Acknowledgments

The creation of a book is not a simple process and requires the talents and dedication from many people to make it happen. With this in mind, I would like to thank the folks at Pearson for their commitment to this project.

Specifically, I would like to say thanks to Betsy Brown for overseeing the project and keeping things moving. A special thanks to Dayna Isley for outstanding editing and focus. Let’s not forget the technical editors Chris Crayton and Tim Warner who checked and rechecked to ensure that the project stayed on target technically—a truly difficult task considering the number of facts presented and the conflicting information that seems to be part of the networking world.

Finally, I am very thankful to my family and friends who once again had to put up with me while I worked my way through another project. Hopefully, a trip to the Magic Kingdom will make it up to you.