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Acknowledgments

My eternal love, respect, and appreciation goes out to my father, Samy, and to the loving memory of my wonderful mother, Donna.

As in previous editions, a timeless acknowledgment is in order for the father of the Street Smarts and Lab Manual series, Jeff Kellum. Jeff came to me in fall 2005 with his idea. Less than a year later, multiple titles were in the works. Im sincerely grateful that Jeff considered me for the networking installment in the series. Networking has always been my greatest passion in the computing world. Thanks again, Jeff.

I thank Troy McMillan for his vast technical insight. I am indebted to the supreme efforts of Rob Truhn, my developmental editor; Judy Flynn, my copy editor; Tom Carpenter and S. B. Kleinman, my proofreaders and Pete Gaughan, my editorial manager. Thank you also to Eric Charbonneau and the team behind the rendering and printing of my ideas and their production into the final work you hold now.

Thanks to the Global Knowledge team. I continue to learn and benefit from my relationship with some of the worlds greatest minds.

Thank you most of all to my fantastic kids, Toby, Tiffani, Trey, and Taylor. You and your budding families make life worth living.

About the Author

Toby Skandier, Network +, A+, i-Net+, Server+, CTT+, CCSI, CCNP, MCSE , is founder of Talskan Technologies, LLC, a technical education provider based in North Carolina. He is the author of the previous edition of this book, Network Administrator Street Smarts , and has coauthored numerous books for Sybex, including the best-selling Network+ Study Guide and CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide .

Introduction

The Network+ certification was developed by the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) to provide an industry-wide means of certifying the competency of computer service technicians in the basics of computer networking. The Network+ certification is granted to those who have attained a level of knowledge and networking skills that show a basic competency with the networking needs of both personal and corporate computing environments.

While most books targeted toward certification candidates present material for you to memorize before the exam, this book is different. It guides you through procedures and tasks that solidify related concepts, allowing you to devote your memorization efforts to more abstract theories because youve mastered the more practical topics through doing. Even if you do not aspire to become Network+ certified, this book might still be a valuable primer for your networking career.