Designing Addressing Architectures for Routing and Switching (Mcmillan Network Architecture and Development)

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Summary: Highly recommended for anyone interested in networking
Review: Great tool for implanting a clue about networking in just about anyone interested in the subject. Offers a very good discussion of IP implementations, although it doesn't forget about other protocols. In short: buy this book!

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Summary: More good material on Network Design
Review: I initially read Howard's RFC2072, and later attended a CID course that he taught. He got off track at times in this book (just like the course), but always very worthwhile subjects. Howard has shown his depth of experience in Network Design, and this book enjoys a welcome spot on my technical bookshelf. If he publishes an advanced book on multi-homing issues with and without Firewalls, I'll definitely pick up a copy.

Rating:
Summary: More good material on Network Design
Review: I initially read Howard's RFC2072, and later attended a CID course that he taught. He got off track at times in this book (just like the course), but always very worthwhile subjects. Howard has shown his depth of experience in Network Design, and this book enjoys a welcome spot on my technical bookshelf. If he publishes an advanced book on multi-homing issues with and without Firewalls, I'll definitely pick up a copy.

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Summary: Excellent work, very practical and well written!
Review: We just finished a complete redesign and upgrade of a client's existing 'legacy' internetwork, all the way from the desktop of every remote operating site to the core datacenter; thus I am very familiar with his topics and can appreciate what is involved. With this in mind, I can honestly say that this book is a goldmine of useful, practical, real world information. While all of the material in this book is available elsewhere, Mr. Berkowitz, has mastefuly collected and synthesized it into a highly coherent, readable reference work. This book covers a lot of territory and it covers it very well. A well written book by an authority; I highly recommend it if you want to become more familiar with your environment and certainly if you are planning any changes.