Tcp/Ip for Dummies - Softcover

Candace Leiden; Marshall Wilensky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568842414 ISBN 13: 9781568842417

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1995

Synopsis

If you don't know the rules for the Internet, intranets, and extranets, you can't play the game! With TCP/IP For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you'll discover the communication rules for networks as well as the protocols for networks connected to the Internet. TCP/IP is no longer just for network administrators. This book helps you understand everything you've been hearing about TCP/IP in no time. Inside, find helpful advice on how to Find out the rules for all communications over the Internet Understand how the World Wide Web would crumble without TCP/IP Demystify TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) like OSI, NIS, DNS, and ARP Enhance your network by figuring out how devices like modems, bridges, and routers work with TCP/IP Discover how the next generation of IP will affect your network Keep the bad guys out by securing your networks with firewalls, encryption, and other techniques Discover answers to your most frequently asked questions, such as: Are security and TCP/IP mutually exclusive? Uncover the difference between the Internet, any internet, and an intranet Plus, Candace and Marshall's Top Ten Lists: Ten types of networks Ten strange but real TCP/IP network devices Ten important requests for comments (RFCs)

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Review

If you're a diehard techie, TCP/IP is probably an exciting topic. For people who are not techies but need to learn TCP/IP basics anyway, there's the wonderful TCP/IP For Dummies. Leiden and Wilensky tackle their subject matter with the irreverence characteristic of the Dummies series. They toss technical gobbledygook out the window in favor of plain English and apply a healthy dose of humor to make the learning fun.

The first of the book's four sections explains the background of TCP/IP and its relationship to the Internet and provides general information on networking and network terminology. Part 2 details TCP/IP itself, covering the components, how to make Net connections, how to share files, e-mail, and more. The third part looks at important related issues: system security, the fine points of system names and addresses, and tips on which hardware will make your system work as you want it to. The final section is the traditional Dummies series "Part of Tens," where the authors give you assorted lists of 10. Some are informative, such as the lists of top 10 online documents pertaining to the Internet, top 10 documents pertaining specifically to TCP/IP, and the list of 10 most frequently asked questions about TCP/IP. Other lists are more for entertainment, such as the lists of 10 strange but real TCP/IP network devices and 10 synonyms for the Internet.

From the Back Cover

Bonus CD-ROM includes a security bundle and networking tools

TCP/IP jargon explained in plain English!

Updated with coverage of e-commerce and IPv6 If you want to keep up with the ever-changing technology of networking and the Internet, you'll like this friendly guide, which now covers the latest protocols as well as Windows 2000 and Linux. Find out about the Internet, intranets and extranets, advances in security, the internationalization of TCP/IP, and more! all this on the bonus CD-ROM A demo version of VisualRoute to analyze connectivity problems Telnet Server for Windows shareware to turn your client into a server A trial version of Secure CRT for Telnet and rlogin sessions PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; CD-ROM drive (2X or faster). See the CD Appendix for further requirements and details.

Discover how to: Sort through the TCP/IP protocol suite Move around with Mobile-IP Demystify network hardware Use FTP and the Web to share files Secure your networks from snoopers, spammers, and hackers

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About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1568842414
• ISBN 13: 9781568842417
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416