Upgrading and Repairing Networks (5th Edition)

Index

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B-ISDN/ATM model

back doors

back-out procedures 2nd

backbones

     cabling systems

     collapsed

     ethernets

     explicit tagging

     Gigabit Ethernets

     implementing

background processes (services)

backing-out

backoff algorithm

BackOffice

Backup Domain Controller (BDC) 2nd

backup windows

backups

     applications

     data files

     domain controllers

     external hard disks

     full system backups

     media

     off-site storage

     rewritable (RW) discs

     rotation schedules

     SOHO

     tapes

Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (BECN)

badcalls

badlens

bandwidth 2nd

     802.11a network advantages

     802.11g 2nd

     APs

     cable modems

         DSL, comparing

         PSTN

     DSL

         cable, comparing

         PSTN

     frame relay

     leased lines

         Fractional T1

         T-carrier system

     limitations

     NAS

banner pages

Banyan Vines

barcoding backup tapes

BASE (baseband signaling)

base I/O ports

baselines, establishing 2nd

basic authentication

Basic Imaging Profile (BIP)

Basic Printing Profile (BPP)

Basic Rate Interface (BRI)

Basic Service Set (BSS) [See also ad hoc networks.]

bastion hosts

batteries

BDCs (Backup Domain Controllers) 2nd

BECN (Backward Explicit Congestion Notification)

Belkin APs

Berkeley System Distribution (BSD) 2nd

BERT (Bit Rate Error Testers) 2nd

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)

binding servers

BIP (Basic Imaging Profile)

biz domain

BlackBerries [See also PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), overview.]

block ciphers

block mode

blocking traffic [See also packet filters.]

Bluefin initiative

Bluetooth

     ACL

     connections

     device modes

     overview 2nd

     packets

     piconets

     profiles 2nd

         Cordless Telephony

         Dial-Up Networking

         Generic Access

         Headset

         Intercom

         Serial Port

         Service Discovery Application

     protocols

     scatternets

     SCO

     special interest group

Bluetooth Extended Service Discovery Profile (ESDP)

BNC connectors

BNC-style T-connectors

Boggs, David

Boolean logic

boot-time command

booting fstab files

BOOTP (Bootstrap protocol) 2nd

     DHCP

         client/server exchanges

         customizing

     fields

     operating systems, downloading

     options fields

     packet formats

     relay agents

     request/reply mechanisms

     support

     Unix

border routers

bottlenecks

BPP (Basic Printing Profile)

BRI (Basic Rate Interface)

bridges 2nd

     10BASE-2 networks

     Ethernet switches, comparing

     IEEE 802.1

     taps 2nd

     topologies

     upgrading to routers and switches 2nd

         addressing issues

         management issues

         network protocol issues

broadband 2nd [See also cable modems.]

broadcast addresses

broadcast domains

     definition

     limiting

broadcast storms

Broadcom Afterburner

BSD (Berkeley System Distribution) 2nd

BSS (Basic Service Set) [See also ad hoc networks.]

budgeting network upgrades

Buffalo APs

built-in groups 2nd

burst modes 2nd

burst pages

buses

     CardBus

         ISA

         PCI

         PCMCIA

         selecting

     collisions

     mastering

     topologies 2nd