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The Open Source pioneers have proved during the past few decades that their code and projects can indeed be more solid and popular than commercial alternatives. With data networks always expanding in size and complexity FreeRADIUS is at the forefront of controlling access to and tracking network usage. Although many vendors have tried to produce better products, FreeRADIUS has proved over time why it is the champion RADIUS server. This book will reveal everything you need to know to get started with using FreeRADIUS.

FreeRADIUS has always been a back-room boy. It’s not easy to measure the size or number of deployments world-wide but all indications show that it can outnumber any commercial alternatives available. This essential server is part of ISPs, universities, and many corporate networks, helping to control access and measure usage. It is a solid, flexible, and powerful piece of software, but can be a mystery to a newcomer.

FreeRADIUS Beginner’s Guide is a friend of newcomers to RADIUS and FreeRADIUS. It covers the most popular Linux distributions of today, CentOS, SUSE, and Ubuntu, and discusses all the important aspects of FreeRADIUS deployment: Installing, configuring and testing; security concerns and limitations; LDAP and Active Directory integration.

It contains plenty of practical exercises that will help you with everything from installation to the more advanced configurations like LDAP and Active Directory integration. It will help you understand authentication, authorization and accounting in FreeRADIUS. It uses many practical step-by-step examples, which are discussed in detail Download Now »

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A detailed examination of exterior routing protocols and advanced IP routing issues

Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, enables you to:

• Master the operational components, configuration, and troubleshooting of BGP-4-the de facto interdomain routing protocol
• Understand the operation, configuration, and troubleshooting of NAT
• Learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot IP multicast routing through an array of case studies and exercises
• Familiarize yourself with the design goals and current state of IPv6, the new generation of the IP protocol
• Implement router management through a diverse range of expert-tested methods
• Test and validate your knowledge with practical, comprehensive review questions, configuration exercises, and troubleshooting exercises
• Further your CCIE preparation while mastering advanced TCP/IP concepts

The complexities of exterior gateway protocols, including TCP connections, message states, path attributes, interior routing protocol interoperation, and setting up neighbor connections, require a comprehensive understanding of router operations in order to manage network growth. Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, provides you with the expertise necessary to understand and implement Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP-4), multicast routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), IPv6, and effective router management techniques. Download Now »

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The new edition of CompTIA Network+ Exam Cram is the first book to cover the Network+ 2009 exam.

Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your Network+ exam!

• Implement proven best practices for managing networks efficiently and reliably
• Thoroughly understand network hardware components, devices, cabling, and connectors
• Systematically review TCP/IP, related network protocols, and the OSI model
• Manage network operating systems and clients
• Identify network vulnerabilities and configure network security to address them
• Use security tools such as cryptography and antivirus software
• Provide reliable, secure Internet access, WAN access, and VLAN support
• Implement disaster recovery plans that protect business continuity
• Troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity problems
• Efficiently document the network and provide high-quality user support

CD Features Test Engine!

• Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
• Multiple test modes
• Random questions and order of answers Download Now »

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If you’ve ever been responsible for a network, you know that sinkingfeeling: your pager has gone off at 2 a.m., the network is broken, and you can’t figure out why by using a dial-in connection from home. You drive into the office, dig out your protocol analyzer, and spend the next fourhours trying to put things back together before the staff shows up for work.

When this happens, you often find yourself looking at the low-level guts of the Internet protocols: you’re deciphering individual packets, trying to figure out what is (or isn’t) happening. Until now, the only real guide to the protocols has been the Internet RFCs–and they’re hardlywhat you want to be reading late at night when your network is down. There hasn’t been a good book on the fundamentals of IP networking aimed at network administrators–until now.

Internet Core Protocols: The Definitive Guide contains all the information you need for low-level network debugging. It provides thorough coverage of the fundamental protocols in the TCP/IP suite: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP (in its many variations), and IGMP. (The companion volume, Internet Application Protocols: The Definitive Guide,provides detailed information about the commonly used application protocols, including HTTP, FTP, DNS, POP3, and many others). It includes many packet captures, showing you what to look for and how to interpret all the fields. It has been brought up to date with the latest developments in real-world IP networking.

The CD-ROM included with the book contains Shomiti’s “Surveyor Lite,” a packet analyzer that runs on Win32 systems, plus the original RFCs, should you need them for reference. Download Now »

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The core concepts and technologies of Windows networkingNetworking can be a complex topic, especially for those new to the field of IT. This focused, full-color book takes a unique approach to teaching Windows networking to beginners by stripping down a network to its bare basics, thereby making each topic clear and easy to understand. Focusing on the new Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) program, this book pares down to just the essentials, showing beginners how to gain a solid foundation for understanding networking concepts upon which more advanced topics and technologies can be built.

This straightforward guide begins each chapter by laying out a list of topics to be discussed, followed by a concise discussion of the core networking skills you need to have to gain a strong handle on the subject matter. Chapters conclude with review questions and suggested labs so you can measure your level of understanding of the chapter’s content.

• Serves as an ideal resource for gaining a solid understanding of fundamental networking concepts and skills
• Offers a straightforward and direct approach to networking basics and covers network management tools, TCP/IP, the name resolution process, and network protocols and topologies
• Reviews all the topics you need to know for taking the MTA 98-366 exam
• Provides an overview of networking components, discusses connecting computers to a network, and looks at connecting networks with routers Download Now »

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Take an in-depth tour of core Internet protocols and learn how they work together to move data packets from one network to another. With this concise book, you’ll delve into the aspects of each protocol, including operation basics and security risks, and learn the function of network hardware such as switches and routers.

Ideal for beginning network engineers, each chapter in this book includes a set of review questions, as well as practical, hands-on lab exercises.

• Understand basic network architecture, and how protocols and functions fit together
• Learn the structure and operation of the Ethernet protocol
• Examine TCP/IP, including the protocol fields, operations, and addressing used for networks
• Explore the address resolution process in a typical IPv4 network
• Become familiar with switches, access points, routers, and other network components that process packets
• Discover how the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) provides error messages during network operations
• Learn about the network mask (subnetting) and how it helps determine the network

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Networking Models
Chapter 2 Ethernet Download Now »