Publisher's Synopsis
This book and disk package for LAN administrators presents detailed discussions of LAN standards, network documentation requirements, test equipment alternatives and problems for twisted pair, coaxial, and fibre-optic network cabling systems. Troubleshooting the four most popularly-used LANs (ARCNET, Token-Ring, Ethernet and StarLAN) is covered. Each architecture is examined to pinpoint any problems unique to its design as well as the hardware and software tools needed to troubleshoot these problems.;The disk (MS/PC-DOS format) contains 15 practical programs for troubleshooting and monitoring data communications systems.
