Welcome to Syngress Publishing s Network+ Study Guide and Practice Exam. Within these pages, you will learn much about the fundamentals of networking, as well as hone and polish or initially create the skills and knowledge you need to know to pass the CompTIA Network+ certification exam.

To deploy solutions, you need to know how to design, plan, and execute. To fix complex problems, you will need to have developed a well-rounded troubleshooting methodology. You may at times also need to consider thinking outside of the box or working by trial and error to fix complex issues. Sometimes you may have to recreate the problem altogether just to get a clue about what may have gone wrong. Frequently, problems come up, and the network is blamed immediately; it s your job to work your way toward proving that the network is indeed to blame, and to identify what the problem may be. As you can see, no matter what role you play in the networking arena, you will need to understand the basic principles behind network design, plans, and execution of plans.

Entry-level certifications such as the Network+ credential will help to make sure that the structural foundation of your basic knowledge is built before adding a single piece of advanced knowledge to it; the house builds up properly on the foundation, with the proper support laid out proactively in the beginning. This is much like networking without understanding what class and range 10.1.1.1 fits into, you will be unable to design...