Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of fundamental networking technologies, with a focus on major operating systems including Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Linux, and Novell NetWare 6.5.
• Updated to include a new chapter covering the basics of Network Security, as well as, a new chapter on Small Business Networks addressing the needs and concerns of small business.
• Features extensive learning tools, including Review Questions, Hands-On Projects, and Case Projects, which allow students to practice skills as they are learned.
• Includes a CD-ROM with detailed, graphical simulations of common networking processes, such as switch operation, layers of the networking process, network address translation, Ethernet operation and more so that you can read about these processes and see them in action.

Guide to Networking Essentials, 5th Edition - Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Networks and Networking Concepts
• Network Design Essentials
• Networking Media
• Network Interface Cards
• Making Networks Work
• Network Communications and Protocols
• Network Architectures
• Simple Network Operations
• Understanding Complex Networks
• Introduction to Network Security (new)
• Supporting a Small Business Network (new)
• Network Administration and Support
• Enterprise and Wide Area Networks
• Solving Network Problems
• Appendix A: Common Networking Standards and Older Technologies
• Appendix B: Planning and Implementing Networks
• Appendix C: Network Troubleshooting Guide
• Appendix D: Networking Resources, Online and Offline