6 Book 2: Understanding Network Protocols Chapter 1: Network Protocols and Standards Understanding Protocols Understanding Standards Seeing the Seven Layers of the OSI Reference Model Following a Packet through the Layers The Ethernet Protocol The TCP/IP Protocol Suite Other Protocols Worth Knowing About Chapter 2: TCP/IP and the Internet What Is the Internet? A Little Internet History TCP/IP Standards and RFCs The TCP/IP Protocol Framework Chapter 3: IP Addresses Understanding Binary Introducing IP Addresses Classifying IP Addresses Subnetting Pondering Ports Understanding Network Address Translation Chapter 4: Routing Considering the Usefulness of Routers Understanding Routing Tables Chapter 5: DHCP Understanding DHCP Understanding Scopes Working with a DHCP Server How to Configure a Windows DHCP Client Chapter 6: DNS Understanding DNS Names Top-Level Domains The Hosts File Understanding DNS Servers and Zones Understanding DNS Queries Zone Files and Resource Records Reverse Lookup Zones Working with the Windows DNS Server How to Configure a Windows DNS Client Chapter 7: TCP/IP Tools and Commands Using the arp Command Using the hostname Command Using the ipconfig Command Using the nbtstat Command Using the netstat Command Using the nslookup Command Using the pathping Command Using the ping Command Using the route Command Using the tracert Command
7 Book 3: Planning a Network Chapter 1: Local Area Networks Making a Network Plan Being Purposeful Taking Stock Considering Cable Surmising Switches Planning the Network Topology Planning the TCP/IP Implementation Drawing Diagrams More