Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP [Paperback]

Silvia Hagen (Author), Stephanie Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0764545620 | ISBN-13: 978-0764545627 | Edition: 1

Analyze Interent Protocols for smooth network administration. Accelerate traffic, prevent collisions and incompatibilities, and keep your network-to-Internet communications running smoothly with Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP. Each chapter focuses on a different technology and explains what it looks like when communications go right, how to set up a protocol analyzer to catch potential problems and -- most importantly -- what to do when things go wrong. Filled with real-world case studies and step-by-step solutions, this guide keeps you connected, whether you administer a small LAN or a global network.

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Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP Analyze Internet Protocols for Smooth Network Administration Accelerate traffic, prevent collisions and incompatibilities, and keep your network-to-Internet communications running smoothly with Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP. Each chapter focuses on a different technology and explains what it looks like when communications go right, how to set up a protocol analyzer to catch potential problems, and - most importantly - what to do when things go wrong. Filled with real-world case studies and step-by-step solutions, this guide keeps you connected, whether you administer a small LAN or a global network. Inside, You'll Find Just What You Need to ...
* Get an overview of hubs, switches, bridges, and routers
* Understand the protocol suite, including Internet, transport, and application layers
* Solve problems with various LANs - collisions, fragments, and soft errors
* Fill your arsenal with TCP/IP utilities for UNIX(r), Windows NT(r)/95, NetWare(r), and Linux(r)
* Master flow control with TCP Fast Retransmit
* Troubleshoot with Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
* Analyze an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) session
* Resolve TCP/IP vendor-specific protocol issues
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About the Author

About the Authors .....Silvia Hagen is a Master CNE(SM), Master CNI(SM), Certified Internet Professional(SM), Microsoft Certified Product Specialist for NT server and workstations, and Microsoft Certified Trainer. A professional consultant and analyst based in Europe, she is the author of the successful and unique NDS Troubleshooting Workshop. .....Stephanie Lewis is a Master CNE, Master CNI, a Certified Protocol Analyst, and Microsoft Certified Professional and Certified Trainer. She is a professional network analyst, consultant, and speaker who has worked with a broad range of clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1013 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764545620
• ISBN-13: 978-0764545627
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,442,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL TECHINCAL BOOKS SHOULD BE WRITTEN THIS WAY, March 25, 2000

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Zahid (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP (Paperback)

It took me only 10 minutes of thumbing through the book in the shop before I decided to buy it. I have just read it cover-to-cover and can categorically state that it covers its subject matter superbly. Although it is a hefty 1000-page tome, the text is lucid and written in a no-nonsense style. It gets right down to business with numerous (and accurate) tables, diagrams and screen shots. This book will teach you everything you need to know about troubleshooting TCP/IP. If you are thinking of buying such a book, you can't go wrong with this one. Congratulations to the authors and Novell Press.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Addition to Any Network Analysis Library, September 13, 2000

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This review is from: Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP (Paperback)

This book is exactly what I was looking for concerning troubleshooting TCP/IP with a network analyzer. This book starts with the level 1 troubleshooting and goes from there. The book not only covers general TCP/IP issues, but also thuroughly covers vendor implementations, including Novell, Microsoft and Unix specific issues.

I've had the book only three days, and have already used it to solve a couple of network analysis problems. The content is most useful.

The book is well thought out, and well organized. I particularly appreciate the packet by packet explanations and real world troubleshooting examples. The extensive appendixes are a wonderful addition.

If you could only buy one book for TCP/IP network analysis, I'd get this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, August 22, 2000

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This review is from: Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting TCP/IP (Paperback)

Just as Zahid was, I was impressed within 10 minutes while in the bookstore. (I bought the book while in the bookstore)

First, forget any thoughts about a Novell/Netware focus, this is a book about TCP/IP, and it includes some chapters about Microsoft's and Novell's implementations of TCP/IP. Excellent.

The book does an outstanding job of covering the subject at the intermediate to advanced level. It is not for newbies, and it is not for geeks. IMO, "serious" students/end users/LAN administrators will find it very useful.