Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide: Field-Tested Solutions for Everyday Problems, Second Editon

Introduction

Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide: Field-Tested Solutions for Everyday Problems is not about routers or operating systems. Fluke Networks specializes in network diagnostic and monitoring tools, so the focus this book provides is on those areas, which have not been as well served by other industry publications and training. Although I have noticed that many networking professionals have either forgotten or never knew much of the material, the book presents some of the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a network technician.

Here’s an example: I was fortunate enough to be allowed to help support the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The network engineers who deployed the network were very knowledgeable about architecture, ...