An introduction to networking -- Networking standards and the OSI model -- Network protocols -- Transmission basics and networking media -- Physical and logical topologies -- Networking hardware -- WANs amd remote connectivity -- Network operating systems and Windows 2000-based networking -- NetWare-based networking -- Networking with UNIX -- Networking with TCP/IP and the Internet -- Troubleshooting network problems -- Maintaining and upgrading a network -- Ensuring integrity and availability -- Network security == Managing network design and implementation -- Appendix A: Network+ examination objectives -- Appendix B: Network+ practice exam -- Appendix C: Visual guide to connectors -- Appendix D: Standard Network forms -- Appendix E: A networking professional toolkit -- Glossary.