Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing Networks - Hardcover

Bigelow, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072222573 ISBN 13: 9780072222579

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

Synopsis

From the #1 author in PC hardware Stephen Bigelow comes the most detailed and comprehensive networking reference available. Covering all networking essentials, architecture, protocols, cabling, firewalls, and much more --this is a must-have for every networking professional.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen J. Bigelow (Leicester, MA) is the founder and President of Dynamic Learning Systems, a technical research and writing firm specializing in PC and peripheral service. An experienced electronics engineer, he is the author of several best-selling computer books including Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs, now in its fourth edition and is the editor of The PC Tolbox Newsletter.

From the Back Cover

Keep your network up and running 24x7

Solve all kinds of small and mid-sized network problems with help from this authoritative and comprehensive resource. Written by renowned PC troubleshooting expert Stephen Bigelow, this hands-on guide covers network topologies, protocols, and operating systems and provides full details on network hardware cabling, NICs, drives, adapters, hubs, routers, print servers, power support, and much more. In addition to common troubleshooting guidelines and hundreds of specific symptoms, you'll also get practical techniques for handling network administration, backup and recovery, security, and baselining.

-Use coaxial, twisted pair, and optical cabling as well as wireless connections
-Install, configure, and troubleshoot NICs, RAID adapters, and IDE and SCSI drives
-Install, configure, and troubleshoot repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers, and gateways
-Implement and troubleshoot network security using firewalls and proxy servers
-Plan, install, configure, and troubleshoot a Windows 2000 server
-Create and manage user accounts under Novell NetWare 5 and Linux
-Identify and deal with network startup and logon problems
-Implement a sound backup and recovery plan
-Use network management tools such as SNMP and intelligent hubs
-Identify and correct problems with e-mail, database, and Web server applications

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072222573
• ISBN 13: 9780072222579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1120