, Nov. 2001 Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor].
216 p. , ill , 09.900x06.900 in.
Electronic
Annotation This reference guide provides detailed information on challenges of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and network design, with material progressing from basics of the binary numbering system to advanced topics in subnetting, network address translation, and configuring workstations, servers, and routers. There are chapters on the TCP/IP protocol suite, IPv4 addressing basics and DNS, the role of special IP addresses, and CIDR and multicast operations. A final chapter presents network utility tools. The author is a consultant in the private sector. He has taught at Georgia College and State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)