Connecting to the Internet A Practical Guide about LAN-Internet Connectivity |
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| Author:
| Ward, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-201-37956-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Addison Wesley Professional
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Comprehensive yet succinct, Connecting to the Internet is a guide to the entire process of connecting a private network to the Internet and then maintaining that connection. This practical handbook provides essential information without the burden of extraneous detail. Using a step-by-step approach, the text covers the processes of planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining an effective and secure LAN-to-Internet connection--from TCP/IP essentials, to choosing the...
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Comprehensive yet succinct, Connecting to the Internet is a guide to the entire process of connecting a private network to the Internet and then maintaining that connection. This practical handbook provides essential information without the burden of extraneous detail. Using a step-by-step approach, the text covers the processes of planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining an effective and secure LAN-to-Internet connection--from TCP/IP essentials, to choosing the most appropriate Internet Service Provider, to setting up a firewall. The book includes coverage of: TCP/IP essentials; standard Internet service protocols, such as DNS, FTP, Mail, News, Telnet, the Web, and SSL; and security technologies--packet filters, circuit proxies, application gateways, network address translation, firewalls, vendors, security policies, and auditing.