Networking Self-Teaching Guide

867 Pages·2009·9.96 MB·English

Edwards
Bramante
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James Edwards has over 10 years of experience as a Premium Rich Bramante has been a network engineer for 10 years
OSI, TCP/IP, LANs,
Support Network Engineer. He also served as a technical as well as a technical lead. He was also a technical writer
editor and expert in networking technologies. for functional specifi cations and testing procedures.
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Networking
Self-Teaching Guide
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Networking
Self-Teaching Guide
OSI, TCP/IP, LANs, MANs, WANs,
Implementation, Management,
and Maintenance
James Edwards
Richard Bramante
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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Networking Self-Teaching Guide
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This book is dedicated to my brother, Joel, for all that he has done for so
many over the years. I sincerely hope that he will forever be able to enjoy
all of the good things that life has to offer. Whether he knows it or not, he
has always been a source of inspiration for me and his encouragement
has kept me going whenever a challenge was thrown my way. The best
brother in the world! That’s my brother, Joel.
— Jim Edwards
This book is dedicated to those who have supported me, not just during
the writing of this book, but throughout my life. There have been many
and too numerous to mention, but to all who have been there for me, I
am deeply grateful. Deserving special mention are: My son, Rich; his
wife, Michelle; my three grandchildren, Vanessa, Ethan, and Olivia; my
parents; my siblings, Margaret, Mary, Josephine, Frank, and Salvatore;
and the person who believed in me, unfailingly, even through all my
blunders, my deceased wife, Barbara.
— Rich Bramante
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About the Authors
Jim Edwards has more than 10 years of experience supporting data networks
as a Premium Support Engineer. He has authored four books pertaining to
data networking, as well as served as a technical editor.
Rich Bramante earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell. He has worked in
the technology industry for more than 40 years. For the past 11 years, he has
worked for a major telecommunications equipment manufacturer, primarily
within the VPN technology area.
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