TCP/IP For Dummies 6th Edition

Description

Packed with the latest information on TCP/IP standards and protocols

  
TCP/IP is a hot topic, because it's the glue that holds the Internet and the Web together, and network administrators need to stay on top of the latest developments. TCP/IP For Dummies, 6th Edition, is both an introduction to the basics for beginners as well as the perfect go-to resource for TCP/IP veterans.

  
The book includes the latest on Web protocols and new hardware, plus very timely information on how TCP/IP secures connectivity for blogging, vlogging, photoblogging, and social networking. Step-by-step instructions show you how to install and set up TCP/IP on clients and servers; build security with encryption, authentication, digital certificates, and signatures; handle new voice and mobile technologies, and much more.
* Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the de facto standard transmission medium worldwide for computer-to-computer communications; intranets, private internets, and the Internet are all built on TCP/IP
* The book shows you how to install and configure TCP/IP and its applications on clients and servers; explains intranets, extranets, and virtual private networks (VPNs); provides step-by-step information on building and enforcing security; and covers all the newest protocols
* You'll learn how to use encryption, authentication, digital certificates, and signatures to set up a secure Internet credit card transaction

  
Find practical security tips, a Quick Start Security Guide, and still more in this practical guide.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: TCP/IP from Names to Addresses.

  
Chapter 1: Understanding TCP/IP Basics.

  
Chapter 2: Layering TCP/IP Protocols.

  
Chapter 3: Serving Up Clients and Servers.

  
Chapter 4: Nice Names and Appetizing Addresses.

  
Chapter 5: Need More Addresses? Try Subnetting and NAT.

  Part II: Getting Connected.

  
Chapter 6: Confi guring a TCP/IP Network — the Software Side.

  
Chapter 7: Networking SOHO with Wireless.

  
Chapter 8: Advancing into Routing Protocols.

  
Chapter 9: IPv6: IP on Steroids.

  
Chapter 10: Serving Up DNS (The Domain Name System).

  Part III: Configuring Clients and Servers: Web, E-Mail, and Chat.

  
Chapter 11: Digesting Web Clients and Servers.

  
Chapter 12: Minimum Security Facilities.

  
Chapter 13: Eating Up E-Mail.

  
Chapter 14: Securing E-Mail.

  
Chapter 15: Beyond E-Mail: Social Networking and Online Communities.

  Part IV: Even More TCP/IP Applications and Services.

  
Chapter 16: Mobile IP — The Moveable Feast.

  
Chapter 17: Saving Money with VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol).

  
Chapter 18: File and Print Sharing Services.

  
Chapter 19: Sharing Compute Power.

  Part V: Network Troubleshooting and Security.

  
Chapter 20: Staying with Security Protocols.

  
Chapter 21: Relishing More Meaty Security.

  
Chapter 22: Troubleshooting Connectivity and Performance Problems.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 23: Ten More Uses for TCP/IP.

  
Chapter 24: Ten More Resources for Information about TCP/IP Security.

  
Index.