numbers

5-4 IPV4 ADDRESSING

    Private IP Addresses

    IP Address Assignment

5-5 SUBNET MASKS

5-6 CIDR BLOCKS

5-7 IPV6 ADDRESSING

5-8 ANALYZING COMPUTER NETWORKS—FTP DATA PACKETS

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 6 Introduction to Router Configuration

6-1 INTRODUCTION

6-2 ROUTER FUNDAMENTALS

    Layer 3 Networks

6-3 THE CONSOLE PORT CONNECTION

    Configuring the HyperTerminal Software (Windows)

    Configuring the Z-Term Serial Communications Software (Mac)

6-4 THE ROUTER'S USER EXEC MODE (ROUTER>)

    The User EXEC Mode

    Router Configuration Challenge—The User EXEC Mode

6-5 THE ROUTER'S PRIVILEGED EXEC MODE (ROUTER#)

    Hostname

    Enable Secret

    Setting the Line Console Passwords

    Fast Ethernet Interface Configuration

    Serial Interface Configuration

    Router Configuration Challenge—The Privileged EXEC Mode

6-6 TROUBLESHOOTING THE ROUTER INTERFACE

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 7 Routing Protocols

7-1 INTRODUCTION

7-2 STATIC ROUTING

    Gateway of Last Resort

    Configuring Static Routes

    Networking Challenge—Static Routes

7-3 DYNAMIC ROUTING PROTOCOLS

    Distance Vector Protocols

    Link State Protocols

7-4 RIP—ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL

    Configuring Routes with RIP

    Networking Challenge—RIP

7-5 IGRP—INTERIOR GATEWAY ROUTING PROTOCOL

    Configuring Routes with IGRP

    Networking Challenge—IGRP

7-6 OSPF—OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST ROUTING PROTOCOL

    Configuring Routes with OSPF

    Networking Challenge—OSPF

7-7 EIGRP—ENHANCED INTERIOR GATEWAY ROUTING PROTOCOL

    Configuring Routes with EIGRP

    Networking Challenge—EIGRP

7-8 CONFIGURING A JUNIPER ROUTER

    Operational Mode

    Router Configuration Mode

    Displaying the Router Interfaces

    Hostname Configuration

    Assigning an IP Address to an Interface

    Static Route

    RIP Configuration

    OSPF Configuration

7-9 TFTP—Trivial File Transfer Protocol

    Configuring TFTP

    Networking Challenge—TFTP

7-10 ANALYZING OSPF "HELLO" PACKETS

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 8 Wide Area Networking

8-1 INTRODUCTION

8-2 THE LINE CONNECTION

    Data Channels

    Point of Presence

    T1 Framing

    Line Coding Formats

8-3 FRAME RELAY

    Establishing a Frame Relay Connection

    Configuring Frame Relay Point-to-Point on the Router

    Networking Challenge—Frame Relay

8-4 ATM

    Establishing the ATM Connection

8-5 DIAL-IN ACCESS

    Analog Modem Technologies

    Cable Modems

    ISDN

    xDSL Modems

    The Remote Access Server

8-6 VPN

    Configuring a VPN Virtual Interface (Router to Router)

    Troubleshooting the VPN Tunnel Link

    Configuring a VPN Server

    Configuring a Remote Client's VPN Connection

8-7 WIDE AREA NETWORK ROUTING

8-8 INTERNET ROUTING

    Configuring BGP

    Networking Challenge—BGP

8-9 ANALYZING INTERNET DATA TRAFFIC

    Utilization/Errors Strip Chart

    Network Layer Matrix

    Network Layer Host Table

    Frame Size Distribution

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 9 Configuring and Managing the Campus Network

9-1 INTRODUCTION

9-2 DESIGNING THE CAMPUS NETWORK

    Core Layer

    Distribution Layer

    Access Layer

    Data Flow

    Selecting the Media

    Load Balancing

9-3 IP ASSIGNMENT AND DHCP

    The DHCP Data Packets

9-4 NETWORK SERVICES—DNS

    Campus DNS

9-5 NETWORK MANAGEMENT

    Configuring SNMP

    Power over Ethernet (PoE)

9-6 Switch/VLAN Configuration

    Virtual LAN (VLAN)

    Switch Configuration

    Hostname

    Enable Secret

    Setting the Line Console Passwords

    Static VLAN Configuration

    Networking Challenge—Static VLAN Configuration

    Spanning-Tree Protocol

9-7 ANALYZING CAMPUS NETWORK DATA TRAFFIC

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 10 Network Security

10-1 INTRODUCTION

10-2 INTRUSION (HOW AN ATTACKER GAINS CONTROL OF A NETWORK)

    Social Engineering

    Password Cracking

    Packet Sniffing

    Vulnerable Software

    Viruses and Worms

    Wireless Vulnerabilities

10-3 DENIAL OF SERVICE

    Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS)

10-4 FIREWALLS AND ACCESS LISTS

    Attack Prevention

10-5 INTRUSION DETECTION

10-6 ANALYZING UNSECURED DATA PACKETS

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 11 Wireless Networking

11-1 INTRODUCTION

11-2 THE IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS LAN STANDARD

11-3 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKING

11-4 Bluetooth, WiMAX, and RFID

    Bluetooth

    WiMAX

    RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

11-5 SECURING WIRELESS LANS

11-6 CONFIGURING A POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT WIRELESS LAN: A CASE STUDY

    1. Antenna Site Survey

    2. Establishing a Point-to-Point Wireless Link to the Home Network

    3–4. Configuring the Multipoint Distribution/Conducting an RF Site Survey

    5. Configuring the Remote Installations

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 12 Optical Networking

12-1 INTRODUCTION

12-2 THE NATURE OF LIGHT

    Graded-Index Fiber

    Single-Mode Fibers

12-3 FIBER ATTENUATION AND DISPERSION

    Attenuation

    Dispersion

    Dispersion Compensation

12-4 OPTICAL COMPONENTS

    Intermediate Components

    Detectors

    Fiber Connectorization

12-5 OPTICAL NETWORKING ARCHITECTURES

    Defining Optical Networking

    Building Distribution

    Campus Distribution

12-6 SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES

12-7 SAFETY

12-8 TROUBLESHOOTING COMPUTER NETWORKS (THE OTDR)

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 13 Voice over IP

13-1 INTRODUCTION

13-2 THE BASICS OF VOICE OVER IP

13-3 VOICE OVER IP NETWORKS

    Replacing an Existing PBX Tie Line

    Upgrading Existing PBXs to Support IP Telephony

    Switching to a Complete IP Telephony Solution

13-4 QUALITY OF SERVICE

    Jitter

    Network Latency

    Queuing

13-5 ANALYZING VoIP DATA PACKETS

    Analyzing VoIP Telephone Call Data Packets

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 14 The Network Server

14-1 INTRODUCTION

    Network Definitions

    Network Types

    Server Types

    Adding the Network Server

14-2 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SERVER

    Creating a Server Domain (Windows 2003 Server)

    Configuring Windows 2008 Server

    Configuring the IP Address

14-3 ADDING COMPUTERS, USERS, AND GROUPS

    Adding Computers to the Windows 2008/2003 Server Domain

    Adding Users to the Windows 2008/2003 Server Domain

    Adding Organizational Units and Groups to the Windows 2008/2003 Server Domain

14-4 SETTING GROUP PERMISSIONS AND POLICIES

    2008 Server: Setting Domain Policies

    2003 Server: Setting Domain Policies

14-5 VERIFYING "NETWORK" AND "MY NETWORK PLACES" IN WINDOWS-BASED PCS

    "Network," Windows Vista

    "My Network Places" on Windows XP

    "My Network Places" on Windows 2000

    "Network Neighborhood" for Windows NT and 98

14-6 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK SERVER'S ACCOUNT LOCKOUT POLICY

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 15 Linux Networking

15-1 INTRODUCTION

15-2 LOGGING ON TO LINUX

    Adding a User Account

15-3 LINUX FILE STRUCTURE AND FILE COMMANDS

    Listing Files

    Displaying File Contents

    Directory Operations

    File Operations

    Permissions and Ownership

15-4 LINUX ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS

    The man (manual) Command

    The ps (processes) Command

    The su (substitute user) Command

    The mountCommand

    The shutdown Command

    Linux Tips

15-5 ADDING APPLICATIONS TO LINUX

15-6 LINUX NETWORKING

    Installing SSH

    The ftp Client

    The ftp Server

    DNS Service on Linux

    Changing the Hostname

15-7 TROUBLESHOOTING SYSTEM AND NETWORK PROBLEMS WITH LINUX

    Troubleshooting Boot Processes

    Listing Users on the System

    Network Security

    Enabling and Disabling Boot Services

15-8 MANAGING THE LINUX SYSTEM

Summary

Questions and Problems

Chapter 16 Industrial Networks

16-1 INTRODUCTION

16-2 OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS

    Characteristics of Industrial Networks

16-3 INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET

    Achieving Determinism

    Topology

    Switching

    Cabling and Components

16-4 INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET PROTOCOLS

    Ethernet/IP

    Foundation Fieldbus High-Speed Ethernet (HSE)

    Profinet

    Interface for Distributed Automation (IDA)

    Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS)

    Modbus TCP

16-5 LEGACY DEVICE AND CONTROLLER LEVEL BUSES

    Open Buses

    Proprietary Buses

Summary

Questions and Problems

Glossary

 

 

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About the Author

Jeff Beasley is a professor with the Department of Engineering Technology at New Mexico State University. He has been teaching with the department since 1988 and is the co-author of Modern Electronic Communication and Electronic Devices and Circuits.

 

http://web.nmsu.edu/~jbeasley/

 

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