Description: Networking: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition is the practical, hands-on networking guide that new network administrators need as they begin their networking career.-- This real-world reference and tutorial will help readers build a concrete foundation in networking technology. It focuses on core networking fundamentals, including design and configuration, hardware, networking protocols, network clients, and security issues.Key Features Include: -- A new first chapter to ensure that all readers start with the fundamentals of networking such as why a network is essential and what role each person plays in building and then maintaining a network.-- Hands-on instructions for Windows 2000 Server, NetWare 5.1, and Red Hat Linux installation, configuration, and administration.-- Eight pages of blueprints will map out basic network design topologies as well as offer a visual comparison of both Windows NT vs. Windows 2000 and Windows NT/2000 vs. Linux.-- New chapters on networksecurity, network disaster recovery, the business of networking-- Expanded coverage of network cabling, networking protocols, and thin clients

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