Good information on Networking and Server Hardware

[Benasurus]

Hi

I was wondering if there are any good resources I could read or watch to learn about networking and server hardware.

Also any resources on IT servicing would be good too as I was hoping linus may have done a video on these topic at some point but there isn't really one.

Thank you

 

P.S. I have googled this but I just get spammed with guides on how to plug a router in and switch it one, I do have decent IT and PC knowledge was hoping to expand this knowledge to servers and networking.

[MrBucket101]

too generic of a topic, you need to filter it down to specifics and go from there and piece it all back together when you're done

[Benasurus]

Ah okay thanks for the info.

[Cheddle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model

 

and

 

read any/all the CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking) books you can find.

 

buy an old server with virtulization tech, download ESXi, get a few old 24-port 3com switches, go nuts

[Blade of Grass]

Pluralsights offers courses that covers this stuff, not too sure but I would think Lynda.com would too.

 

For networking I would suggest reading "Computer Networking" by Andrew Tanenbaum, it's kind of /the/ book on networking (outside of brand related literature).

 

Microsoft also has a few sites where you can learn:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/

[Benasurus]

Thank you for all the suggestions and help

[Broseephus]

Check out Eli The Computer Guy. 

 

Very watchable videos and has a lot of video 'tracks' that will help you learn the core concepts of a subject.

 

He covers both Networking and Server stuff (and a lot more too).