Head First Networking eBook Download

This book will help you:

Master the functionality, protocols, and packets that make up real-world networking Learn networking concepts through examples in the field Tackle tasks such as planning and diagramming networks, running cables, and configuring network devices such as routers and switches Monitor networks for performance and problems, and learn troubleshooting techniques Practice what you've learned with nearly one hundred exercises, questions, sample problems, and projects

Head First's popular format is proven to stimulate learning and retention by engaging you with images, puzzles, stories, and more. Whether you're a network professional with a CCNA/CCNP or a student taking your first college networking course, Head First Networking will help you become a network guru.

Highly recommended for any computer library catering to network admins
If computer networking is providing a systems challenge and you're making the journey from junior network admin to expert, HEAD FIRST NETWORKING is for you. It covers the basics of solving real-world networking problems, from breaks in fiber networks to common mapping or switching issues that can shut down a network.

This book does a great job of bringing some key concepts together and presenting them in layman's terms, while also proposing real life problems that a network admin might come across.

The basic flow of the book is to introduce a concept, then see how that concept can be used to troubleshoot your network. In my opinion, this book would best fit as a supplimental/recommended read for a networking course OR an introductory book for someone just starting out in networking.






disappointing and frustrating
I wanted to like this, but I think that it fails to cover its subject, fails to be useful for most people, and needs more careful editing.
It spends many pages on basic undergrad comp sci mechanics that are neither necessary nor useful in building and maintaining a network, and rarely in troubleshooting network problems.
Suggestions for improvement:
- thorough editing
- a straightforward summary at the end of each chapter
- an appendix of the common maintenance and diagnostic tools
I look forward to a second edition.

Little effort is made to provide useful references for further reading; only the networking RFCs are suggested.

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