pt. I. Networking basics -- Ch. 1. What is a network? -- Ch. 2. A network's reason for existence -- Ch. 3. Building a network : it all starts with a plan -- pt. II. Running the local department of (network) transportation -- Ch. 4. How to build a local (network) roadway -- Ch. 5. Rules of the road : how to use the local (network) roadway -- Ch. 6. Reducing congestion and driving faster on the local (network) roadway -- Ch. 7. Adding local (network) roadways for no extra money -- pt. III. Shipping and logistics : commerce using the (network) roadways -- Ch. 8. Shipping goods over a (network) roadway -- Ch. 9. Choosing shipping options when transporting the goods over the (network) roadway -- pt. IV. Navigating the roadways to find the right street address -- Ch. 10. Delivering the goods to the right street (IP) address -- Ch. 11. Knowing where to turn at each intersection (router) -- Ch. 12. Painting the road signs on your interstate (internetwork) -- Ch. 13. People like names, but computers like numbers -- pt. V. Building an interstate (inter-LAN) highway system -- Ch. 14. Leasing a (network) roadway between two points -- Ch. 15. Leasing a (network) roadway between lots of places -- Ch. 16. Driving from home onto the globally interconnected (internet) roadway -- pt. VI. Securing the network -- Ch. 17. Accepting the right people and rejecting the wrong people -- Ch. 18. Keeping a watchful eye over who drives into your (network) neighborhood -- pt. VII. Appendixes.