CompTIA Network+ Study Guide Authorized Courseware: Exam N10-005

822 Pages·2012·97.733 MB·English

by  Todd Lammle

CompTIA®
Network+®
Study Guide
Second Edition

CompTIA®
Network+®
Study Guide
Second Edition
Todd Lammle
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Acknowledgments
Kim Wimpsett was the development editor of this, the newest book in the Sybex CompTIA
series. Thank you, Kim, for working so hard on this book with me.
Jeff Kellum is instrumental to my success in the Cisco world and is my acquisitions editor
for this new CompTIA Network+ book. Jeff, thanks for your guidance and continued patience
with all the books we’ve published together!
In addition, Christine O’Connor was an excellent production editor, and she worked
really hard to get the book done as quickly as possible, without missing the small mistakes
that are so easy to overlook. I am always very pleased when I hear that she will be working
with me on a new project. Judy Flynn was my copy editor, and she was patient, helpful, and
detailed but yet worked extremely hard to get this book on the shelf as quickly as possible,
and for that I thank her tremendously.
Troy McMillian literally hashed and rehashed each topic in this guide with me at all
hours of the day and night, scrutinizing the material until we both agreed it was verifiably
solid. Thank you, Troy, yet once again!
About the Author
Todd Lammle, CompTIA Network+, CCSI, CCNA/CCNP, CCSP/CCVP, MCSE,
CEH/CHFI, FCC RF Licensed, is the authority on network certification and inter-
networking. He is a world-renowned author, speaker, trainer, and consultant. Todd
has over 25 years of experience working with LANs, WANs, and large licensed and
unlicensed wireless networks. He’s president and CEO of GlobalNet Training and
Consulting, Inc., a network-integration and training firm based in Boulder, Colorado;
Dallas, Texas; and San Francisco, California. You can reach Todd through his forum
at www.lammle.com/forum.