Computer networks and internets

Suitable for those with little or no background, this text offers an overview of networking and Internet technology. It provides a tour through all of networking, from the lowest level of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software. An accompanying CD-ROM and Web site...

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Main Author: Comer, Douglas E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall 1997
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1 Introduction
  • lCh. 2 Transmission Media
  • Ch. 3 Local Asynchronous Communication (RS-232)
  • Ch. 4 Long-Distance Communication (Carriers And Modems)
  • Ch. 5 Packets, Frames, And Error Detection
  • Ch. 6 LAN Technologies And Network Topology
  • Ch. 7 Hardware Addressing And Frame Type Identification
  • Ch. 8 LAN Writing, Physical Topology, And Interface Hardware
  • Ch. 9 Extending LANs: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches
  • lCh. 10 WAN Technologies And Routing
  • Ch. 11 Network Ownership, Service Paradigm, And Performance
  • Ch. 12 Protocols And Layering
  • Ch. 13 Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols
  • Ch. 14 IP: Internet Protocol Addresses
  • Ch. 15 Binding Protocol Addresses (ARP)
  • Ch. 16 IP Datagrams and Datagram Forwarding
  • Ch. 17 IP Encapsulation, Fragmentation, And Reassembly
  • Ch. 18 The Future IP (IPv6)
  • Ch. 19 An Error Reporting Mechanism (ICMP)
  • Ch. 20 TCP: Reliable Transport Service
  • Ch. 21 Client-Server Interaction
  • Ch. 22 The Socket Interface
  • Ch. 23 Example Of A Client And A Server
  • Ch. 24 Naming With The Domain Name System
  • Ch. 25 Electronic Mail Representation And
  • Ch. 26 File Transfer And Remote File Access
  • Ch. 27 World Wide Web Pages And Browsing
  • Ch. 28 Technology For Dynamic Web Documents
  • Ch. 29œ ava Technology For Active Web Document
  • Ch. 30 Network Management (SNMP)
  • Ch. 31 Network Security
  • Ch. 32 Initialization (Configuration).