Product Description
Technically sound. The technical reviewer for this book, the systems manager for half the schools in the Seattle school district says this book provides the best summaries he's ever seen on layer 2 & 3 protocols, Gigabyte ethernet, MPEG, and ATM--adding it's great reference material for ANY network manager. LAN Times Testing Center. Author team has combined 70+ years of networking experience. Network blueprints. blue+white signature that visually simplifies complex topics (Set-ups of servers, routers, firewalls, proxies, etc.). Far-reaching coverage. Every important networking aspect from basic LAN/WAN design to fiber optic network connections is covered in understandable language. Business focus. Helps readers clearly define their business objetives and develop a cohesive technology plan with realistic business examples.
From the Back Cover
The one networking handbook no professional should be without! Plan and build or upgrade to a highly-efficient, easy-to-manage networking environment with help from the experts. Designed for every networking professional--from the newly drafted administrator to the Director of Information Services--Network Administrator's Reference helps you clearly define your buisness objectives, develop a strategy, reach peak performance, and simply get it done right--the first time. From installing the first network cable to setting up data encryption and VPNs to troubleshooting and upgrading your existing network, this book has it all. It will help you determine what you need to build, what you need to buy, who you need to hire, what it will cost, and how to manage it all. More than theory, this is the nuts and bolts of how to get things done. Learn to: set up a robust network operating environment, complete with management and security software; get a clear picture of how the ISO/OSI model relates to the real-world tasks of running your network; set up a virtual private network for secure remote access; implement network transport protocols--Ethernet, TCP/IP, FDDI, and more--and various switching and routing technologies; build an e-commerce Web presence; build an intranet or extranet and connect your network to the Internet; handle network and server troubleshooting, diverse platform connection, and more; determine the applications you need to meet your goals, and where and how they should be installed and designed; walk through complex network design using detailed, two-color blueprints that visually explain the development fo complex networks.
