Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  
  
  
  • Using TCP/IP While Browsing
  
  
  • Using TCP/IP at the Office
  
  
  • Using TCP/IP from Wireless Devices
  
  
  • The History of TCP/IP
  
  
  • A Basic TCP/IP Network
  
  
  • Assigning IP Addresses
  
  
  • Automatic Private IP Addresses
  
  
  • TCP/IP Tools
  
  
  
  


• Fundamentals
  
  
  
  • The Department of Defense Network Model
  
  
  • Network Interface Layer
  
  
  • Internet Layer
  
  
  • Transport Layer
  
  
  • Application Layer
  
  
  • The OSI Network Model
  
  
  • Physical Layer
  
  
  • Data Link Layer
  
  
  • Network Layer
  
  
  • Transport Layer
  
  
  • Session Layer
  
  
  • Presentation Layer
  
  
  • Application Layer
  
  
  
  


• IP Addressing
  
  
  
  • IPv4
  
  
  • Assign an IP Address
  
  
  • Valid IP Addresses
  
  
  • IP Address Range
  
  
  • Special Addresses
  
  
  • Public and Private IP Addresses
  
  
  • More About Private IP Addresses
  
  
  • IPv6
  
  
  
  


• Subnetting
  
  
  
  • Why Subnets are Used
  
  
  • Subnet Masks
  
  
  • Subnet Examples
  
  
  • Subnets and Binary
  
  
  • Determining the Number of Available Hosts
  
  
  
  


• IP Routing
  
  
  
  • Phone Numbers vs. IP Addresses
  
  
  • A Routing Scenario
  
  
  • What is a Router?
  
  
  • A Technical Example
  
  
  • Big Picture Routing
  
  
  
  


• DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  
  
  
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  
  
  • How DHCP Works
  
  
  • Information that DHCP Provides
  
  
  • Checking for use of DHCP
  
  
  
  


• DNS Domain Name System
  
  
  
  • DNS Servers
  
  
  • DNS Example
  
  
  • The Ping Tool
  
  
  • The nslookup Tool
  
  
  • Internal DNS