Networking Bible

Acknowledgments

This book is the culmination of many months of really hard work during which my family and publisher were very supportive. For many years now I've watched and read numerous books on network technology that have appeared — some highly technical, others specific to a particular platform — and all written to various levels of expertise. This book aims to be a general introduction that will take a knowledgeable computer user from the basics to a much higher level of expertise in computer networking. As much as possible I have tried to not only include multiple platforms, but include developments that are on the cusp of their introduction.

I would like to thank my literary agent Matt Wagner at Fresh Books for recommending me for this title. His support and friendship over the years has been very gratifying to me.

The chance to write the Networking Bible for Wiley was something I really enjoyed doing. The Bible Series was created by IDG Books, acquired by Wiley, and has nurtured many high quality books that have helped people learn about different fields of technology for many years. I very well remember the people who started IDG, and although most of them are not now associated with these books their contribution to the field of computer publishing continues on.

I also would like to acknowledge the support of the staff at Wiley for their support in this project. They have been very professional and easy to work with. In particular I would like to thank the three people ...