Thaier Zayed

Toronto_911@yahoo.com

*The table of contents of my book “Computer Networks;WANs, LANs, NetWare” El-Ratib Piblishing - 1994.

Part I

Wide Area Networks

1 Introduction

1.1 Let’s get started

1.2 Network definition

1.3 Network benefits

1.4 Network types

1.4.1 Local Area Networks

1.4.1.1 LAN topologies

1.4.2 Wide Area Networks

1.4.2.1 Point-to-Point channels

1.4.2.2 Broadcast channels

2 Wide Area Networks Architecture

2.1 CCITT

2.1.1 International Standards Organization (ISO)

2.2 OSI Reference model

2.3 Layers

2.3.1 Data flow in layers

2.3.2 Design issues

2.3.3 Services

2.3.4 Types of services

2.3.4.1 Connection-oriented

2.3.4.2 Connectionless

3 Protocols

3.1 Entities

3.2 Protocols definition

3.3 Protocols functions

3.3.1 Segmentation and Reassembly

3.3.2 Encapsulation

3.3.3 Connection control

3.3.4 Ordered delivery

3.3.5 Flow control

3.3.6 Error control

3.3.7 Addressing

4 OSI Layers

4.1 Layers. Why?

4.2 OSI Model

4.2.1 Transport System

4.2.1.1 Physical layer

4.2.1.2 Data-Link layer

4.2.1.3 Network layer

4.2.1.4 Transport layer

4.2.2 User System

4.2.2.1 Session layer

4.2.2.2 Presentation layer

4.2.2.3 Application layer

4.3 Layers Vs DBMS

4.4 Protocol Data Unit

4.5 Pros and Cons of layers

5 Physical Layer

5.1 Channel speed and bit rate

5.2 Voice communication and analog waveforms

5.3 Analog and Digital transmission

5.4 Analog transmission

5.4.1 Telephone systems

5.4.2 Modems

5.5 Satellites

5.5.1 Advantages and Disadvantages

5.5.2 Satellite protocols

5.5.2.1 Master/Slave protocols

5.5.2.2 Peer-to-Peer protocols

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Part II

Local Area Networks

6 Introduction

6.1 Topology

6.2 Transmission medium

6.2.1 Twisted pairs

6.2.2 Coaxial cables

6.2.3 Fiber optics

6.3 Access methods

7 Local Area Networks Architecture

7.1 IEEE Vs OSI

7.2 IEEE Project

7.3 IEEE Layers

7.3.1 Physical layer

7.3.2 Medium access control sublayer

7.3.2.1 CSMA-CD 802.3

7.3.2.2 Token Bus 802.4

7.3.2.3 Token Ring 802.5

7.4 Protocols classification

7.4.1 Centralized protocols

7.4.2 Distributed protocols

8 IEEE Layers

8.1 Physical layer

8.1.1 General concepts

8.1.2 Transmission techniques

8.1.2.1 Broadcast

8.1.2.2 Baseband

8.2 Medium Access Control Sublayer

8.2.1 CSMA-CD

8.2.2 Token Bus

8.2.3 Token Ring

8.3 Logical Link Control

8.3.1 LLC Functions

8.3.2 LLC Services

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Part III

Novell Netware

9 Novell Netware

9.1 Network Operating System

9.2 Client-Server Vs Centralized networks

9.3 Netware

9.4 Netware environment

9.5 Data protection & integrity

9.5.1 Read-After-Write Verification

9.5.2 Hot Fix

9.5.3 System Area Duplication

9.5.4 Hard Disk Duplication

9.5.5 Transaction Tracking System

9.5.6 Mirroring and Duplexing

9.5.7 File Allocation Table Duplication

9.6 Netware versions

9.6.1 Entry-Level system

9.6.2 Advanced Netware 286

9.6.2.1 286/SFT

9.6.2.1.1 Level I

9.6.2.1.2 Level II

9.6.2.1.3 Level III

10 Hard disk Structure

10.1 Harddisk directory structure

10.2 System directories

10.2.1 System

10.2.2 Public

10.2.3 Mail

10.2.4 Login

10.3 Logging into the network

11 Netware Security

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 Maximum Rights Mask

11.1.2 Trustees Assignment

11.1.3 File & directory attributes

11.1.3.1 Directory attributes

11.1.3.2 File attributes

11.1.4 Login & password

11.1.5 Time & station restriction

11.2 Example

11.3 Networks and viruses

12 Login Scripts

12.1 System login script

12.2 Welcome messages

12.3 Environment parameters

12.4 MAP

12.5 Search drives

12.6 Setting up system login script

12.7 User login script

12.8 Setting up user login script

12.9 Login script commands

13 Printing

13.1 Principles of printing

13.2 Network printing

13.3 Network printing Vs PC-printing

13.4 Print queue

13.5 Print job stages

13.6 Print queue users

13.7 Print queue operator

13.8 Print server

13.9 Network applications Vs non-network applications

13.10 Capture command

13.11 Capture parameters

13.12 Endcap command

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Part IV

Netware Commands

14 Console Commands

ADD NAME SPACE

BROADCAST

CLEAR MESSAGE

CLEAR STATION

CLS

COMPOSURF

CONFIG

DISABLE LOGIN

DISK

DISMOUNT

DISPLAY NETWORKS

DISPLAY SERVERS

DOS

DOWN

EDIT

ENABLE LOGIN

ENABLE TRANSACTIONS

EXIT

LOAD

MEMORY

MODULES

MOUNT

NAME

OFF

REMOTE

REMOVE DOS

RESET ROUTER

RS323

SERVER CONSOLE

SEND

SET TIME