Books: A User's Report
Elizabeth Zinkann
In this issue, two mini-reviews on networking and network
management lead the column, followed by reviews of a Solaris book,
a Perl and CGI selection, and a preventative injury offering. The
reviewed books are: Ethernet Networks, Third Edition by
Gilbert Held (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); SNMP, SNMPv2,
SNMPv3, and RMON 1 and 2, Third Edition by William Stallings
(Addison-Wesley); A Practical Guide to Solaris by Mark G.
Sobell (Addison Wesley Longman); Perl and CGI for The World Wide
Web: Visual QuickStart Guide by Elizabeth Castro (Peachpit
Press); and ErgAerobics: Why Does Working @ My Computer Hurt So
Much? by Perry Bonomo and Daniel Seidler (ErgAerobics, Inc.).
(Note: The review of Sobell's Solaris book was done prior to its
publication, using a draft manuscript. The final book may include
some changes.)
Ethernet Networks
Third Edition
By Gilbert Held
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN 0-471-25310-3
500 Pages
$49.99
http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/
The design, implementation, and maintenance of any Ethernet network
requires both planning and knowledge of the relevant software and
hardware issues. In the third edition of Ethernet Networks,
Held revised the topics discussed in the second edition, added
numerous sections, and expanded existing sections. For example, the
author has added discussions of Gigabit Ethernet requirements and
procedures and doubled the material pertaining to intelligent and
switching hubs. Most of the chapters have been modified to reflect
new developments or trends while maintaining the organization of
the previous edition. Held is an excellent author, and Ethernet
Networks, Third Edition, provides a current and essential
reference for system and network administrators.<>
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