Complete Idiot's Guide to Networking (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

Listen. Maybe you felt intimidated when networking meant schmoozing at a party. And now with computer networks an stuff such as hardware, protocols, structures, and operating systems, you're feeling like even more of a wallflower. Well, don't just stand there! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Networking, Second Edition, gives you the basics you need to get started--in language that's fun, easy to comprehend, and straightforward. It covers all the basics of computer networking, including all the practical advice you need to get your network up and running quickly and painlessly.

Bill Wagner is a computer expert and author who has several best-sellers to his credit, including Dynamic HTML Unleashed. He has also just completed The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Unix. Bill also writes a bi-monthly Internet security column for the Electronic Commerce Advisor, and has wide-ranging programming experience in multiple languages and extensive adminstration experience (NetWare 3.11-4.0/Lantastic/ WFW/WinNT 3.51-4.0/AIX, 4.1x/SunOS, 4.1.3/Solaris 2.5-6/and LINUX—OpenLinux Base, OpenLinux Server, Redhat, and Slackware.) Patrick D. Brown, works for Pacificnet LLC., the 4th largest ISP in Southern California, as a system administrator. Currently Patrick handles the daily operation of a very extensive network, ranging from simple administration and security of numberous OS's, to extensive routing of WAN connections to the internet. He has a wide range of experience administrating Solaris 2.5-6, IRIX 6.2 WinNT 3.51-4.0, FreeBSD 2.2.5, and Linux -- RedHat, Debian, and Slackware. He also has experience in programing including, Perl sh, Java Script, and BASIC.