Technical Editor, Contributor and Technical Reviewer

Michael Sweeney (CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, MCSE) is the owner of the network consulting firm Packetattack.com. His specialties are network design, network troubleshooting, wireless network design, security, and network analysis using NAI Sniffer and Airmagnet for wireless network analysis. Michael's prior published works include Cisco Security Specialist's Guide to PIX Firewalls (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-931836-63-9). Michael is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, extension program with a certificate in communications and network engineering. Michael resides in Orange, California with his wife Jeanne and daughter Amanda.

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