Networking the desktop Book

	Acknowledgments
	About the Authors
	Introduction
1	Network Types	3
2	NetWare	17
3	IBM's OS/2 LAN Server	29
4	Microsoft Server-Based Networks	37
5	Banyan VINES	53
6	Peer-to-Peer Networks	61
7	Protocol and Data Concepts	81
8	Common Communication Standards	87
9	The IEEE	95
10	The OSI Model	99
11	LAN Protocol Types	105
12	NetBIOS and NetBEUI	109
13	Driver Specifications: ODI and NDIS	113
14	IPX and SPX	123
15	Protocol Suites: TCP/IP	133
16	The AppleTalk Protocol Suite	147
17	Network Topologies	157
18	Media and Connectors	163
19	Ethernet	191
20	Token-ring	227
21	ARCNET	257
22	The Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)	275
	App. A: Glossary and Acronym List	299
	App. B: Vendor List	335
	App. C: Network and Computer Publications	357
	Index	359