Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours, Fifth Edition

The easy, hands-on guide to building and running TCP/IP networks - now fully updated for the latest protocols, standards, and techniques Thorough, practical, and approachable: packed with step-by-step instructions, examples, quizzes, exercises, and tips Covers TCP/IP architecture, subnetting, CIDR, routing, security, encryption, utilities, services, streaming, remote access, monitoring, troubleshooting, and much more. Extensive new coverage includes IPv6, cloud environments, HTML5, and TCP/IP over wireless. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, readers will discover how to implement, monitor, and manage any TCP/IP network - even new cloud-based and IPv6 networks. Using this books straightforward, step-by-step approach, theyll learn hands-on, through practical examples. Expert author and network engineer Joe Casad guides TCP/IP newcomers from the absolute basics to advanced techniques and concepts, covering all this and more: What TCP/IP is and how it works. IPv6 and IPv4: differences, similarities, coexistence, and migration. Flexible addressing with subnetting and CIDR. Efficient routing, connections, and name resolution. Network security and encryption. Automatic client and host configuration. Internet/web services. TCP/IP in cloud environments. Streaming media and webcasting. HTML5 WebSockets. TCP/IP over wireless. Monitoring/troubleshooting. Step-by-step network implementation Every lesson builds on prior chapters, providing a solid foundation for success. By the time theyre finished, readers wont just know the essentials: theyll be comfortable building and running real-world networks.