Upgrading and Repairing Networks (Scott Mueller's) 4th Edit/Terry William Ogletree

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Learn network repair from the undisputed heavyweights of the PC hardware and networking world. bull;Real world, in-depth explanations of how the protocols, architectures and hardware used in a network operate and how to repair them when they don't.

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• Introduction
• Who Should Use This Book? What Will You Find Inside? What's New in This Edition
• What's Missing from This Edition?
• I Up Front: Network Planning and Design Concepts
• 1 A Short History of Computer Networking
• 2 Overview of Network Topologies
• LAN Topologies
• Bus Topology
• Star Topology
• Ring Topology
• Mesh Topology
• Hybrid Topologies
• Shared and Nonshared Network Media Topologies
• Bridged Versus Routed Topologies
• Building and Campus Topologies
• Connecting Network Segments Within a Building: The Backbone
• Design Considerations in a Campus LAN Environment
• Scalability
• Redundancy
• Fault Tolerance
• A Multi-Tiered Network Topology
• Scalability
• Redundancy
• Fault Tolerance
• 3 Network Design Strategies
• Planning a Logical Network Design
• Who Are Your Clients? What Kinds of Services or Applications Will the Network Offer? What Degree of Reliability Do I Require for Each Network Link? Choosing a LAN Protocol
• Planning and Design Components
• Document Everything
• Test, Test, and Then Test Some More
• Creating Policies and Procedures for Network Usage
• Providing Training for Technical Personnel
• You Can't Forget the Budget (or Can You?)
• The Physical Network
• Planning Resources
• 4 Upgrading Strategies and Project Management
• Where Do You Start? Determining When an Upgrade Is Necessary-The Evaluation Process
• Determining User Requirements and Expectations
• Maintaining Support for Legacy Applications
• What Resources Are Needed for the Upgrade? Planning an Upgrade
• Documenting the Plan
• Evaluating the Plan As It Applies to Corporate Policies and Procedures
• Setting Goals
• Scheduling Downtime
• Milestones and Criteria
• Back-Out Procedures
• Testing the Plan
• Evaluating Competing Products
• The Pilot Project
• Deployment
• Team Personnel
• Keeping Users Informed
• Tracking Progress
• User Training
• Closing the Book-Documenting What Has Changed and Why
• Other Considerations for Upgrading
• 5 Protecting the Network: Preventative Maintenance Techniques
• Power Conditioning and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs)
• Power Is Money
• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Standalone UPS Systems
• Network Devices
• Network Monitoring
• Server and Workstation Backups
• Backup Media-Tape, Optical Storage, and CD-R
• Backup Rotation Schedules
• Off-Site Storage
• Routine Maintenance
• Building Redundancy into the Network
• Recovery Planning
• Justifying Preventative Maintenance
• II Physical Networking Components
• 6 Wiring the Network-Cables, Connectors, Concentrators, and Other Network Components
• Structured Wiring
• The Work Area
• The Backbone Cabling System Structure
• The Horizontal Cabling System Structure
• The Telecommunications Closet
• Important Definitions
• Physical Cable Types
• Twisted-Pair Cabling
• Coaxial Cables
• Fiber-Optic Cables
• Terminations and Connections
• Crimping
• Insulation Displacement Contact
• Modular Jacks and Plugs
• Modular Plug Pair Configurations
• Common Outlet Configurations
• Patch Panels
• Terminating Fiber
• Fiber-Optic Splicing
• Fiber-Optic Patch Panels
• General Considerations for Fiber-Optic Cabling
• Small Form Factor Connectors (SFF)
• Telecommunications Rooms
• Open Office Cabling
• Consolidation Points
• General Horizontal Cabling Subsystem Specifications
• Documenting and the Administration of the Installation
• Records
• Drawings
• Work Orders
• Reports
• 7 Network Interface Cards
• Choosing a Hardware Bus Type
• ISA
• PCI
• PCMCIA
• CardBus
• Different Cards, Different Speeds
• Network Cable Connectors and Terminators
• The Wired for Management (WfM) Initiative and Wake on LAN (WOL) Technology
• Universal Network Boot
• Asset Management
• Power Management
• Remote Wake-Up
• Should You Use WOL-Compliant Network Cards?
• Multi-Homed Systems
• Load Balancing and Dual-Redundant Network Controllers
• Software Drivers
• Packet Drivers
• The Open Data-Link Interface (ODI)
• The Network Driver Interface Specification (N

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Author Bio: Upgrading and Repairing Networks, Fourth EditionUpgrading and Repairing Networks, Fourth Edition Author Bio Terry William Ogletree is a consultant currently working in New Jersey. He has worked with networked computer systems since 1980, starting out on Digital Equipment PDP computers and OpenVMS-based VAX systems. He has worked with Unix and TCP/IP since 1985 and has been involved with Windows NT and Windows 2000 since they first appeared, as well as the newest additions to the family, Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of servers. Besides being the lead author of the third edition of this book, he is the author of Windows XP Unleashed, Practical Firewalls, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating Your Own CDs (with co-author Todd Brakke), and he has contributed chapters to many other books published by Que, including Microsoft Windows 2000 Security Handbook and Special Edition Using Unix, Third Edition. He is also the author of Fundamentals of Storage Area Networking. When not writing for Que, he has on occasion contributed articles to PC Magazine. You can email him at t@w2003tech.com or visit his home page at www.w2003tech.com. When between jobs and not writing for Que, he can often be found on street corners holding a sign that reads "Will work for hundreds of thousands of dollars." Thomas Crayner (Chapter 2) currently is the Director of Applications and Infrastructure Services at a leading pharmaceutical company, where his department keeps 300 servers running in support of R&D operations. Starting with Unix and TCP/IP in the mid-1980s as an applications developer, he slowly worked his way into infrastructure development. During the course of his career, Tom has designed and implemented systems and networks of all shapes and sizes. On the weekends, he can still be found enjoying his original hobby: system and application development. Dwight Tolay, Jr. (Chapter 6) started out as a computer test technician in the 1970s. Branching out into the electrical construction industry, he became familiar with data and fiber-optic cabling, has worked with coax Ethernet and IBM Token-Ring, and has followed the evolution up to today's Category 6 and Gigabyte cabling methods. Currently, he is a general supervisor for Ortlip Electric Co. He is a graduate EE, an ISA certified Level III control systems technician, a licensed electrical contractor, and a certified high-voltage test technician. In addition to being a certified fiber-optic and teledata instructor at a local trade school for the past 13 years, he has contributed as technical editor on various books and currently is involved in a book on Home Data and Electrical Systems Integration. Scott and Kalinda Reeves (Chapters 32 and 33) are a married couple who live in Heron, Montana, where they have written several networking exam books. Scott has accrued his certifications as a Master Certified Novell Engineer (MCNE), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Windows NT, Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE), Comptia Network+ professional, and Comptia A+ certified technician. He has more than 15 years in the computer industry, and he has worked in the networking field for more than 11 years. Kalinda has more than 16 years' experience writing research, business, technical, and engineering documentation for government, military, and civilian customers. The topics include system- and circuit-level hardware; uniquely developed, hardware-specific programs; and programs that are implemented across government and military communications systems. Kalinda currently works as a freelance writer.