DOCUMENT:Q187879 07-JUL-1999 [mspress] TITLE :Networking Essentials 2nd. Ed. Corrections Part 2 PRODUCT :Microsoft Press PROD/VER: OPER/SYS:winnt KEYWORDS:kbdocfix kbdocerr ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Networking Essentials, Second Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article is the second of two articles containing corrections, comments, and information on known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book "Networking Essentials, Second Edition," ISBN 1-57231-527-X. This article concerns itself strictly with known errors in the text of the book. For information about known errors relating to the companion CD-ROM or its contents, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q177704 Networking Essentials 2nd. Ed. Corrections Part 1 For information about known errors and corrections in the first edition of "Networking Essentials," please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q153970 NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING Corrections and Comments Contents: - Page xxxi: Text Correction - Page xxxvi: Support Section Missing - Page 10: Text Error - Page 22: Text Correction - Page 30: Lab 2 Directions Are Incorrect - Page 93: Typographical Errors - Page 99 Contradicts Page 103 - Errors in Cable Summary on Page 102 and CD-ROM Demo6 - Page 110-111: Typographical Errors - Page 140: Text Error - Page 144: Text Error - Page 147: Correction To The Answer For Exercise 3, Part 2 - Page 149: Diagram Correction - Page 176: Error in OSI Information - Page 210: APPC Listed as Application Protocol, S/B Transport Protocol - Page 212: Some Acronyms In Figure 3.20 Are Not Defined - Page 219: Screen Shot From NT 3.51 - Page 229: Last Paragraph Confuses Wire And Wire Pair - Page 256: Illustration Of 10BT UTP Shows Coax/BNC - Page 266: Text Errors Confusing 100BVG With 100BT - Page 266: Correction To Specifications - Page 275: Typographical Error In Illustration - Page 276: Text Error - Page 281: Text Incorrect - Page 282: Cable Lengths Expressed Inconsistently in Meters or Feet - Pages 299, 328, 421, 495, 547: Minor Text Errors - Pages 300, 323, 335, 412, 507, 617, 834: Minor Text Errors - Pages 330, 432, 547: Minor Text Errors - Page 341: Typographical Error - Page 443: Text Error - Page 443: Text Incorrect - Page 537: International Standards Text Error - Page 565: Fig. 7.14, Lower Left Router C Not Labeled - Pages 567-569: Missing Page - Page 659: HP Network Advisor Has Been Replaced - Page 822: Index Listing For Multiplexing Also See Page 587 MORE INFORMATION ================ Page xxxi: Text Correction -------------------------- Page xxxi, fourth paragraph under the At The Chapter Level subheading: Change: "The Case Study also provides a suggested solution to which you can compare you own answer." To: "The Case Study also provides a suggested solution to which you can compare your own answer." Page xxxvi: Support Section Missing ----------------------------------- Correction: Page xxxvi, bottom of page: Add: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this book and the contents of the companion disc. Microsoft Press provides corrections for books through the World Wide Web at the following address: http://mspress.microsoft.com/support/ If you have comments, questions, or ideas regarding this book or the companion disc, please send them to Microsoft Press using either of the following methods: E-mail: TKINPUT@MICROSOFT.COM Postal Mail: Microsoft Press Attn: Editor, Networking Essentials, Second Edition One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Please note that product support is not offered through the above mail addresses. For further information regarding Microsoft software support options, please connect to http://www.microsoft.com/support/ or call Microsoft Technical Support Priority Support Sales at (800) 936-3500. Page 10: Text Error ------------------- Correction: Page 10, sentence 2: Change: "applications" To: "application" Page 22: Text Correction ------------------------ Page 22, 1st sentence of the second paragraph: Change: "Directory services servers to enable users to locate, store, and secure information on the network." To: "Directory services servers enable users to locate, store, and secure information on the network." Page 30: Lab 2 Directions Are Incorrect --------------------------------------- Use the following directions to correctly proceed through Lab 2: Exercise 1: Sharing a Directory: 1. From the Start Menu, open Windows Explorer. Open the Networking Essentials directory and select Lab2.exe. 2. Right-click the My Computer icon, and then select Explore. This opens the Windows NT Explorer. 3. In the left pane, click the C: drive to open it. 4. Now right-click the DOS directory and select Sharing. NOTE: For purposes of this simulation, DOS is the only directory that can be shared. The DOS Properties window appears. Select the Sharing tab and click Shared As: 5. Notice that you have several options in the Shared As: section. Share Name -- Shows the name users specify to connect to the shared directory. In order for Microsoft MS-DOS-based computers to connect, the name must conform to the MS-DOS 8.3 naming convention. On a Windows NT-based network, the name can be up to 12 characters long. By default, the share name is the name of the selected directory. NOTE: Normally, you can type a different name in the Share Name: box. However, if you change the name of the share, when someone accesses the share, they will use the share name and not the directory name. Comment -- The comment is optional and is displayed with the Share Name in the Connect Network Drive dialog box. User Limit -- Sets the maximum number of users who can connect to the shared directory at one time. By default, no limit is set. Permissions Button -- You can control access to a shared directory by setting permissions on it. Permissions are covered in a later lesson. 6. Accept the default name DOS for the share by clicking OK. Notice the small hand holding the DOS folder. This indicates that the folder is shared. Exercise 2: Stop Sharing a Directory 1. Right-click the DOS directory and click on Sharing. The DOS Properties window appears. Select the Sharing tab and click Not Shared: Notice that the small hand holding the DOS folder has disappeared. 2. On the File menu, click Exit Lab 2. Page 93: Typographical Errors ----------------------------- a. On page 93, under Fiber-Optic Considerations, the statement is made: "Do not use fiber-optic cable if you: ...are under a tight budget. (Note: pricing for fiber optic cable is competative to hi-end copper cabling.)" Change: 'competative to hi-end' To: 'competitive with high-end' b. Also on Page 93, the statement is made: "...Do not have the expertise to properly install it and connect devices to it. (Note: fiber optic cable is increasingly easier to work with. Polishing and teminating techniques require fewer parts and less expertise.)" Change: 'teminating' To: 'terminating' Page 99 Contradicts Page 103 ---------------------------- Page 99 has a table entitled "IBM Cabling System". It indicates: "IBM Type 3" "Voice Grade Cable" "Consists of four solid, unshielded, twisted-pair 22 or 24 AWG cables". Page 103 States: "IBM has its own cabling system complete with its own types. IBM Type 3 cabling, for example, is a voice grade, shielded twisted-pair cable otherwise known as STP." Microsoft Press is aware of this contradiction and will post further information when available. Errors in Cable Summary on Page 102 and CD-ROM Demo6 ---------------------------------------------------- Slide 11 of Demo 6 (located in the CD-ROM /Demos folder) shows a Cable Comparison Summary chart which is also displayed on page 102 of the book. There are several discrepancies between the text in the two different charts. Specifically: Under category Thinnet coaxial (10Base2): Usable cable length: in book: "185 m or about 607 feet" in CD: "185 m (600 feet)" The actual conversion is 607 feet. Under category Twisted-Pair (10BaseT): Usable cable length: in book: "100 m or about 328 feet" on CD: "100 m (330 feet)" The actual conversion is 328.08 feet. Transmission rates: in book: "10MBps, 4-100 MBps" on CD: "4-100 MBps" The actual range is 4-100 MBps. Ease of installation: in book: "very easy; possibly already installed" on CD: "very easy" The book is correct. Many buildings already include twisted-pair cable. Under category Fiber-optic: Cable cost: in book: "More expensive" on CD: "Most expensive" Both should read "most expensive." Usable cable length: in book: "2k or about 6562 feet" on CD: "2k (6500 feet)" The actual figure is 6561.68 feet. Transmission rates: in book: "100 MBps or more (>1GBps)" on CD: "100 MBps or more" Both should read "100 MBps to 2 GBps" Flexibility: in book: "Very Flexible" on CD: "Not flexible" Both should read "Not Flexible". Ease of installation: in book: "Easy to install" on CD: "Difficult to install" Both should read "Difficult to install." Page 110-111: Typographical Errors ---------------------------------- Page 110, paragraph 3: Change: "To further enhance secuity and to...." To: "To further enhance security and to...." Page 111, paragraph 3, bullet 3: Change: " ... one-third of a mile with line-of-site transmission." To: " ... one-third of a mile with line-of-sight transmission." Page 140: Text Error -------------------- Correction: Page 140, section "Fiber Optic Network Adapter Cards," last sentence: Change: "card" To: "cards" Page 144: Text Error -------------------- Page 144, under the subheading Exercise 1: Matching: Change: "One item in Column B will not be used..." To: "Two items in Column B will not be used..." Page 147: Correction To The Answer For Exercise 3, Part 2 --------------------------------------------------------- Page 147, Exercise 3, part 2: Add "f. Onboard microprocessor" to the list of possible answers. Page 149: Diagram Correction ---------------------------- In the diagram on page 149, computer G should be connected to the Hub as outlined on page 148. However, the line that connects G to the Hub was left off the diagram. Page 176: Error in OSI Information ---------------------------------- Correction: Page 176: Under "Enhancements to the OSI Model," the information about the LLC and the MAC should include the following information: Logical Link Control (LLC)--establishing and terminating links, controlling frame traffic, sequencing frames and acknowledging frames Media Access Control (MAC)--managing media access, delimiting frames, checking frame errors and recognizing frame addresses Page 210: APPC Listed as Application Protocol, S/B Transport Protocol --------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 210 bullets a number of Application Protocols. The list includes the first bullet: "APPC (advanced program-to-program communication)--IBM's peer-to-peer SNA protocol, mostly used on SNA/400(R)s." However, on pages 218 and 220, APPC is listed as a Transport Protocol. On page 210, APPC should be removed from the bulleted list of Application Protocols. On page 211, APPC should be added to the bulleted list of Transport protocols. Please note: APPC uses the LU 6.2 protocol that works in both the Transport and Session layers of the OSI model, which is why it can be considered a Transport protocol. However, APPC can also be defined as an application protocol since it also works in the Presentation layer of the OSI model. The terms APPC and LU 6.2 are often used interchangeably. Page 212: Some Acronyms In Figure 3.20 Are Not Defined ------------------------------------------------------ Some of the acronyms referenced in Figure 3.20 are not defined in the text of this book. TDI: Transport Driver Interface NBT: NetBIOS over TCP/IP DLC: Data Link Control Page 219: Screen Shot From NT 3.51 ---------------------------------- Page 219, Figure 3.22: The third screen shot seen in Demo21.exe is from Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, not Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This screen shot will be updated with the equivalent Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 screen shot in future reprints and editions. Page 229: Last Paragraph Confuses Wire And Wire Pair ---------------------------------------------------- On Page 229 the last paragraph confuses wire and wire pair. First stating demand priority uses four pairs of wires (8 wires total), then stating the four wires enable quartet signaling. Change: "Four pairs of wires are used. The four wires enable quartet signaling, which transmits..." To: "Four pairs of wires are used. These wires enable quartet signaling, which transmits..." Page 256: Illustration of 10BT UTP Shows Coax/BNC ------------------------------------------------- The illustration in figure 4.3 shows a repeater being used to extend maximum cable length beyond 100m. This is in an ethernet system using unshielded, twisted-pair cable. Two segments of cable with BNC-type connectors are shown at the repeater. This illustration should use RJ-45 connectors. Page 266: Text Errors Confusing 100BVG With 100BT ------------------------------------------------- Page 266, paragraph 3, sentences 2 and 3: Change: "100BaseT" To: "100BaseVG" Page 266: Corrections To Specifications --------------------------------------- Change second item under specifications from: "Ability to support a cascaded star topology over Category 3, 4 and 5 twisted pair and fiber-optic cable." To: "Ability to support a cascaded star topology over Category 5 twisted pair and fiber-optic cable." Category 3 and 4 twisted pair do not support data transmission rates of 100 Mbps. Page 275: Typographical Error in Illustration --------------------------------------------- On page 275 an illustration of a token ring data frame is shown. Both the starting and ending delimiters are misspelled in the legend for the illustration. Change: "Start delimeter" To: "Start delimiter" Change: "End delimeter" To: "End delimiter" Page 276: Text Error -------------------- Question 3. on page 276 states: "3. In a token ring frame the Media Access Control field indicates whether the frame is a _____ frame or a _______ frame." The answer given afterwards is : token or data The sentence should read: "In a token ring frame the Access Control field indicates whether the frame is a _____ frame or a _______ frame." Note that in the table on the previous page, there is a field called an Access control field, which not only indicates frame priority, but also indicates whether the frame is a data frame or a token frame. Page 281: Text Incorrect ------------------------ Page 281: The last sentence of the second paragraph is incorrect. Up to 33 MSAUs can be connected together to form a Token Ring. Page 282: Cable Lengths Expressed Inconsistently in Meters or Feet ------------------------------------------------------------------ On pages 282 and 283, cable lengths are given in text and in a figure. In the first two paragraphs, lengths are expressed in meters (with feet in parentheses). In the figure, only meters are given. In the third and fourth paragraphs, only feet are given. On page 283, only feet are given. Corrections for this situation appear below: Figure 4.16: 101 meters change to: "101 meters (330 feet)" 100 meters change to: "100 meters (328 feet)" 45 meters change to: "45 meters (148 feet)" 3rd paragraph: 150 feet change to: "150 feet (46 meters)" 500 feet change to: "500 feet (152 meters)" Fourth paragraph: 500-foot limit change to: "500-foot (152-meter) limit" Page 283: First paragraph: 150 feet change to: "150 feet (46 meters)" 45 meters (150 feet) change to: "46 meters (150 feet)" Pages 299, 328, 421, 495, 547: Minor Text Errors ------------------------------------------------ Page 299: 4th paragraph, "AppleTalk is built into Macintosh computers, which makes it easy to implement a network a Macintosh environment." Should read: "network in a Macintosh environment." Page 328: Under IP Address, 4th sentence, "The ID identifies a specific host on a network." Should read "host ID identifies". Page 421: Under Modifications, item (3), "Your boss wants to everyone to be able to send faxes from their desktop... Should read: "everyone to be" Page 495: Under Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID), last sentence, "RAID level 10, mirrored drive arrays, is also not supported by Microsoft Windows NT Server, and is only described in this section for information purposes only." Should read: 'described in this section for information purposes only." Page 547: Under Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, first paragraph, last sentence: "...the remote client would establish a connection to the Internet and then establish a connection to the RAS serveron the internet using PPTP." Should read: "RAS server on the" Pages 300, 323, 335, 412, 507, 617, 834: Minor Text Errors ---------------------------------------------------------- Page 300: Exercise 1: Matching Column B, Item B) "Uses bus star topology with UTP." should read: "Uses star bus topology with UTP." Page 323: Text of Figure 5.6 indicates a directory as: "F:\=\Network server\Data directory" should read: "F:\\Network server\Data directory" Page 335: Last sentence reads: "For those services that are set to Manual startup, you can use the above window and the Startup... button to change them to start automatically." should read: "Start... button" Page 412: Last sentence reads: "To define just what a complete system was, they hired a team of consultants to study their the situation and tell them what kind of network they should implement." should read: "their situation" Page 507: Exercise 3, Question 2), second paragraph reads: "Local groups consists of individual user accounts that have rights and permissions on the local computer and other group accounts." should read: "other Global group accounts". Page 617: Exercise 2: Matching, Column B, Item K, reads "SDN". should read: "ISDN" Page 834 (Index): Under T: "T1 Service, 586-587, 799" should read: "T1 Service, 587-588, 801" Minor Text Errors, Pages 330, 432, 547 -------------------------------------- Page 330, 1st sentence, states: "Microsoft Windows NT Server provides a few simple utilities that work with TCP/IP protocols to provide information and extended netowrk capabilities". Should read "network". Page 432, 1st paragraph, 4th sentence, states: "Access permissions are rules associated with a resource, usually a directory file or printer." Should read "directory, file or printer". Page 547, 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence, states: "PPTP provides a way to route IP, IPX, or NetBEUI PPP *pckets* over a TCP/IP network." Should read "packets". Page 341: Typographical Error ----------------------------- Correction: Page 341, section "Exercise 2", line 2: Change: "...rest of the Setuop process." To: "...rest of the Setup process." Page 443: Text Error -------------------- Correction: Page 443, section "Built-in Groups," second paragraph: Sentence should refer to 3 types of built-in groups, not 4. Page 443: Text Incorrect ------------------------ Page 443, third bullet: Change: "System Groups" To: "Special Groups" Page 537: International Standards Text Error -------------------------------------------- On Page 537, under the section titled "International Standards", the definition and origin of the word "terbo" are incorrect, and the definition of "bis" is technically incorrect as well. Terbo is not French for third. The word "bis" is french, but it does not actually mean second. It is more likely to be interpreted to mean again or twice. Change: "Sometimes it also includes the word 'bis,' which means second in French." To: "Sometimes it also includes the word 'bis'." Also change: "If the standard also contains the word 'terbo,' which is French for third, it indicates that the second, or bis, standard was also modified." To: "If the standard also contains the word 'terbo,' it indicates that the second, or bis, standard was also modified." Page 565: Fig. 7.14, Lower Left Router C Not Labeled ---------------------------------------------------- Figure 7.14 on page 565 shows a diagram of routers. In the text box for A's table routing, Adjacent Router C is described; however, there is no router labeled as C in the figure. Line 2 of the small text box states: Dest. Adjacent router Hops H C 5 Instead, the text should state: Dest. Adjacent router Hops H F 4 Pages 567-569: Missing Page --------------------------- In some copies of the "Networking Essentials, Second Edition" text, a printing error resulted in problems with pages 567-569. In the affected books, The content on page 567 is duplicated on page 568, the material on 569 should be on page 568, and the material that should be on page 569 is missing. Microsoft Press has prepared a set of correction pages that contain the proper content for pages 568 and 569. These pages are in Microsoft Word 95 format and can be viewed using Microsoft Word 95, Word 97, or Microsoft Wordpad. 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Page 822: Index Listing For Multiplexing Also See Page 587 ---------------------------------------------------------- Index, Page 822: The listing for Multiplexing should include page 587 which gives the definition of multiplexing. Change the listing: Multiplexing (muxing) 588, 785 To: Multiplexing (muxing) 587-588, 785 Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections. 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