Network Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Network+ Skills
Develop the skills you need in the real world
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book.
Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at network administration,
with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and
challenges you'll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on,
step-by-step exercises covering all phases of network administration, including:
• Designing a network
• Implementing and configuring networks
• Maintaining and securing networks
• Troubleshooting a network
An invaluable study tool
This no-nonsense book also covers the common tasks that CompTIA expects all its Network+
candidates to know how to perform. So whether you're preparing for certification or
seeking practical skills to break into the field you'll find the instruction you need, including:
• Choosing an Internet access technology
• Configuring wireless components
• Determining optimal placement of routers and servers
• Setting up hubs, switches, and routers
• Configuring a Windows(r) client
• Troubleshooting your network
The book describes actual tasks that a network professional might be required to perform,
starting with a real world scenario, then defining the scope of the task, the step-by-step
procedure to performing the task, and the criteria for completion. Below is a partial list
of the tasks described in the book:
• Discovering and Filtering MAC Addresses
• Developing an IP Addressing Scheme
• Measuring Wireless Signal Strength
• Using a Router as a Frame Relay Switch
• Creating Local User Accounts
• Creating Local User Groups
• Managing Access to Resources
• Setting Password Restrictions
• Securing Links
• Guarding Against SYN Flood Attacks
• Implementing File-level Encryption
• Using ARP Utilities
• Using the Netstat Utility
• Using ftp Utilities
• Using Ping Utilities
• Using the IPCONFIG Utility
• Using Traceroute Utilities
• Using Telnet
• Using NSLOOKUP
• Using a Protocol Analyzer
• Displaying Computer Event logs
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