Al's been working with computer networks since 1989 when he set up his first Novell Netware 3.0 server. Since then he's set up and managed Netware 3.x, 4.x, 5 and Windows NT 4 servers and networks.

The following are a collection of flowcharts/diagrams that Al has developed to help understand various networking functions.

• Interactive TCP/IP Troubleshooting Guide. (requires Shockwave).
  
  
• The Microsoft Networking section illustrates how network browsing with the use of browse masters.
  
  
• Troubleshooting Windows95/98 network connectivity problems illustrates a structured approach to identifying the cause of networking problem.