TCP/IP First-Step
By Mark A. Sportack
Publisher: Cisco Press
Pub Date: December 03, 2004
ISBN: 1-58720-108-9
Pages: 432
Copyright
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Goals of This Book
Who Should Read This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Stuff You''''''''ll Find in This Book
Part I. Introduction and Architecture
Chapter 1. TCP/IP: The Official Protocol of the Internet!
What Is TCP/IP?
The Abilities and Limitations of TCP/IP
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter 2. What Has TCP/IP Done for Me Lately?
Business and Pleasure?
What''''''''s the Secret?
Chapter 3. The Quest for Freedom of Choice
Open or Closed?
How Do You Not Keep a Secret?
Speaking of Political Committees…
Gotcha!
Chapter 4. TCP/IP: The Networking Protocol That Changed the World
The Official Protocol of the Internet
Inside the Tool Box
The Big Picture
Part II. Protocols: The Building Blocks of TCP/IP
Chapter 5. Peeking Under the Covers
Tools of the Trade
A Closer Look at Port Numbers
Chapter 6. Pushing the Envelope
The Life of a Packet
The Numbers Game
The Architecture of an IP Address
Learning to Count All Over Again
Using IP Addresses
Chapter 7. More Fun with IP Addresses
Subdivision: It''''''''s Not Just for Real Estate
Subnetting a Network
Mystery Behind the Mask
Chapter 8. Guaranteed Delivery: Your Package Will Get Delivered…Eventually!
Reliability and Networking
Multitasking with TCP
Chapter 9. Best-Effort Delivery: It''''''''s Now or Never!
User Datagram Protocol
Yeah, but What''''''''s It Good For?
UDPIn Action!
Part III. Network Services: Making Your Network Easy to Use
Chapter 10. Special Delivery for Special Messages
ICMP: A Protocol for System Messages
Using ICMP
Chapter 11. How Do I Get There from Here?
Routers Route!
Calculating Routes
Part IV. User Services: Making the Most Use of Your Network
Chapter 12. Connecting to TCP/IP Networks
Anatomy of a Local-Area Network
Configuring a Network Connection
Chapter 13. Smiling and Dialing
What, Exactly, Is the Internet?
More Power!
What''''''''s the Story with Dial-Up Connections?
Configuring a Dial-Up Connection
Chapter 14. Taking the Next Step
Information, Please!
TCP/IP''''''''s Bugshooting Tools
Tracking Down Problems Beyond Your Control
Part V. Appendix
Appendix A. Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Glossary
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