TCP/IP JumpStart: Internet Protocol Basics, 2/e

Build Your Internetworking Career on a Solid Foundation

Whether you're setting out to earn a networking certification or just want to know more about how the Internet works, this fully updated edition of TCP/IP JumpStart is the place to start. Inside, a veteran network administrator and instructor demystifies every aspect of TCP/IP, giving you a firm footing from which you can realize your goals. Coverage includes:

• TCP/IP fundamentals
• Protocols
• The OSI Reference Model
• IP addressing
• Subnet masks
• Custom subnetting
• Supernetting and CIDR
• Assigning addresses to TCP/IP hosts
• Name resolution
• Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic DNS
• Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
• TCP/IP support in Windows 2000/XP
• The future of TCP/IP

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Origin of TCP/IP and the Internet
What Is TCP/IP?
The Origins of the Internet: ARPAnet
Requests for Comments
The Birth of TCP/IP
Design Goals of TCP/IP
Moving Data across the Network
Why Use TCP/IP?

Chapter 2 Protocols
What Are Protocols?
Why We Need Protocols and Standards
The OSI Reference Model
TCP/IP and the DoD Model

Chapter 3 The Network Interface and Internet Layers
The Network Interface Layer
The Internet Layer

Chapter 4 The Transport Layer
Understanding the Transport Layer
Understanding Transmission Control Protocol
Understanding User Datagram Protocol

Chapter 5 The Application Layer
Understanding the Application Layer
Understanding Ports and Sockets
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Chapter 6 IP Addressing
What Is IP Addressing?
Numbering Systems
IP Addresses
IP Address Classes
IP Address Class Summary

Chapter 7 Addressing IP Hosts
Installing and Assigning IP Addresses
Obtaining an IP Address from a DHCP Server
DHCP Leases
Reserving DHCP IP Addresses
Setting the Lease Duration
Setting DHCP Scopes and Options

Chapter 8 Introduction to Subnet Masks
What Is a Subnet Mask?
Standard Subnet Masks

Chapter 9 Using Custom Subnet Masks
Custom Subnet Masks

Class A Subnet Masks
Class B Subnet Masks
Class C Subnet Masks

Chapter 10 Supernetting and CIDR
IP Address Allocation
Supernetting
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)

Chapter 11 Name Resolution
Understanding Name Resolution
Understanding Host Name Resolution
Understanding NetBIOS Name Resolution

Chapter 12 Domain Name System (DNS)
What Is DNS?
DNS on the Internet
Name Resolution Using DNS
Maintaining a DNS Server

Chapter 13 Dynamic DNS
What Is Dynamic DNS?

Chapter 14 Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
NetBIOS Applications

Chapter 15 IP Version 6
The Need for a New Version of TCP/IP
IPv6 Addressing
Improvements of IPv6
The Transition Plan to IPv6

Appendix A Answers to Review Questions
Appendix B Glossary
Appendix C Acronym Expansion Guide
Appendix D What's on the Web Site

Index