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Summary: Compact but comprehensive
Review: An exellent overview of Solaris network admin. A bit light on 3rd party apps - especially in areas like storage where we all use commercial products. But coverage of security areas like Kerberos was most welcome. A good book for a weekend refresher - not a reference book. Will we see one for the Solaris 9 release this month???
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Summary: Extremely informative
Review: As a newcomer to Solaris, I found this book extremely informative. I found the chapters on installing and configuration was exactly what I was looking for. The configuration worksheets were great. I would recommend this book as a great resource for any administrator looking to migrate to Solaris from another operating system or starting a Solaris network from scratch.
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Summary: Wrong title for this informative book
Review: Had this book been titled "An introduction to Network Administration on Solaris" O'Reilly would have hit the nail on the head with this one. The book takes a shallow and deep approach to most topics the average administrator might just need a clue on. The book has enough depth to get your feet wet in each topic - allowing you to know if you need to study more or call it good. Overall, this book hits all the basics and gives a great overview of an immense topic.
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Summary: Wrong title for this informative book
Review: Had this book been titled "An introduction to Network Administration on Solaris" O'Reilly would have hit the nail on the head with this one. The book takes a shallow and deep approach to most topics the average administrator might just need a clue on. The book has enough depth to get your feet wet in each topic - allowing you to know if you need to study more or call it good. Overall, this book hits all the basics and gives a great overview of an immense topic.
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Summary: Not a good beginner book
Review: Have to agree with version7x - the book's more about network admin for Solaris 8 than it is about Solaris 8 itself. Don't be fooled by the title or the editorial review. If you are as new to Solaris 8 as I am, buy Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp (ISBN: 0130342874) instead. Two stars for a misleading title!
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Summary: Not a good beginner book
Review: Have to agree with version7x - the book's more about network admin for Solaris 8 than it is about Solaris 8 itself. Don't be fooled by the title or the editorial review. If you are as new to Solaris 8 as I am, buy Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp (ISBN: 0130342874) instead. Two stars for a misleading title!
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Hola. This books i very good and easy to understand. I speak English only a little, but I can read this book OK. I am a network administrator and I enjoyed the chapters on LDAP, routing and data management. Best of all was the e-commerce work. I only wish there was more!
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Summary: Sort of Disappointing
Review: I found this book a bit disappointing. I have high expectations of O'reilly books and have found them a treasure trove of valuable information. I was expecting the same in-depthness from this book. Unfortunately it seemed to me much more of a survey of the OS rather than delving into the nitty gritty of the subject matter. If you are new to Solaris it may be a great book, but it seems to me an experienced Solaris admin will be disappointed by this book.
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Summary: Great book - what about 9?
Review: I just purchased this book and I know it's for Solaris 8 but what I really want is a book for Solaris 9. How 'bout it O'Reilly? Sun are talking about Solaris 10 already!
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Summary: Disappointing for an ORA book
Review: I purchased this book online, and was very disappointed in the depth into which this book delves into Solaris. I bought the book b/c of the ORA name, which normally works out VERY well for me, but this time was definitely an exception. This is an OK book for general SA knowledge, but there are definitely other books that are better for general SA knowledge (such as UNIX System Administration Handbook).
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