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ScreenOS Cookbook

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Simply put, anyone who is currently evaluating or managing ScreenOS based Firewalls should own this book and have it close by.

The 1st chapter of the book alone shows the most useful commands that every administrator needs to know. It also details the architecture of ScreenOS which is the key to creating and implementing a relevant security policy in any network.

The book is well written and organized with CLI commands in bold and CLI responses in plain text which make it easy to differentiate what the user should be typing and what they should be seeing. (There are also some GUI screen shots in the book as well.) The book has excellent examples of packet walks, O.S. Architecture, and network diagrams.

A huge benefit of the book is that it doesn't bore the user with the history of the Internet or TCP/IP, etc. It jumps right in to specific examples and configuration guidelines relevant to what the chapter is trying to cover. The book is also very current and covers almost the latest version of ScreenOS. A great example is that there is an excellent chapter on configuring NSRP (HA) with Dynamic Routing Protocols (to sync routes from DRP's) and how that is configured in ScreenOS 6.0 which was the first release to support that feature. ScreenOS 6.0 is a very current release of ScreenOS.

As a user of ScreenOS for 5 years, I can absolutely say this book will be a welcome addition to my library!

Last note: Chapter 21 covers VSYS or Virtual Systems which is a major strength of ScreenOS and not well understood by many users. That chapter alone makes the book worth the cost.

This is the first worth while ScreenOS book on the market. The first two versions of Rob Cameron's Netscreen book were decent but lacking the true depth and hands on knowledge.

Like most cookbooks this is a no nonsense guide to configuring certain aspects of the firewalls. If you need to know how to debug and read the output this book will tell you. There is also a fair amount of detail put into explaining certain configurations and what each configuration entry does.

The book is written by some of the most knowledgeable ScreenOS guys in the industry. Stefan Brunner is well known both inside and outside of Juniper. Stefan and his peers have done an excellent job putting together a must have book for anyone working on the ScreenOS firewalls.

Tim

This book is a must have for anyone doing serious work with Netscreen firewalls. The attack mitigation section as well as the HA configuration chapters are especially helpful. The Multicast chapter is indispensable for anyone needing to do multicast on firewall.

Things are not always explained so clearly in Juniper's Concepts and Examples documentation. This book gives you a really brief intro to the topic and dives in giving examples. Suprisingly, those brief intros have filled in a lot of the gaps or confusing parts of the Juniper docs.

This is a good book if you know Juniper well but can't remember every aspect or command or niche to ScreenOS.

Not sure it's a good intro to ScreenOS book.

Awesome book. The book covered well with the real life experience. You don't waste your time with what the OSI and IP is. The book goes to directly to the subject. Reccommended for who has at least CCNA knowledge and used to work on ScreenOS

This is well written and well organized book. It is truly written for firewall engineers. Its configuration and troubleshooting examples are very helpful to the real problems. The discussion section and tips are particular useful if you want to know the inside stories of screenOS. This book is a must have for anyone who is working in Netscreen firewall at any level.

The writing is superb! And I love the Problem |Solution |Discussion sections of each chapter. It gives great every day problem and solution. I've been working on a large VPN project and this book is EXCELLENT from start to finish. It explains very well in details about VPN - in our case we also had integrated wireless; policy-based routing, BGP, RIP, content security (ICAP; URL filtering), NAT, QoS, VoIP (Avaya & Cisco), firewall and user authentication (802.1x). You can't get any more complicated than our VPN infrastructure - yet the book explains extremely well every aspect of those features in great details. Plus it was a very easy read! I highly recommend this book if you're serious about deploying VPN and firewalls. Great stuff.

This is a must-have book for anyone managing Juniper firewalls. The writing style is very accessible and to the point. The book is organized so you can jump right to the information you are looking for without reading it from cover to cover. Highly recommended.

If you only purchase one security book then this would be it. It is the "How to Manual" for all Juniper ScreenOS firewalls. The concepts and material transcend a small home office to placing large flow based firewalls into the core of a network. Keep this book in your bag !!!

If you are new to ScreenOS then this book is the first and last book to read. If you are a novice then this book will round out your knowledge and skill set.

A must have if you work in Juniper firewalls! very well written, with many practical examples that evidence the expertise and years of practical background of the writers.

This book is great for someone who is getting introduced to ScreenOS, or people that work day-to-day on security. Also this is excellent material that complements the skills needed for those that are attempting certifications such as the Juniper Certified Internetwork Associate (JNCIA FW/VPN), Juniper Certified Internetwork Specialist (JNCIS FW/VPN) or higher level.

Great job dear writers!

--Barny Sanchez