Written in a unique step-by-step format, this guide features chapters that are broken out into hour-long lessons, each one focusing on a specific topic. After 24 one-hour lessons, users will have an understanding of the concepts, hardware and software that are needed to build a network.

Previous ed.: Sams teach yourself networking in 24 hours / Joe Habraken, Matt Hayden. 3rd ed. c2004.

Overview of networking -- The benefits of networking -- Getting data from here to there : how computers share data -- Computer concepts -- Network concepts -- Extending your LAN, wide area networks -- Remote networking -- Network criteria -- Designing a network -- Selecting network hardware and software -- Assembling a network -- Network applications -- Connecting to the internet -- Network operating systems -- Microsoft networking -- Unix and Linux networking -- Common network services and how to provide them -- What is network administration? -- Security -- Managing an existing network -- Network troubleshooting tips and tricks -- A day in the life of a network administrator -- The future of networking -- Where are networks going from here.