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4370.book Page i Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM TCP/IP Foundations 4370.book Page ii Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM 4370.book Page iii Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM TCP/IP Foundations Andrew G. Blank San Francisco ◆ London 4370.book Page iv Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM Associate Publisher: Neil Edde Acquisitions Editor: Heather O’Connor Developmental Editor: Heather O’Connor Production Editor: Rachel Gunn Copyeditor: Anamary Ehlen Compositor: Craig Woods, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Graphic Illustrator: Tony Jonick, Rappid Rabbit Proofreaders: Laurie O'Connell, Nancy Riddiough Indexer: Lynnzee Elze Book Designer: Judy Fung Cover Design: Ingalls + Associates Cover Photo: Jerry Driendl, Taxi Copyright © 2004 SYBEX Inc., 1151 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501. World rights reserved. 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To my son, A.J. and my daughter, Amber, I treasure your love and have tremendous pride in both of you; Daddy loves you so much. 4370.book Page vi Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM Acknowledgments Several people have assisted me in many ways while writing this book. I’d like to acknowledge their contribu- tions and offer my sincere appreciation. I appreciate several devoted people at Sybex. I have had the privilege of working closely with some very talented people, especially Rachel Gunn and Heather O’Connor. Anamary Ehlen did an exceptional job of editing my garbled-up thoughts into complete sentences. Many thanks to Sybex production department, including proof- readers Laurie O'Connell and Nancy Riddiough, indexer Lynnzee Elze, and compositor Craig Woods at Hap- penstance Type-O-Rama, who diligently turned text into print. I applaud the imagination and creativity of Tony Jonick in turning my sketches into illustrations. What an awesome honor to work with all of you! 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All things are possible! 4370.book Page vii Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM Contents Introduction xiii Chapter 1 The Origin of TCP/IP and the Internet 1 What Is TCP/IP? . 2 Features of TCP/IP . 2 The Origins of the Internet: ARPAnet . 3 ARPAnet’s Requirements . 4 Requests For Comments . 5 The Birth of TCP/IP . 6 Design Goals of TCP/IP . 7 Moving Data across the Network . 7 Moving Data on a Circuit-Switched Network . 8 Moving Data on a Packet-Switched Network . 8 Why Use TCP/IP? . 10 Terms to Know . 11 Review Questions . 12 Chapter 2 Protocols 13 What Are Protocols? . 14 Protocols Move Packets of Data . 15 Why We Need Protocols and Standards . 17 The OSI Reference Model . 18 The Seven Layers of the OSI Model . 19 Responsibilities of Each Layer . 19 How the OSI Model Is Used . 23 TCP/IP and the DoD Model . 24 Terms to Know . 25 Review Questions . 26 Chapter 3 The Network Interface and Internet Layers 27 The Network Interface Layer . 28 Hardware Address . 29 The Internet Layer . 30 Internet Protocol (IP) . 32 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) . 35 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) . 38 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) . 40 Terms to Know . 43 Review Questions . 44 4370.book Page viii Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM viii Contents Chapter 4 The Transport Layer 45 Understanding the Transport Layer . 46 Understanding Transmission Control Protocol . 47 Using a Three-Way Handshake . 48 Organizing Data and Guaranteeing Delivery . 49 Understanding User Datagram Protocol . 49 UDP Communication . 50 Terms to Know . 52 Review Questions . 53 Chapter 5 The Application Layer 55 Understanding the Application Layer . 56 Understanding Ports and Sockets . 56 Well-Known Ports . 57 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) . 58 How FTP Works . 59 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) . 60 Ports and Firewalls . 62 Requesting a Service in the TCP/IP Stack . 62 The Firewall is Protecting the LAN . 63 Terms to Know . 64 Review Questions . 65 Chapter 6 IP Addressing 67 What Is IP Addressing? . 68 Numbering Systems . 68 Reviewing Binary and Decimal Numbering Systems . 69 Converting Binary Numbers to Decimal . 70 Converting Decimal Numbers to Binary . 71 IP Addresses . 76 IP Address Classes . 78 Class A Addresses . 78 Class B Addresses . 79 Class C Addresses . 80 Class D Addresses . 81 Class E Addresses . 81 IP Address Class Summary . 82 Terms to Know . 83 Review Questions . 84 Chapter 7 Addressing IP Hosts 85 Installing and Assigning IP Addresses . 86 Manual IP Address Configuration . 86 4370.book Page ix Friday, July 23, 2004 1:02 PM Contents ix Installing TCP/IP on Windows XP and 2003 . 86 Installing TCP/IP on Windows 2000 . 90 Installing TCP/IP on Windows NT . 93 Installing TCP/IP on Windows 95/98 . 96 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) . 99 Obtaining an IP Address from a DHCP Server . 100 DHCP Discover . 100 DHCP Offer . 101 DHCP Request . 103 DHCP Acknowledgment . 105 DHCP Leases . 107 DHCP IP Address Renewal . 109 Reserving DHCP IP Addresses . 110 Setting the Lease Duration . 110 Setting DHCP Scopes and Options . 111 Terms to Know . 112 Review Questions . 113 Chapter 8 Introduction to Subnet Masks 115 What Is a Subnet Mask? . 116 Network and Host . 118 Identifying a Local or Remote Network . 119 Standard Subnet Masks . 122 Class A Addresses . 122 Class B Addresses . 122 Class C Addresses . 122 Terms to Know . 123 Review Questions . 124 Chapter 9 Using Custom Subnet Masks 127 Custom Subnet Masks . 128 Creating Additional Networks . 130 Subnetting Rules . 130 Creating a Custom Subnet Mask . 131 Class A Subnet Masks . 149 Class B Subnet Masks . 150 Class C Subnet Masks . 151 Terms to Know . 152 Review Questions . 153 Chapter 10 Supernetting and CIDR 155 IP Address Allocation . 156 Limitations of the Classful System . 156 The Trouble with Class B . 156 4370.book Page.