Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks.Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks Mark Lewise Cisco Press 201 W 103rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46290 1587051044 $60.00 www.ciscopress.com Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks presents by computer hardware and software expert Mark Lewise is a 1000 page systematic troubleshooting methodology "how to" manual specifically intended for the use of network engineers, administrators, and architects tasked with managing and deploying Cisco IOS VPNs. With eight self-contained chapters organized and designed to facilitate rapid and straightforward troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks provides detailed information on addressing all common and not-so-common issues associated with IPSec VPNs, MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. Layer-3 VPNs, any transport over MPLS (AToM)-based Layer-2 VPNs, L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) A protocol from the IETF that allows a PPP session to travel over multiple links and networks. L2TP is used to allow remote users access to the corporate network. Version 3 (L2TPv3)-based Layer-2 VPNs, L2TP Version 2 (L2TPv2) VPNs, PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) A protocol from Microsoft that is used to create a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. Remote users can access their corporate networks via any ISP that supports PPTP on its servers. VPNs, and L2F (Layer 2 Forwarding) A protocol from Cisco for creating virtual private dial-up networks (VPNs) over the Internet. It was combined with PPTP to create the L2TP protocol. See L2TP. VPNs. Troubleshooting Virtual Private Networks not only shows the user how to correct problems but also how to avoid them in the first place with expert VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. configuration guidance and optimization tips. |
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