Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass CompTIA Network+ exam N10-005 and become an expert networking technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, Third Edition is completely up to date with the new CompTIA Network+ standards. From McGraw-Hill—a Gold-Level CompTIA Authorized Partner, this book offers Authorized CompTIA Approved Quality Content. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. End-of-chapter solutions and answers are only available to instructors and do not appear in the book.

Learn how to:

• Build a network with the OSI and TCP/IP models
• Configure network hardware, topologies, and cabling
• Connect multiple Ethernet components
• Install and configure routers and switches
• Work with TCP/IP applications and network protocols
• Configure IPv6 routing protocols
• Set up clients and servers for remote access
• Configure wireless networks
• Secure networks with firewalls, NAT, port filtering, packet filtering, and other methods
• Implement virtualization
• Build a SOHO network
• Manage and troubleshoot networks

The CD-ROM features:

• Two full practice exams
• Video presentation from Mike Meyers
• One hour of video training
• A new collection of Mike's favorite shareware and freeware networking tools and utilities
• Adobe Digital Editions free eBook download (subject to Adobe's system requirements)

Each chapter includes:

• Learning objectives
• Photographs and illustrations
• Real-world examples
• Try This! and Cross Check exercises
• Key terms highlighted
• Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings
• Exam Tips
• End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects