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| Network Warrior | 
| Author: Gary A. Donahue
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $44.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (30 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10621
Format: Illustrated
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: First
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 598
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0596101511
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
EAN: 9780596101510
ASIN: 0596101511
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
Myth Busted! December 21, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this book based on the glowing reviews here, and I was not disappointed! The chapter on Auto-Negotiation itself is worth its weight in gold. Although the chapter is very short, it busted a myth that I found to be believed by every network engineer with whom I work, including myself. Armed with this new insight, we eliminated a congestion problem at one of our high-traffic sites. The concept is simple, but we came to realize that this topic wasn't covered during any of our years of training.
Another great chapter is the one on Traffic Congestion. This chapter helped me better understand the data provided by the SHOW INTERFACE command, and that helped me solve congestion issues at another site.
Mr. Donahue's writing is clear and concise. I highly recommend this book to all network engineers and administrators, especially those utilizing Cisco equipment. And this is only after reading four chapters!
 Fills the gaps December 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is well written with the author's field experience in evidence. I found that some of the topics discussed filled voids of understanding that are generally assumed in other references. Real world scenarios were used and, although I may never be exposed to some situations, were informative. In all, well worth the cost.
This should be required reading!! December 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book and very easy to understand, even from a 'newbie' to the industry. It helps to bring across very complex set ups and configurations.
Excellent Reference Book December 7, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book is one of the best reference books about network security you're going to find currently on the market. It covers a wide variety of topics and issues every network administrator will face at one point or another. The author in the typical O'Reilly style also takes great steps to insure the book is not some dry tome, but occasionally puts in light comments to keep your attention. One thing I really liked about this book was its explanations of various parts of networks, how each part works, and steps to take when something fails.
Among topics covered are VLANs, Trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol, routers, tunneling, switches, firewall theory, even chapters on designing networks, all topics that any networking security book should cover and the book's author covers all of these topics well. Also included are examples of screens that you will see while installing a network feature or troubleshooting a problem.
This book is not for the squeamish or the novice, but any network admin will be glad to have it.
The best network book I ever read! December 5, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A very useful guide to anyone who have to deal with computer networks or manage network devices. It isn't for inexperieced users, but I recommend it to everyone who would like to know more details about networks to become more familiar with it.
The book is aimed from the same idea suggested by Gary Donahue in managing networks: a network might be very hard to manage and understand as it size increase. So, the best thing you can do is trying to keep everything as simplest as possible.
The result is a good reference book, well written and easy to read and understand. Figures too are very clear and well explained. It contains a lot of useful suggestion on how to administrate a network and about all the activities related to it (e.g. PART VIII, "Designing Networks": Chapter 34 about "IP Design" it's AMAZING!).
Also, the book is well organized, because each one of eight parts that compose the book is splitted in few chapters well focussed on a single topic. This made the book easy to use if you are looking for a specific subject.
I'm studying about Network Security, so I appreciated very much Section V - "Security and Firewalls". Above all, Chapter 25 contains a very clear explanation about DeMilitarized Zone supplied with a lot of figures (the book contains too some suggestions to draw network schemes).
I never found a network book good like this so I wish you have to put it in your library!
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