This text provides a comprehensive look at computer networking from the point of view of the network administrator. It guides readers from an entry-level knowledge in computer networks to advanced concepts in Ethernet networks; router configuration; TCP/IP networks; local-, campus-, and wide-area network configuration; network security; optical...

The first edition of TCP/IP Network Administration was written in 1992. In the decade since, many things have changed, yet some things remain the same. TCP/IP is still the preeminent communications protocol for linking together diverse computer systems. It remains the basis of interoperable...

As one of the most predominantly deployed Interior Gateway Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) demands a wealth of knowledge on the part of internetworking professionals working with it on a daily basis. Unfortunately, publicly available documentation on the OSPF command set varies from being too thin on coverage to...

• Frame Relay...

• Comprehensive review of the operational mechanics of today's leading routing protocols, including IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and RIP-2
• Detailed explanation of IP addressing, including classful and classless addresses, subnetting,...

• Distinguish the differences between link-state and distance vector protocols, and classfull and classless routing

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Network routing protocols have emerged as key enabling technologies in a computing world now dominated by connectivity. From a very high-level perspective, these routing protocols can be split into interior gateway protocols (IGPs) and exterior gateway protocols (EGPs). In general, the routing techniques used by IGPs are based on either...

• 100% complete coverage of all official...