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B-ISDN/ATM model
back doors
back-out procedures 2nd
backbones
     cabling systems
     collapsed
     ethernets
     explicit tagging
     Gigabit Ethernets
     implementing
background processes (services)
backing-out
backoff algorithm
BackOffice
Backup Domain Controller (BDC) 2nd
backup windows
backups
     applications
     data files
     domain controllers
     external hard disks
     full system backups
     media
     off-site storage
     rewritable (RW) discs
     rotation schedules
     SOHO
     tapes
Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (BECN)
badcalls
badlens
bandwidth 2nd
     802.11a network advantages
     802.11g 2nd
     APs
     cable modems
         DSL, comparing
         PSTN
     DSL
         cable, comparing
         PSTN
     frame relay
     leased lines
         Fractional T1
         T-carrier system
     limitations
     NAS
banner pages
Banyan Vines
barcoding backup tapes
BASE (baseband signaling)
base I/O ports
baselines, establishing 2nd
basic authentication
Basic Imaging Profile (BIP)
Basic Printing Profile (BPP)
Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
Basic Service Set (BSS) [See also ad hoc networks.]
bastion hosts
batteries
BDCs (Backup Domain Controllers) 2nd
BECN (Backward Explicit Congestion Notification)
Belkin APs
Berkeley System Distribution (BSD) 2nd
BERT (Bit Rate Error Testers) 2nd
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)
binding servers
BIP (Basic Imaging Profile)
biz domain
BlackBerries [See also PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), overview.]
block ciphers
block mode
blocking traffic [See also packet filters.]
Bluefin initiative
Bluetooth
     ACL
     connections
     device modes
     overview 2nd
     packets
     piconets
     profiles 2nd
         Cordless Telephony
         Dial-Up Networking
         Generic Access
         Headset
         Intercom
         Serial Port
         Service Discovery Application
     protocols
     scatternets
     SCO
     special interest group
Bluetooth Extended Service Discovery Profile (ESDP)
BNC connectors
BNC-style T-connectors
Boggs, David
Boolean logic
boot-time command
booting fstab files
BOOTP (Bootstrap protocol) 2nd
     DHCP
         client/server exchanges
         customizing
     fields
     operating systems, downloading
     options fields
     packet formats
     relay agents
     request/reply mechanisms
     support
     Unix
border routers
bottlenecks
BPP (Basic Printing Profile)
BRI (Basic Rate Interface)
bridges 2nd
     10BASE-2 networks
     Ethernet switches, comparing
     IEEE 802.1
     taps 2nd
     topologies
     upgrading to routers and switches 2nd
         addressing issues
         management issues
         network protocol issues
broadband 2nd [See also cable modems.]
broadcast addresses
broadcast domains
     definition
     limiting
broadcast storms
Broadcom Afterburner
BSD (Berkeley System Distribution) 2nd
BSS (Basic Service Set) [See also ad hoc networks.]
budgeting network upgrades
Buffalo APs
built-in groups 2nd
burst modes 2nd
burst pages
buses
     CardBus
         ISA
         PCI
         PCMCIA
         selecting
     collisions
     mastering
     topologies 2nd