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Networking Fundamentals

You're reading from   Networking Fundamentals Develop the networking skills required to pass the Microsoft MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam 98-366

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643508
Length 510 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gordon Davies Gordon Davies
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Network Infrastructure
2. Differentiating between Internets, Intranets, and Extranets FREE CHAPTER 3. Understanding Local Area Networks 4. Understanding Wide Area Networks 5. Understanding Wireless Networking 6. Network Topologies - Mapping It All Out 7. Section 2: Network Hardware
8. Switches and Switching - Forwarding Traffic on a Local Network 9. Routers and Routing - Beyond a Single Network 10. Media Types - Connecting Everything Together 11. Section 3: Protocols and Services
12. Understanding the OSI Model 13. Understanding TCP/IP 14. Understanding IPv4 15. Understanding IPv6 16. Understanding Name Resolution 17. Network Services 18. Section 4: Mock Exams
19. Mock Exam 1
20. Mock Exam 2
21. Assessments 22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

This chapter expanded on what you have learned about IPv4 earlier in this book. We began with an overview of IPv4 addresses before discussing the various attributes of the five classful IPv4 classes, including public and private address ranges and their subnet masks. From there, we delved into subnetting. Following on from this, we introduced the concept of classless inter-domain routing, which is something you will likely come across in all but the smallest of environments. We finished this chapter by discussing the assignment of IP addresses to hosts.

From a practical perspective, you have learned how to identify the class of an IP address and its default subnet based on the IP address itself when using classful addressing. You have also learned how to convert decimal values into binary and vice versa, and how to use this in conjunction with the IP address and subnet...

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