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I need to learn complete networking concepts starting from basics like OSI, TCP/IP models, protocol stacks, Addressing, Subnetting, Routing etc. Any good resource online that can take me step by step?

Jay
2011-10-01 09:57:00
http://www.w3schools.com/tcpip/default.aspjust enter a word in the search box of this site, and they will teach you everything.http://www.w3schools.com/
FIDELIS
2011-09-30 01:50:00
Hello, this is a link for the pdf file for SYBEX, Network Study guide, fourth version.  This is the book that was required for passing the A+ Networking last year.  Probably there is a new version for this year.  It should be good enough to learn what you wanthttp://ge.tt/8hwvQI8?c
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James Bruce
2011-10-05 11:22:00
Hi fidelis, I understand you're being helpful, but please dont post links to copyrighted material, it will get us delisted from Google in a DMCA complaint.
Mike
2011-09-30 01:11:00
For beginners I recently found a nice Introduction to Networking from Intel.For the OSI Model there is a nice concept and explanation on Petri.Other then that the Cisco Wiki has pretty much all the information you will ever need.http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Internetworking_Technology_HandbookNetworking & network topology, protocols, technologies and everything is such a huge topic that you will hardly find a Step-by-Step guide on the Internet.If you really want to learn this stuff I suggest some paid classes or course about that.
Jeff Fabish
2011-09-29 22:16:00
Professor Messer and TheNewBoston I think are the best. If you're willing to spend a few hundred dollars Train Signal has a really good course on Networking. VTC also has a well designed course.
James Bruce
2011-10-05 11:24:00
I second the VTC one, really helped me to pass the Network+ first time (though, admitedly it wasnt exactly difficult…)