Hardware Concepts

Twisted Pair Cable Noise Immunity
Coaxial Cables
Fiber-Optic Cables
Wireless Hardware
Unshielded Twisted Pair Cables
Ethernet Technology

How the Ethernet Works
The Ethernet Frame
High Speed Ethernet
Wireless Networking

Switches and Hubs
How Switches Increase Speed
Network Topologies
Routers
TCP/IP Protocols

Data Flow on the Internet
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Network Internet Protocol (IPv6)
IP Addressing and Subnetting
The IP Address Format
Internet Operating Systems

Firewall: Gateway Servers
Routers: Logical Addresses
Firewall: Stateful Packet Inspection
Analog and Digital Converters
Data Conversion
Peer-to-Peer Operating Systems
Clients and Servers
Domain Model
Name Servers
Bandwidth Capacity Techniques
Bandwidth
Comparing Analog and Digital Signals
Digital-to-Analog Converters
Networking Security

Firewalls: Packet Filters
Firewalls: Relationships Among Firewall Perimeters
Firewall: Network Address Translation/Port Address Translation