Local Area Network Management, Design and Security : A Practical Approach

How to use LANs to help your company grow A vital component of today?s business, Local Area Networks(LANs) allow organizations to link their computers togetherfor maximum work sharing, collaboration among geographicallydisparate teams, and other essential business functions. Thisbook helps system administrators and IT professionals setup LANs and Intranets in a way that will contribute to theircompany?s growth and success. Beginning with thetheoretical foundation for LAN operation and design, it coversthe applicable data communications principles, then goes on toexplore both LAN hardware and infrastructure design, networkoperating systems, LAN management and security. The book alsogives a practical introduction to the world?s mostpopular network operating systems?Windows 2000,Novell NetWare, and Linux. Finally, the book takes an in-depthlook at business and management issues, with special emphasis givento the impact of Intranets on business goals.