Network warrior / by Gary A. Donahue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donahue, Gary A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks.

Information networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (656 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly Media, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Written by networking veteran with 20 years of experience, Network Warrior provides a thorough and practical introduction to the entire network infrastructure, from cabling to the routers. What you need to learn to pass a Cisco certification exam such as CCNA and what you need to know to survive in the real world are two very different things. The strategies that this book offers weren 't on the exam, but they 're exactly what you need to do your job well. Network Warrior takes you step by step through the world of hubs, switches, firewalls, and more, includi

Contents:

Part 1. Hubs, switches, and switching. What is a network? ; Hubs and switches ; Auto-negotiation ; VLANs ; Trunking ; VLAN trunking protocol ; EtherChannel ; Spanning tree

Part 2. Routers and routing. Routing and routers ; Routing protocols ; Redistribution ; Tunnels ; Resilient ethernet ; Route maps ; Switching algorithms in Cisco routers

Part 3. Multilayer switches. Multilayer switches ; Cisco 6500 multilayer switches ; Catalyst 3750 features

Part 4. Telecom. Telecom nomenclature ; T1 ; DS3 ; Frame relay

Part 5. Security and firewalls. Access lists ; Authentication in Cisco devices ; Firewall theory ; PIX firewall configuration

Part 6. Server load balancing. Server load-balancing technology ; Content switch modules in action

Part 7. Quality of service. Introduction to QoS ; Designing a QoS scheme ; The congested network ; The converged network

Part 8. Designing networks. Designing networks ; IP design ; Network time protocol ; Failures ; GAD's maxims ; Avoiding frustration.

Notes:

"Everything you need to know that wasn't on the CCNA exam"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780596516024

0596516029

9780596554859

0596554850

OCLC:

609841105