Introduction 1 Book 1: Networking Basics 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to Networking 7 Chapter 2: Network Infrastructure 25 Chapter 3: Switches, Routers, and VLANs 37 Chapter 4: Servers and Virtualization 53 Chapter 5: Cloud Computing 65 Book 2: Understanding Network Protocols 75 Chapter 1: Network Protocols and Standards 77 Chapter 2: TCP/IP and the Internet 99 Chapter 3: IP Addresses 107 Chapter 4: Routing 125 Chapter 5: DHCP 135 Chapter 6: DNS 151 Chapter 7: TCP/IP Tools and Commands 179 Book 3: Planning a Network 205 Chapter 1: Local Area Networks 207 Chapter 2: Wide Area Networks 223 Chapter 3: Server Architecture 235 Chapter 4: Virtualization Architecture 245 Chapter 5: Storage Architecture 257 Book 4: Implementing a Network 269 Chapter 1: Network Hardware 271 Chapter 2: Wireless Networks 283 Chapter 3: Windows Clients 303 Chapter 4: Mac Networking 313 Chapter 5: Network Printers 323 Chapter 6: Virtual Private Networks 329 Book 5: Implementing Virtualization 335 Chapter 1: Hyper-V 337 Chapter 2: VMware 355 Chapter 3: Azure 365 Chapter 4: Amazon Web Services 379 Chapter 5: Desktop Virtualization 397 Book 6: Implementing Windows Server 2016 405 Chapter 1: Installing Windows Server 2016 407 Chapter 2: Configuring Windows Server 2016 421 Chapter 3: Configuring Active Directory 437 Chapter 4: Configuring User Accounts 447 Chapter 5: Configuring a File Server 469 Chapter 6: Using Group Policy 483 Chapter 7: Configuring Internet Information Services 495 Chapter 8: Configuring Exchange Server 2016 505 Chapter 9: Configuring SQL Server 2014 523 Chapter 10: Windows Commands 537 Chapter 11: Using PowerShell 565 Book 7: Implementing Linux 583 Chapter 1: Installing a Linux Server 585 Chapter 2: Configuring Linux 597 Chapter 3: Basic Linux Network Configuration 609 Chapter 4: Running DHCP and DNS 621 Chapter 5: Doing the Samba Dance 631 Chapter 6: Running Apache 639 Chapter 7: Running Sendmail 651 Chapter 8: Linux Commands 661 Book 8: Managing a Network 691 Chapter 1: Welcome to Network Administration 693 Chapter 2: Managing Remotely 707 Chapter 3: Managing Network Assets 725 Chapter 4: Managing the Help Desk 737 Chapter 5: Solving Network Problems 749 Chapter 6: Managing Software Deployment 765 Chapter 7: Managing Email Retention 777 Chapter 8: Managing Mobile Devices 793 Book 9: Managing Cybersecurity 807 Chapter 1: Welcome to Cybersecurity 809 Chapter 2: Managing Firewalls and Virus Protection 821 Chapter 3: Managing Spam 833 Chapter 4: Managing Backups 845 Chapter 5: Managing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning 859 Appendix A: Directory of Useful Websites 867 Appendix B: Glossary 875 Index 899.