| | |  | Secure Communications | Home » » Network Warrior: Everything you need to know that wasn't on the CCNA exam | | | | | | | Description: | | 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, including ways to troubleshoot a congested network, and when to upgrade and why. Along the way, you 'll gain an historical perspective of various networking features, such as the way Ethernet evolved. Based on the author 's own experience as well as those he worked for and with, Network Warrior is a Cisco-centric book, focused primarily on the TCP/IP protocol and Ethernet networks -- the realm that Cisco Systems now dominates. The book covers:
The type of networks now in use, from LANs, WANs and MANs to CANs
- The OSI Model and the layers involved in sending data
- Hubs, repeaters, switches, and trunks in practice
- Auto negotiation and why it 's a common problem in network slowdowns
- Route maps, routing protocols, and switching algorithms in Cisco routers
- The resilient Ethernet -- how to make things truly redundant
- Cisco 6500 multi-layer switches and the Catalyst 3750 switch
- Telecom nomenclature -- why it 's different from the data world
- T1 and DS3
- Firewall theory, designing access lists, authentication in Cisco devices
- Server load balancing technology
- Content switch module in action
- Designing QOS and what QOS does not do
- IP design and subnetting made easy
The book also explains how to sell your ideas to management, how networks become a mess as a company grows, and why change control is your friend. Network Warrior will help network administrators and engineers win the complex battles they face every day.
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• ISBN13: 9780596101510
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Gary A. Donahue | | Paperback:
| 576 pages | | Publisher:
| O'Reilly Media | | Publication Date:
| June 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0596101511 | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 44 reviews |
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 Network WarriorJun 21, 2010
Between this and the Cisco IOS Cookbook O'Riley, it was pretty much a one stop reference for implementing something new, or learning about something new i saw in a config. I found them to be helpful.
A Must HaveMay 28, 2010
First of all, you can't go wrong with anything published by O'Reilly, I have a number of titles from them that have proven invaluable over the years. Network Warrior continues in that tradition and the author has done an outstanding job of covering all those things you've forgotten since you took your CCNA as well as provided an array of additional information that any Network Admin can use in his/her daily duties. I found the chapter on Multilayer Switches particularly useful and full of facts and pointers you won't find published anywhere else. From daily maintenance to architecting networks, this book has it all and has its place of distinction among my "must have" books.
Good stuff....May 01, 2010
I've had my CCNA for about 2 yrs now and am coming up on renewal time. I'm actually working on my CCNP which will also satisfy that needed renewal.
What I like about this book is that it goes into other details that the CCNA study guides don't. So the title(well, subtitle) does exactly what it states!
Great book! And this was actually a book I enjoyed reading on my leisure time just to get a better grasp of concepts and things I hadn't even thought about.
It has also cleared up a couple of things while on the job! Like i said, Good stuff..... :-)
Reviewers that have claimed that the title was deceptive in some way are being unfair IMO. I'm not sure how anyone could be mislead that this might be Cisco-centric with the title "Network Warrior: Everything you need to know that wasn't on the CCNA"(?). Plus the mention of EIGRP, CatOS vs. IOS, a snippet in the Preface that states "Cisco equipment is used for the examples within this book, ...." also leads one to believe that this will mostly, if not entirely, Cisco specific.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best Network book I've read in a long time. Ever?Feb 09, 2010
I'm keeping this short and sweet. I have the CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, and just passed the CCIE R&S written. Looking back; this book filled in so many gaps for me and this is a must read for anybody who wants to be successful in the Information Technology field.
The chapters regarding CSU/DSU alarms and what these indicate was such a big help. Stuff you can't learn from Cisco Press books or taking any of their courses. Also, the section where the author breaks down interface errors was massive for me. That section helped me so much in the ISP world when I was getting started in my supporting roles. It's just a wonderful book that answers so many questions and gives you the real picture of how things are implemented on the 'outside'. Not all of us are going to be Network Admins of an intranetwork. This book covers everything you don't see 'upstream' per say and describes the processes involved in a very easy way to learn.
Again, Don't think twice about this book. This is a must read and it's my favorite of all time. Yes, of all time. It doesn't get any better than this.
You thought that there are no new ideas.....Feb 06, 2010
Even if had been working in a industry, there are still things that you could do more efficiently and secure. This is book gives a hint what you could do differently or what you have been missing.
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