Microsoft Windows Networking Essentials

by Darril Gibson

This unique, full-color guide covers Windows networking basics, giving you a solid foundation in the technology as well as preparing you to take the Microsoft Technology Associate Exam 98-366, Networking Fundamentals. Learn general networking concepts, then get up to speed on switches, routers, LANs, WANs, and more—with a focus on technologies used in Microsoft networks. Whether you're an aspiring networking professional or just brushing up, it's the essential information you need to be successful in networking in a Windows environment.

Learn these Windows networking essentials—and more:

Networking for home computers, small offices, and large enterprises

Identifying necessary hardware, protocols, services, and infrastructures

Understanding the OSI and TCP models

Connecting computers with switches and routers

Understanding the components of an IPv4 or IPv6 address

Resolving names to IP addresses, and understanding DNS and WINS

Understanding the basics of LANs, WANs, and wireless networks

Preparing for MTA Exam 98-366, Networking Fundamentals

Full-color images of network configurations

Helpful illustrations to reinforce learning objectives

This striking Essentials book features:

Chapter-opening learning objectives

Full coverage of all exam topics

Four-color screenshots and illustrations

Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises

Chapter review questions

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Computers, Technology

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite the name, a decent intro to the universal protocols.

[Yzabel Ginsberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure where to place this book. Too basic if you already have networking knowledge, but at the same time not the easiest read to understand all the basics of networking if you're a complete beginner.

[giuseppe manley]

At first I was all "cool, I read 3 entire books this month" and then I was all "but at what cost."

It was pretty good in terms of fundamentals/essentials, although I get the feeling from other books I'm working my way through that this one might over-simplify some things (although it did go into more detail on certain topics that more advanced books suggested were beyond their scope, so...). Some stuff that was much easier to grasp in the way it was presented here (here's looking at you, subnetting).

I read the edition from 2011 (which apparently maybe isn't actually the 2nd edition), which doesn't seem to be terribly out of date but there is some stuff that stuck out as dated (for example, saying that IPsec can't pass through a NAT server, which I'm pretty sure isn't the case anymore).

Also it kind of bugged me that sometimes they have graphics with people and some of the people are transparent and others aren't. On a funnier note, the example guest network SSID the author uses is "SuccessfulAuthor-guest" which makes me think the author's actual SSID is probably "SuccessfulAuthor" because I don't for a second believe that they would use it only as an example let alone only for a guest network example.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a part of my degree I went front to back with this book and it taught me a great deal. As a result I scored a high mark on my networking module and owe this book a great deal. This book is a great foundation and I recommend it.

[Ben Jessup · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful in a basic understanding of small to medium size networks.