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Q: Why does FTP require two TCP connections?Q: What is a subnet mask and what does it do?Q: What is a DNS server and how does it work? |
TCP/IP Administration answers all of these questions, and many more. Designed to fulfill several functions, it is a guide to the protocol standards as well as a manual for using TCP/IP with both Windows NT and IntranetWare. For students of networking theory or administrators seeking to learn about the underlying infrastructure of their networks, TCP/IP Administration examines each of the major protocols in detail. Packet structure diagrams are accompanied by an explication of each field's function and the role that the protocol plays in the TCP/IP networking stack. |
Q: What is WINS and how is it different from DNS?Q: Can I use TCP/IP for NetWare communications? |
For administrators interested in the practical details of running a TCP/IP network, TCP/IP Administration covers the protocols and services provided in both Windows NT 4.0 and NetWare 4.11/IntranetWare. There are a great many LANs today that run both Windows NT and NetWare servers, and these two operating systems offer many of the same functions and services. If you are trying to decide which World Wide Web, or DHCP, or DNS server to run, Microsoft's or Novell's, TCP/IP Administration demonstrates the functionality of both. Windows NT and NetWare have also taken different paths when it comes to using TCP/IP for their basic network file and printer sharing functions. TCP/IP is now the default protocol for Windows NT networks, while NetWare still relies on its own IPX protocol stack. TCP/IP Administration covers the process of installing TCP/IP support on both operating systems and examines the differences in their respective implementations of the protocols. |
Q: What is ARP?Q: Why does TCP/IP need its own addresses? |
TCP/IP Administration also goes far beyond the concerns of single TCP/IP systems and local area networks, delving deeper into the complexities of TCP/IP communications. The routing principles that tie the Internet together and the routing protocols that keep the constantly changing network running are examined in depth. |
TCP/IP Administration Table of ContentsChapter 2, "TCP/IP Communications" |
TCP/IP Administration also includes a CD-ROM that contains all of the Requests for Comments (RFCs) published by the Internet Engineering Task Force, in HTML format. The RFCs include the standards upon which the TCP/IP protocols are based, as well as hundreds of other informational documents concerning TCP/IP networking and the Internet. Unlike many of the protocol standards published by other bodies, most RFCs are eminently readable, having been written by real-world networkers like yourself. The CD-ROM also includes Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4 and a selection of other TCP/IP applications, including a demonstration version of Network Associates' NetXRay 3.0, a world-class protocol analyzer that you can use to examine the traffic on your own network. Chapter 16 of TCP/IP Administration covers the basics of protocol analysis, using actual screen captures from NetXRay displays. |
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