<p>Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career</p> <p>Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA Network+ exam and become an expert networking technician.Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, Second Editionis completely up-to-date with the new CompTIA Network+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.</p> <p>Learn how to:</p> <ul> <li>Build a network with the OSI seven-layer model</li> <li>Configure network hardware, topologies, and cabling</li> <li>Connect multiple Ethernet components</li> <li>Configure wireless networks</li> <li>Work with network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SIP, and IMAP</li> <li>Configure IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols</li> <li>Share and access network resources</li> <li>Interconnect network operating systems-Windows, Mac OS, UNIX/Linux</li> <li>Set up clients and servers for remote access</li> <li>Monitor and troubleshoot networks</li> <li>Secure networks with firewalls, packet filtering, encryption, authentication, and other methods</li> </ul> <p>The CD-ROM features:</p> <ul> <li>CompTIA Network+ exam simulation available in Practice or Final mode</li> <li>Video introduction to CompTIA Network+</li> <li>A collection of Mike's favorite shareware and freeware networking tools and utilities</li> <li>Complete electronic book</li> </ul> <p>Each chapter includes:</p> <ul> <li>Learning objectives</li> <li>Photographs and illustrations</li> <li>Real-world examples</li> <li>Try This! and Cross Check exercises</li> <li>Tech tips, notes, and warnings</li> <li>End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects</li> </ul>