Books: A User's Report
Elizabeth Zinkann
The criteria for reviewing books constantly changes. Unlike the classic works of fiction or non-fiction, technical books exist to provide information for their readers. A substantive part of that information has a short time span before it becomes outdated. Depending on an individual's specific interests, some books will always be intriguing. Some of the recent books that I've found valuable, intriguing, or entertaining include: Remote Access 24seven by Paul E. Robichaux (Sybex Network Press); Evil Geniuses in a Nutshell, A User Friendly Guide to World Domination by Illiad (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.); The Concise Guide to Xfree86 for Linux by Aron Hsiao (Que Books); Linux Programmer's Reference, Second Edition by Richard Petersen (Osborne McGraw-Hill); Solaris Security by Peter H. Gregory, Foreword by Steven M. Bellovin (Sun Microsystems Press, Prentice Hall).
Remote Access 24seven
Paul E. Robichaux
Sybex Network Press
ISBN 0-7821-2531-X
423 Pages
$34.99
http://www.24sevenbooks.com/
The challenges and considerations of supporting a 24/7 network require careful planning, implementation, patience, and a little bit of tightrope walking. Maintenance must be scheduled without service interruption, and backup and recovery policies need to be established. Remote access adds another degree of complexity. As lifestyles become more mobile, with cell phones, notebook and hand-held computers, pagers, and telecommuting, a network's range has been extended to airports and airplanes, trains and train stations, homes, conferences, hotels, or wherever the user happens to be. (It is now possible to make a cross-country phone call between two people twenty-five feet away from one another.)
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