This book provides network managers, LAN administrators and small business operators with all they need to know to "interconnect" multiple locations or travelling employees that need to access a single location. The operation and utilization of virtual private networks is discussed both in theory and practicality, covering the technical aspects associated with encryption and digital certificates as well as the manner by which readers can create VPNs using readily available products from Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint and possibly other vendors.
The author was among the first to write about the concept of virtual private networking in a series of articles published over five years ago, and in the intervening years this has become a very hot topic - with the technology being increasing deployed by companies.
Virtual Private Networking, by Gilbert Held, covers the technology and the theory, but also shows readers, through numerous examples, 'how to use ' the technology.Content:
Chapter one Introduction to Virtual Private Networking (pages 1โ22):
Chapter two Understanding Authentication and Encryption (pages 23โ52):
Chapter three Understanding the TCP/IP Protocol Suite (pages 53โ77):
Chapter four Layer 2 Operations (pages 79โ132):
Chapter five Higher Layer VPNs (pages 133โ201):
Chapter six VPN Hardware and Software (pages 203โ260):
Chapter seven Service Provider?Based VPNs (pages 261โ281):