On 2/16/2012 8:17 AM, Ray Soucy wrote: > I've found starting off with some history on Ethernet (Maine loves Bob > Metcalfe) becomes a very solid base for understanding; how "Ethernet" > today is very different; starting with hubs, bridges, collisions, and > those problems, then introducing modern switching, VLANs, broadcast > domain's etc.
It's a bit dated (1998) but I always thought Rich Siefert covered "the basics" very well... http://www.amazon.com/Gigabit-Ethernet-Technology-Applications-High-Speed/dp/0201185539 Jeff