Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success 40+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies Lab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab results Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary In this lab manual, you'll practice: Building a network with the OSI seven-layer model Sharing and accessing network resources Configuring network hardware, topologies, and cabling Interconnecting network operating systems--Windows, Mac OS, UNIX/Linux Connecting multiple Ethernet components Setting up clients and servers for remote access Configuring wireless networks Monitoring and troubleshooting networks Working with network protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SIP, and IMAP Securing networks with firewalls, packet filtering, encryption, authentication, and other methods Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the bestselling author of six editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide and several other books. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA. Dennis Haley, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, has been teaching CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ for years, and is the administrator of the E2C and Microsoft IT Academy programs at Polytech High School.