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Get a solid introduction to networking essentials from this practical guide Bestselling author Bruce Hallberg provides new IT professionals with a hands-on guide to wired and wireless networking. The book covers designing, building, and administering a network. Completely revised to cover the latest networking technologies such as virtualization, Networking: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition shows you how to set up and run a secure network using both Linux and Windows. Windows Server 2008, Fedora 10, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions are covered.

Bruce A. Hallberg has more than 25 years of experience in the computer industry. He is the bestselling author of more than 20 computer books, including all four previous editions of Networking: A Beginnern++s Guide.

Acknowledgments;Introduction;Part I: Networking Ins and Outs;Chapter 1. The Business of Networking;Chapter 2. Laying the Foundation;Chapter 3. Understanding Networking;Chapter 4. Understanding Network Cabling;Chapter 5. Home Networking;Chapter 6. Understanding Network Hardware;Chapter 7. Making WAN Connections;Chapter 8. Understanding Networking Protocols;Chapter 9. Exploring Directory Services;Chapter 10. Connections from Afar: Remote Network Access;Chapter 11. Securing Your Network;Chapter 12. Network Disaster Recovery;Chapter 13. Network Servers: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask;Chapter 14. Purchasing and Managing Client Computers;Part II: Hands-on Knowledge;Chapter 15. Designing a Network;Chapter 16. Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2008;Chapter 17. Administering Windows Server 2008: The Basics;Chapter 18. Introducing Exchange Server 2010;Chapter 19. Understanding Other Windows Server 2008 Services;Chapter 20. Installing Linux;Chapter 21. Introduction to Linux Systems Administration;Chapter 22. Setting Up a Linux Web Server with Apache;Chapter 23. Introduction to Virtualization;Appendix: Understanding the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;Index

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Networking, A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition

Networking, A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition

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