Introduction to TCP/IP

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 has extensive support for the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite both as a protocol and a set of services for connectivity and management of IP internetworks. Knowledge of the basic concepts of TCP/IP is an absolute requirement for the proper understanding of the configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting of IP-based Windows 2000 and Microsoft® Windows NT® intranets.

In This Chapter

TCP/IP Protocol Suite

TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

IP Addressing

Name Resolution

IP Routing

Physical Address Resolution

Related Information in the Resource Kit

For more information about Windows 2000 network architecture, see "Windows 2000 Networking Architecture" in this book.
For more information about the Windows 2000 implementation of TCP/IP, see "Windows 2000 TCP/IP" in this book.