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| Introduction to Networking | p. 1 |
| Study Guide | p. 2 |
| Connecting to the Internet | p. 2 |
| Network Math | p. 7 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 15 |
| PC Hardware (1.1.2) | p. 15 |
| PC Network TCP/IP Configuration (1.1.6) | p. 17 |
| Using ping and tracert from a Workstation (1.1.7) | p. 24 |
| Web Browser Basics (1.1.8) | p. 29 |
| Basic PC/Network Troubleshooti... MORE | p. 31 |
| Decimal to Binary Conversion (1.2.5) | p. 33 |
| Binary to Decimal Conversion (1.2.6) | p. 35 |
| Hexadecimal Conversion (1.2.8) | p. 36 |
| Understanding Number Systems | p. 40 |
| Networking Fundamentals | p. 45 |
| Study Guide | p. 46 |
| Networking Terminology | p. 46 |
| Bandwidth | p. 53 |
| Networking Models | p. 57 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 62 |
| OSI Model and TCP/IP Model (Lab 2.3.6) | p. 62 |
| OSI Model Characteristics and Devices (Lab 2.3.7) | p. 63 |
| Networking Device Identification and Association | p. 65 |
| Networking Media | p. 69 |
| Study Guide | p. 70 |
| Copper Media | p. 70 |
| Optical Media | p. 78 |
| Wireless Media | p. 82 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 87 |
| Safe Handling and Use of a Multimeter (3.1.1) | p. 87 |
| Voltage Measurement (3.1.2) | p. 89 |
| Resistance Measurement (3.1.3) | p. 92 |
| Series Circuits (3.1.5) | p. 95 |
| Communications Circuits (3.1.9a) | p. 97 |
| Fluke 620 Basic Cable Testing (3.1.9b) | p. 99 |
| Straight-Through Cable Construction (3.1.9c) | p. 101 |
| Rollover Cable Construction (3.1.9d) | p. 103 |
| Crossover Cable Construction (3.1.9e) | p. 105 |
| UTP Cable Purchase (3.1.9f) | p. 108 |
| Fiber-Optic Cable Purchase (3.2.8) | p. 109 |
| Testing a Crossover Cable | p. 110 |
| Creating a Cable Converter | p. 112 |
| Cable Testing | p. 115 |
| Study Guide | p. 116 |
| Frequency-Based Cable Testing | p. 116 |
| Signals and Noise | p. 120 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 126 |
| Fluke 620 Cable Tester-Wire Map (4.2.9a) | p. 126 |
| Fluke 620 Cable Tester-Faults (4.2.9b) | p. 128 |
| Fluke 620 Cable Tester-Length (4.2.9c) | p. 130 |
| Fluke LinkRunner-LAN Tests (4.2.9d) | p. 132 |
| Fluke LinkRunner-Cable and NIC Tests (4.2.9e) | p. 138 |
| Cabling LANs and WANs | p. 143 |
| Study Guide | p. 144 |
| Cabling LANs | p. 144 |
| Cabling WANs | p. 151 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 155 |
| RJ-45 Jack Punch Down (5.1.5) | p. 155 |
| Hub and NIC Purchase (5.1.7) | p. 156 |
| Purchasing LAN Switches (5.1.10) | p. 158 |
| Building a Peer-to-Peer Network (5.1.12) | p. 160 |
| Building a Hub-Based Network (5.1.13a) | p. 163 |
| Building a Switch-Based Network (5.1.13b) | p. 166 |
| Connecting Router LAN Interfaces (5.2.3a) | p. 170 |
| Building a Basic Routed WAN (5.2.3b) | p. 172 |
| Troubleshooting Interconnected Devices (5.2.3c) | p. 178 |
| Establishing a Console Connection to a Router or Switch (5.2.7) | p. 180 |
| Building a Multiswitch Network | p. 185 |
| Ethernet Fundamentals | p. 189 |
| Study Guide | p. 190 |
| Ethernet Fundamentals | p. 190 |
| Ethernet Operation | p. 196 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 202 |
| Identifying MAC Addresses in a LAN | p. 202 |
| Ethernet Technologies | p. 207 |
| Study Guide | p. 208 |
| 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps Ethernet | p. 208 |
| Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet | p. 212 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 217 |
| Waveform Decoding (7.1.2) | p. 217 |
| Introduction to Fluke Network Inspector (7.1.9a) | p. 236 |
| Introduction to Fluke Protocol Inspector (7.1.9b) | p. 247 |
| Appendix: Protocol Inspector Toolbars (7.1.9b) | p. 258 |
| Ethernet Switching | p. 263 |
| Study Guide | p. 264 |
| Ethernet Switching | p. 264 |
| Collision Domains and Broadcast Domains | p. 268 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 276 |
| Building a Multiswitch Network with Redundant Links | p. 276 |
| TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing | p. 279 |
| Study Guide | p. 280 |
| Introduction to TCP/IP | p. 280 |
| Internet Addresses | p. 282 |
| Obtaining an IP Address | p. 286 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 289 |
| IP Addressing Basics (9.2.7) | p. 289 |
| DHCP Client Setup (9.3.5) | p. 292 |
| Workstation ARP (9.3.7) | p. 298 |
| Identifying Internetworks | p. 301 |
| Using Fluke Protocol Inspector to Monitor ARP | p. 303 |
| Routing Fundamentals and Subnets | p. 309 |
| Study Guide | p. 310 |
| Routed Protocol | p. 310 |
| IP Routing Protocols | p. 312 |
| Mechanics of Subneting | p. 321 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 327 |
| Small Router Purchase (10.2.9) | p. 327 |
| Basic Subnetting (10.3.5a) | p. 328 |
| Subnetting a Class A Address (10.3.5b) | p. 334 |
| Subnetting a Class B Address (10.3.5c) | p. 335 |
| Subnetting a Class C Address (10.3.5d) | p. 337 |
| Subnetting a Network Using a Class C Address (1) | p. 338 |
| Subnetting a Network Using a Class C Address (2) | p. 341 |
| TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers | p. 345 |
| Study Guide | p. 346 |
| TCP/IP Transport Layer | p. 346 |
| Application Layer | p. 351 |
| Lab Exercises | p. 354 |
| Protocol Inspector, TCP, and HTTP (11.2.4) | p. 354 |
| Accessing FTP and Telnet Servers | p. 355 |
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