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Ideal for connecting branch offices and remote workers, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide a cost-effective, secure method for connecting to a network. This book is a step-by-step guide to deploying one of the fastest growing methods for remote access, global connections, and extranet connectivity. From understanding VPN technology to security features of VPN to actual implementations, this book covers it all.
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The aim of the authors is to make this book different from others in the Virtual Private Network (VPN) field. In this they have, to a certain extent, succeeded. The book does not merely rehash old approaches, analogies, and illustrations. While this determined novelty does not always work, and sometimes gives the book a ragged feel, there is a freshness to it that is engaging. Perlmutter and Zarkower also wanted to make the book fun: they don't always succeed, although their humour remains light throughout, and never descends into the heavy sarcasm that befalls most who insist on larding their books with jokes. The levity is amusing, but it isn't really illustrative. The text also aims at a rather unique audience. As well as present... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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Reviews (1) and details of Virtual Private Networking: A View From the Trenches

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Large corporations can afford to set up high bandwidth communications links between local, national, and even international offices, as well as hiring the staff necessary to manage major networks. This keeps internal information (relatively) secure. Small to mid-sized companies can't afford this infrastructure, and so must use the links of the public networks, such as the Internet. However, there are ways of using public networks while still keeping communications private. Chapter one looks at the needs (both economic and security related) for a virtual private network (VPN), and the basic technologies used to provide for those needs. Some of these technologies are expanded upon in chapter two. The discussion of cryptography is fairl... Rest of this review on the detail page
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The next mass wave in WWW communications? Without a doubt it's Web video phones and Web videoconferencing, which will make communicating by the Internet as commonplace as using a telephone. Best of all, anyone with the right equipment can start riding the Web video wave for under $100 right now-if they consult this hands-on guide. Designed for a broad audience, this book shows readers how to choose the right hardware, software, ISDN and Internet connections; use Java applets; download video in real time ("videostreaming"); go online with video presentations; and other innovations. Nemzow gives the lowdown of all the key technologies and vendor's products, while the enhanced web site contains helpful utilities and installation procedures for... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Like the "catalogue" or "resource" portion of many online guides, this book lists discussion groups, contacts and file archives, and collects them into topical sections. The book is broader than the usual Internet compilations because of the inclusion of commercial online services and Fidonet. The book is also extremely odd. Part one talks about the book, itself, and part two talks about the different networks and services. The fact that these two sections combined total less than fifty pages is possibly a blessing in disguise, since a lot of the material demonstrates little understanding of the verities of online life and much of it is just plain wrong. Although Rittner is the author of record, there are strong indications that lar... Rest of this review on the detail page
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