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  • IP addressing and subnetting fundamentals

    Our IP addressing and subnetting crash course provides an overview of IP addressing-related topics network engineers need to know, including IPv4 and IPv6, subnetting, DHCP, and calculating subnet masks. For more in-depth information, visit our links... 

  • Is there a diagram that shows shielded twisted pair cables terminating at the jack end and the patch

    Use this diagram to help you understand how twisted pair cabling works, how the cable is grounded, and how to terminate at the jack end and patch panel end -- provided by expert Carrie Higbie. 

  • Network administration: Help for designing, managing and troubleshooting your network

    Network administrators are responsible for designing, managing and troubleshooting their corporate networks. This guide provides a list of tasks and helpful hints for those working in network administration. 

  • CCNA Video Mentor

    Cisco's CCNA Video Mentor provides you with more than two hours of personal visual instruction from best-selling author and instructor Wendell Odom to help you prepare for the CCNA certification exam. In the 12 videos presented on the CD-ROM, Wendell... 

  • CCNA exam preparation guide

    A learning guide for CCNA exam preparation with book chapters, expert advice and quiz. 

  • Network access control

    No network security topic is hotter these days than network access control (NAC). The general concept behind NAC is to secure the network by giving it the power to decide which endpoint devices to let in, namely those that are compliant with all rele... 

  • October: Wireless access point placement

    Our Day-to-Day Networking feature includes a cartoon (with Dave, the IT guy), a quick networking technical tip, and a calendar that lets you know what's happening on our site and in the networking industry. Print it out and tack it up in your cubicle... 

  • Guide to network security

    This guide introduces you to the main components in whole network security. You'll find articles, tutorials, tips, tools, white papers and more to pump up your network security quickly. 

  • router

    In packet-switched networks such as the Internet, a router is a device or, in some cases, software in a computer, that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded toward its destination. (Continued...) 

  • Network technologies resource library

    Network technologies and best practices are listed in this resource library and organized by technology and job function.