Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours

Anotace: The easy, hands-on guide to building and running TCP/IP networks - now fully updated for the latest protocols, standards, and techniques * *Thorough, practical, and approachable: packed with step-by-step instructions, examples, quizzes, exercises, and tips *Covers TCP/IP architecture, subnetting, CIDR, routing, security, encryption, utilities, services, streaming, remote access, monitoring, troubleshooting, and much more. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, readers will discover how to implement, monitor, and manage any TCP/IP network - even new cloud-based and IPv6 networks. *Extensive new coverage includes IPv6, cloud environments, HTML5, and TCP/IP over wireless.

Expert author and network engineer Joe Casad guides TCP/IP newcomers from the absolute basics to advanced techniques and concepts, covering all this and more: * *What TCP/IP is and how it works. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, they'll learn hands-on, through practical examples. *IPv6 and IPv4: differences, similarities, coexistence, and migration.

*Flexible addressing with subnetting and CIDR. *Efficient routing, connections, and name resolution. *Network security and encryption.

*Automatic client and host configuration. *Internet/web services. *TCP/IP in cloud environments.

*Streaming media and webcasting. *HTML5 WebSockets. *TCP/IP over wireless.

*Monitoring/troubleshooting. *Step-by-step network implementation Every lesson builds on prior chapters, providing a solid foundation for success. By the time they're finished, readers won't just know the essentials: they'll be comfortable building and running real-world networks.