Finally there's a resource for the networking novice! Networking Basics provides an accessible introduction to network concepts from the underlying standards, through local and wide-area network configurations, up to configurations found in massive enterprise networks. Readers will learn how to design and construct both wired and wireless networks, gaining insight into both hardware and software requirements. They'll also find out how to match network capabilities to organizational needs
Amazing how many pages of crap for such little information! Campus wide network! Wow! And for the basics, you should know how large the network has to be before requiring a full time network administrator you won't know how to choose at an interview, anyway.