Networking for Systems Administrators: 5 (It Mastery)

Stop waiting for the network team! If basic TCP/IP was hard network administrators couldnt do it. Servers give sysadmins a incredible visibility into the network--once they know how to unlock it. Most sysadmins dont need to understand window scaling or the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 echo requests or other intricacies of the TCP/IP protocols. You need only enough to deploy your own applications and get easy support from the network team. This book teaches you: How modern networks really workThe essentials of TCP/IPThe next-generation protocol IPv6The right tools to diagnose network problems and how to use themTroubleshooting everything from the physical wire to DNSHow to see the traffic you send and receiveConnectivity testingHow to communicate with your network team to quickly resolve problemsA systems administrator doesnt need to know the innards of TCP/IP but knowing enough to diagnose your own network issues transforms a good sysadmin into a great one. Become great with Networking for Systems Administrators!