Network Warrior - 2nd Rev Ed

Informationen zum Autor Gary A. Donahue is a working consultant who has been in the computer industry for 25 years. Gary has worked as a programmer, mainframe administrator, Technical Assistance Center engineer, network administrator, network designer, and consultant. Gary has worked as the Director of Network Infrastructure for a national consulting company and has been the president of his own New Jersey consulting company; GAD Technologies. Having designed and built networks ranging from simple LANs to world-wide converged VoIP networks, Gary has worked with people from all levels of IT and management. From small local businesses to Fortune 500 clients Gary observed many misunderstandings regarding routing and switching technologies, even among people with high-level certifications. Gary's goal as a consultant has always been to help his clients understand the technology at hand. Over the years he has written many documents outlining complex technologies in order that others might better understand. Much of this knowledge has been transformed into this book. Being a teacher by nature, Gary enjoys the process of imparting newfound understanding to others. Gary has taught Tae Kwon Do, Photography and Astronomy both informally and through professional schools. Being someone who disdains boredom, Gary has many hobbies including amateur radio, astronomy, bicycling, computers of all kinds, gadgets, guitar, hiking, home theater, martial arts, photography, SCUBA diving, and competitive shooting. Gary is the owner of the Newf-Net Newfoundland Dog forum and is the author of the Newf-L F.A.Q. Klappentext Pick up where certification exams leave off. With this practical, in-depth guide to the entire network infrastructure, you’ll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. Network Warrior takes you step by step through the world of routers, switches, firewalls, and other technologies based on the author's extensive field experience. You'll find new content for MPLS, IPv6, VoIP, and wireless in this completely revised second edition, along with examples of Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 switches throughout. Topics include: * An in-depth view of routers and routing * Switching, using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches as examples * SOHO VoIP and SOHO wireless access point design and configuration * Introduction to IPv6 with configuration examples * Telecom technologies in the data-networking world, including T1, DS3, frame relay, and MPLS * Security, firewall theory, and configuration, as well as ACL and authentication * Quality of Service (QoS), with an emphasis on low-latency queuing (LLQ) * IP address allocation, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and device failures Zusammenfassung This book starts where certification exams leave off. Network Warrior provides a thorough and practical guide to the entire network infrastructure. You'll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: What Is a Network? Chapter 2: Hubs and Switches Chapter 3: Autonegotiation Chapter 4: VLANs Chapter 5: Trunking Chapter 6: VLAN Trunking Protocol Chapter 7: Link Aggregation Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Chapter 9: Routing and Routers Chapter 10: Routing Protocols Chapter 11: Redistribution Chapter 12: Tunnels Chapter 13: First Hop Redundancy Chapter 14: Route Maps Chapter 15: Switching Algorithms in Cisco Routers Chapter 16: Multilayer Switches Chapter 17: Cisco 6500 Multilayer Switches Chapter 18: Cisco Nexus Chapter 19: Catalyst 3750 Features Chapter 20: Telecom Nomenclature Chapter 21: T1 Chapter 22: DS3 Chapter 23: Frame Relay Chapter 24: MPLS Chapter 25: Access Lists Chapter 26: Au...

List of contents

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  Preface
  


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  Chapter 1: What Is a Network?
  


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  Chapter 2: Hubs and Switches
  


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  Chapter 3: Autonegotiation
  


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  Chapter 4: VLANs
  


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  Chapter 5: Trunking
  


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  Chapter 6: VLAN Trunking Protocol
  


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  Chapter 7: Link Aggregation
  


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  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree
  


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  Chapter 9: Routing and Routers
  


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  Chapter 10: Routing Protocols
  


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  Chapter 11: Redistribution
  


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  Chapter 12: Tunnels
  


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  Chapter 13: First Hop Redundancy
  


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  Chapter 14: Route Maps
  


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  Chapter 15: Switching Algorithms in Cisco Routers
  


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  Chapter 16: Multilayer Switches
  


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  Chapter 17: Cisco 6500 Multilayer Switches
  


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  Chapter 18: Cisco Nexus
  


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  Chapter 19: Catalyst 3750 Features
  


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  Chapter 20: Telecom Nomenclature
  


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  Chapter 21: T1
  


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  Chapter 22: DS3
  


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  Chapter 23: Frame Relay
  


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  Chapter 24: MPLS
  


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  Chapter 25: Access Lists
  


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  Chapter 26: Authentication in Cisco Devices
  


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  Chapter 27: Basic Firewall Theory
  


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  Chapter 28: ASA Firewall Configuration
  


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  Chapter 29: Wireless
  


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  Chapter 30: VoIP
  


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  Chapter 31: Introduction to QoS
  


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  Chapter 32: Designing QoS
  


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  Chapter 33: The Congested Network
  


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  Chapter 34: The Converged Network
  


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  Chapter 35: Designing Networks
  


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  Chapter 36: IP Design
  


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  Chapter 37: IPv6
  


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  Chapter 38: Network Time Protocol
  


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  Chapter 39: Failures
  


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  Chapter 40: GAD's Maxims
  


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  Chapter 41: Avoiding Frustration
  


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  Colophon
  

Product details

• Authors: Gary A. Donahue, Gary Donahue, Gary A. Donahue, Donahue Gary A.
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2011
• EAN: 9781449387860
• ISBN: 978-1-4493-8786-0
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 235 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Systemadministration, Netzwerk-Hardware, access point, switch, protocols, network design, fiber