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Summary: A new edition for 2000
Review: Although the title is different, this book is essentially an update to our "Get A Grip on Network Cabling" originally published by Ziff Davis Press. We've added a great deal of new information, including sections on Gigbit Ethernet, Wireless LANs (kind of contradictory to the title of the book!) and home networking. Frank and I are proud of this book, and we think it's a useful tool for anyone involved in planning, installing, or buying a network.
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Summary: Excellent Resource for Network Administrators
Review: An excellent source for network schemes, cabling options and investments in cabling. Derfler's book contains many vivid diagrams of cable and the book is easy to navigate and understand
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Summary: My Run at Networking
Review: I am not a beginner at networking, but certainly not a longtime professional,either. I rate your book at four stars because it helped me to do a very good job on a rather lenghthy project for someone else. I used information only from the book, and the project turned out very well.I don't expect to have to go back to the job because I did the work, as they say, "by the book".I enjoyed reading your book, as well as using your book. Thank you.
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Summary: Not Enough Depth
Review: This book falls into the category of books that provide a survey of a field, useful for a beginner but certainly not for an advanced network administrator or cabling installer. For example, I needed to send instructions to an electrician at a remote site in Alaska on basic cabling techniques so that he could set up a small LAN using best practices. Unfortunately, this book lacked a basic procedure on how to punch down strands of 4-pair on to a punch down block. Another example, the 568a / 568b issues are poorly explained. Therefore, if you need real, hands-on information for an implementation, then move on to another book, perhaps one from BCSI, or perhaps the Sybex book by Groth and McBee.
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