Networking :a beginner's guide /
Bruce Hallberg.
- 5th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010.
- xviii, 430 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Network professional's library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The Business of networking -- Laying the foundations --Understanding networking -- Understanding network cabling -- Home networking -- Understanding network hardware -- Making wan connections -- Understanding network protocols -- Exploring directory services -- Connections from afar: remote network access -- Securing your network -- Network disaster recovery -- Network servers: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask -- Purchasing and managing client computers -- Designing a network -- Installing and setting up windows server 2008 -- Administering windows server 2008: the basics -- Introducing exchange server 2010 -- Understanding other windows server 2008 services -- Installing linux -- Introdution to linux systems administration -- Setting up a linux web server with apache -- Introduction to virtualization -- Understanding the sarbanes-oxley act.