This book starts where certification exams leave off. Network Warrior provides a thorough and practical guide to the entire network infrastructure, from cabling to the routers and beyond. You’ll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. The strategies and examples outlined in this book provide the tools you need to do your job well.
Revised and updated for the latest Cisco technology — including the Nexus 7000 series — this second edition takes you step by step through the world of routers, switches, firewalls, and more, including ways to troubleshoot a congested network, and when to upgrade and why.
Topics include:
- Types of networks in use, from LANs, WANs and MANs to CANs
- Switches, routers, firewalls, and many other devices
- Auto negotiation and why it’s a common cause of network slowdowns
- Telecom nomenclature and why it’s different from the data world
- T1 and DS3 explained for the networking professional
- Firewall theory, design, and configuration
- How to design route maps and access lists in Cisco devices
- Server load balancing technology
- How QoS really works (and what it cannot do)
- How to plan and deploy a network
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 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.
Related Books:
- Head First Networking: Al Anderson
- CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802 – By Todd Lammle
- Network Know-How: An Essential Guide for the Accidental Admin – John Ross Dr
- CCNP Portable Command Guide Library – By Scott Empson
- CCNP Official Exam Certification Library (5th Edition) – By Brent Stewart
- Networking Bible : Barrie Sosinsky
- Guide to Networking Essentials : Greg Tomsho
- CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide (4th Edition) – By Brent Stewart
