Newbie: Need help to learn about networking basics

Dear All,

I would like to know more about networking e.g set-up, diagnose problems, and set-up securities. Could you point me as to which are the recommended books and websites I should consider to improve my knowledge base? Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Mongooseba:wave

 

There is a lot of basic info here, http://www.ezlan.net

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Dear Cat5e,

Thanks for the tip. Is CAT5e cabling the standard today for networking? Doest his transmit at 1,000MB/s?

Mongooseba

 

Another way to continue learning is to keep reading these forum. Tons of knowledgable and helpful people post here and offer great help to us noobies.

 

CAT5e/CAT6 are pretty much what you'll find these days. Both ran have speeds up to a gig