Chapter 7: Network Management

Outline:

Chapter Review
Chapter Overview
7.1 The Administrative Side of Network Management
7.1.1 What does a network look like?
7.1.2 Understanding and establishing the boundaries of the network
7.1.3 Costs of a network
7.1.4 Error report documentation
7.2 Monitoring the Network
7.2.1 Why is it necessary to monitor a network?
7.2.2 Connection monitoring
7.2.3 Traffic monitoring
7.2.4 Simple network management protocol
7.2.5 Remote monitoring (RMON)
7.3 Troubleshooting Networks
7.3.1 Problem solving
7.3.2 Troubleshooting methods
7.3.3 Software tools
Chapter Summary

Chapter Quiz