Michael Meyers, (Houston, TX) Network+ and A+ certified is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars and training for thousands of organizations throughout the world. He is the best-selling author of the A+ All-in-One Certification Exam Guide, now in its 5th edition, the Network+ All-in-One Certification Exam Guide, and other books on PC and network hardware and software.

1 Introduction Part I: Everything You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Networking 2 Defining Networking 3 Building a Network with OSI Part II: The Basic LAN 4 Hardware Concepts 5 Ethernet Basics 6 Modern Ethernet 7 Non-Ethernet Networks 8 Installing a Physical Network 9 Wireless Networking 10 Protocols 11 TCP/IP 12 Network Operating Systems Part III: Beyond the Basic LAN 13 Sharing Resources 14 Going Large with TCP/IP 15 TCP/IP and the Internet 16 Remote Connectivity 17 Protecting Your Network 18 Interconnecting Network Operating Systems 19 The Perfect Server 20 Zen and the Art of Network Support Appendix About the CD-ROM Glossary