Additional Resources

Networking Basics - Key Concepts in Computer Networking

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts/Networking_Basics_Key_Concepts_in_Computer_Networking.htm

Storage area network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_area_network

How OSI works

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/osi.htm

How Encapsulation Works Within the TCP/IP Model

http://learn-networking.com/tcp-ip/how-encapsulation-works-within-the-tcpip-model

NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Resolution and WINS

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119493

Network hub

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_hub

Wireless access point

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point

SSID - Service Set Identifier

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireless/g/bldef_ssid.htm

What is 802.1x?

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2002/0506whatisit.html

Network bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge

Network switch

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/hardwarenetworkgear/g/bldef_switch.htm

Internet protocol suite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP

Three-way handshake example

http://www.3wayhandshake.com/

User Datagram Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol

TCP Sliding Window Acknowledgment System For Data Transport, Reliability and Flow Control

http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_TCPSlidingWindowAcknowledgmentSystemForDataTranspo.htm

Address Resolution Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Resolution_Protocol

Build Your Skills: The three-layer hierarchical model

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5032795.html

IP Address Class A, B and C Network and Host Capacities

http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_IPAddressClassABandCNetworkandHostCapacities.htm

Classful network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classful_network

IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/701/3.html

IP subnetting made easy

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6089187.html

Classless Inter-Domain Routing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing

Cisco IOS Software

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/products_ios_cisco_ios_software_category_home.html

IOS Guide

http://www.internetworkpro.org/wiki/IOS

Password Recovery Procedures

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/index.shtml

Non-volatile random access memory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVRAM

Dynamic random access memory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM

Flash memory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory

Bootstrapping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_%28computing%29

Telnet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet

Telnet

http://www.telnet.org/

The Story of the PING Program

http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/ping.html

Traceroute Command

http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_tools_tracroute.htm

Cisco Discovery Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Discovery_Protocol

IPX/SPX

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPX/SPX

NetWare Protocols

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/netwarep.htm

Understanding TCP/IP

http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/centri4/user/scf4ap1.htm

Internet protocol suite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/RIP.html

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/IGRP.html

Routing Information Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing_Information_Protocol

RIP Version II (ripv2)

http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/OLD/ripv2-charter.html

An Introduction to IGRP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_white_paper09186a00800c8ae1.shtml

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIGRP

Introduction to EIGRP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080093f07.shtml

Open Shortest Path First

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Shortest_Path_First

Network address translation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation

How Network Address Translation Works

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhcp

DHCP FAQ

http://www.dhcp-handbook.com/dhcp_faq.html

Domain Name System

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

How Domain Name Servers Work

http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm

Configuring IP Access Lists

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps1018/products_tech_note09186a00800a5b9a.shtml

Cisco Access Control Lists (ACL)

http://www.networkclue.com/routing/Cisco/access-lists/index.aspx

Security: To Permit, or Not to Permit – Cisco IOS Access Control Lists (ACL). The Basics of Permission and Denial – Parts 1 and 2

http://www.petri.co.il/csc_how_to_use_cisco_ios_access_lists_01.htm

http://www.petri.co.il/csc_how_to_use_cisco_ios_access_lists_02.htm

Standard Access Control List

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Access_Control_List

Extended IP Access Lists

http://sysop.com.cn/document/routing_tcp_ip_v1/app02lev1sec3.html

Access control list

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Control_List

Ethernet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ethernet

Network Bridges

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/internetworking/g/bldef_bridge.htm

Network switch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

Network Devices

http://www.comptechdoc.org/independent/networking/guide/netdevices.html

Point-to-Point Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Protocol

High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/HSSI.html

Frame Relay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_relay

Frame Relay

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/Frame-Relay.html

Virtual Circuit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_circuit

Ethernet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ethernet

Network Bridges

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/internetworking/g/bldef_bridge.htm

Network switch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

Network Devices

http://www.comptechdoc.org/independent/networking/guide/netdevices.html

802.1Q - Virtual LANs

http://www.ieee802.org/1/pages/802.1Q.html

LAN emulation

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/intwork/indc_atm_qlay.mspx?mfr=true

Cisco Inter-Switch Link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Inter-Switch_Link

Route Switch Module

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/hardware/modules/07rsm.htm

Virtual LAN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLAN

Advanced Encryption Standard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard

An Illustrated Guide to IPsec

http://unixwiz.net/techtips/iguide-ipsec.html

IPsec-Tools

http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/

Virtual Private Network

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network

OpenVPN

http://openvpn.net/