Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide: Field Tested Solutions for Everyday Problems (2nd Edition)
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Rating | : | 4.38 (565 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0321647416 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-04-06 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Neal Allen is a senior engineer in the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at Fluke Networks in Everett, Washington focusing on escalated issues related to Fluke Network s' server-based monitoring solutions. His responsibilities in TAC are the particularly difficult or obscure problems, both phoned in and at various customer sites around the world. He also works closely with the design engineers on new product or feature specifications and later on alpha and beta testing of the same. Previously he was a product manager for handheld network analyzers. His responsibilities in marketing were "anything the engineers don't do," including market research, writing manuals and literature, helping to specify and beta test new products and product features, attending and delivering papers at trade shows, and providing both training and sales support worldwide. Allen has been involved in network design, installation, and troubleshooting for nearly 20 years. Although his focus has been primarily OSI Layer 3 and below, he has also designed and taught a number of short seminars and a three-quarter introductory networking course at local community colleges. Allen has been a member of the Interop trade show NOC (Network Operations Center) team since 1993 and, in addition to other responsibilities, is responsible for troubleshooting show-floor problems at the Las Vegas Interop trade shows. Allen was chosen to help support and troubleshoot the network for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
If you’re responsible for maintaining one of those networks, you’ll find this new Second Edition even more indispensable. Neal Allen is a senior staff engineer in the Fluke Networks’ Technical Assistance Center (TAC) focusing on escalated problems. Allen has served on Interop’s trade show Network Operations Center (NOC) team since 1993, troubleshooting show-floor problems at the Las Vegas and Atlanta Interop trade shows, and helped support and troubleshoot the network for
Coverage includes Using the OSI model to more efficiently troubleshoot networks layer by layerCopper and fiber-optic cabling: theory, operation, and troubleshootingMedia Access Control (MAC) Layer: Ethernet theory and operationIdentifying and resolving problems related to IPv4 and IPv6 protocolsPreventing problems before they occurDiscovering device behaviorTroubleshooting switchesUsing a protocol analyzer more successfullyCreating network documentation that helps you more efficiently prevent and resolve problems Road tested by thousands of Fluke Networks customers, this book's first edition became the best-kept secret resource for
Five Stars no problems.. Outstanding Low-Level Network Troubleshooting Book Good network troubleshooting books are rare. TCP/IP Analysis and Troubleshooting Toolkit by Kevin Burns (2003), Troubleshooting Campus Networks by Priscilla Oppenheimer and Joseph Bardwell (2002), and Network Analysis and Troubleshooting by Scott Haugdahl (1999) come to mind. Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide (NMATG) brings a whole new dimension to network analysis, particularly at the lowest levels of the OSI model. I found topics covered in NMATG that were never discussed in other books. While not for every networking person, NMATG is a singular reference that belongs on a network professional's shelf.I like network troubl. "He's been there, seen everything that can go wrong." according to John Matlock. With 20 years of experience in network design, installation, and troubleshooting for Fluke, a major (if not the major) manufacturer of network testing equipment, Mr. Allen writes this book based on a great deal of personal experience. He also bases it on feedback received from users of the first edition but has brought everything up to date.The book is said to be for the beginner, but that beginner should have at least a fundamental idea about what networks are, what they do, and how to set one up. It's when the network then quits working that this book comes into play. And it appears that Mr. Allen has seen just about everything that c