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Title: Policy Routing Using Linux by Matthew G. Marsh ISBN: 0-672-32052-5 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 06 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Better than nothing.
Comment: As of December 2001, I don't know of any other books which ostensibly cover the topic of policy routing for Linux. Since I think this book does provide some real value about the topic, I guess that makes it the best book available right now, and so I think this is pretty much a "must have" book for anyone who wants to get all the information they can.
Some things I expected to get from this book were: clear detailed explanations of the "ip", "tc", and "iptables" commands, some explanations of the "netlink"/"rtnetlink" interfaces, clear explanations of the concepts and data structures those things are addressing, explanations of the various queueing disciplines available and when are the best times to use each them, explanations of how to troubleshoot and debug problems caused by all these things; and lots of clear and thorough diagrams, since to me that is a critical part of explaining any networking/routing topic.
In my opinion the book pretty much provided none of those things. However, it did present some buzzwords in appropriate contexts, and provided some information about the kinds of things which can be done with respect to policy routing with Linux and what is generally meant by "policy routing", and it provided some useful opinions and insight into various issues.
I think the book provides some value as perhaps an "introduction to policy routing concepts and Linux for network administrators". Also, I guess in a perfect world it would go without saying that the author is clueful about the topic of the book, but nowadays that does not seem to be a prerequisite to writing a book like this. I think this author _is_ clueful about this topic.
Rating: 5
Summary: finally a practical guide to linux routing
Comment: I've been playing with the linux routing and the ip utility for a couple of years now, and about a year ago i remember sending Matthew a question about it as I saw him answer a question on one of the mailing lists about it. He answered my question, which no one else had been able to do, and I FINALLY got everything working. When I saw he had a book out, I immediately bought one and read it. One of the simple examples in chapter five was almost the exact same problem I had asked him about, dealing with loopback. (I'd like to think this was in there because of me ;-)) Even better, in chapter six, he showed me how to do multiple connections, which was a question I was thinking about asking him anyway as I just got a DSL in addition to my cable modem. This is an AWESOME book, and I think I'll learn a lot more cool tricks from it. Highly recommended for anyone doing linux.
Rating: 5
Summary: great reference, good examples
Comment: I've been looking for a book on this topic for quite some time. Not only does Mr Marsh explain things well, he as great examples throughout the book. Also has a good writing style, the book is very readable.
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Title: Linux Routing by Dee Ann LeBlanc, Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, Ronald W. McCarty Jr. ISBN: 1578702674 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 11 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Linux Routers: A Primer For Network Administrators by Tony Mancill ISBN: 0130861138 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 11 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Linux Firewalls (2nd Edition) by Robert Ziegler ISBN: 0735710996 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 24 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Red Hat Linux Firewalls by Bill McCarty ISBN: 0764524631 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Managing Linux Systems with Webmin: System Administration and Module Development by Jamie Cameron ISBN: 0131408828 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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