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Networking Essentials: Sixth Edition
A Comptia Network+ N10-008 Textbook
Jeffrey S. Beasley and Piyasat Nilkaew
Networking Essentials: Sixth Edition
Copyright 2022 by Pearson Education, Inc.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-13-745592-8
ISBN-10: 0-13-745592-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021913557
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Credits
Screenshot of The command prompt in Windows 10 Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of A typical text screen result when entering the ipconfig /all command in the command window. Microsoft 2020
courtesy for Linksys
courtesy Zoom Telephonics, Inc.
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Screenshot of (a) An example of displaying the IP address for computer 1 using the ipconfig command in Windows and (b) an example of the displayed IP address in macOS for the built-in Ethernet connection Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of DTX-1800 certification report: Failure due to a termination problem. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of DTX-1800 certification report: Failure due to excessive insertion loss. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of The certification report for Test 1, showing that a short jumper cable passes the CAT5e link test. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of The results for Test 2, showing that the cable failed the CAT5e link test. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of The Test 3 CAT5e link test, showing failures with attenuation. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of A CAT5e link test, showing failures with delay skew (Test 4). Fluke Corporation
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Screenshot of Answer the following questions related to the certification report shown here. Fluke Corporation
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Screenshot of Answer the following questions related to the certification report shown here. Fluke Corporation
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Screenshot of Answer the following questions related to the certification report shown here - OMNI Scanner. Fluke Corporation
Screenshot of An example of the information displayed when an association is formed between a client and an access point. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of An example of a lost association. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The window for configuring Bluetooth settings on a Mac. 2020 Apple Inc
Screenshot of The Mac window showing the settings for a file transfer. 2020 Apple Inc
Screenshot of The Mac window showing that a text file is coming in from another Bluetooth device. 2020 Apple Inc
Screenshot of The excellent signal quality measured for the multipoint distribution. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The poor signal quality measured at the remote site near the lake. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The data traffic captured by computer 2 for the LAN using a hub. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The data traffic captured by computer 2 for the LAN using a switch. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The startup menu of a Cisco Catalyst switch in the CNA software. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The highlighted ports showing the current connections and the location of the stacked switches icon. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of The window listing the MAC addresses currently connected to a switch. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of Configuring an IP address on an interface. Microsoft 2020
Screenshot of Putty configuration 1997-2020 Simon Tatham