IP Routing Primer Plus takes the reader on a methodical journey through the OSI
model and shows the relationship of the different IP protocol suite. It gives
the readers of this free ebook a “big picture view” design to equip them to use the
protocols, or to prepare for a certification exam. Topics covered include a review
of the OSI model as well as:

* IP Addressing;
* IP Operation;
* IP Routing;
* RIP;
* IGRP and EIGRP;
* OSPF.

In addition the appendices offer valuable reference materials concerning RFC’s,
ports, VLANs, and Subnetting

Heather Osterloh has earned industry recognition as a Cisco Certified
Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP),
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA), Cisco Certified Design Professional
(CCDP), Network Associate Sniffer trainer, Certified Network Expert (CNX) for
Ethernet and Token Ring, Novell CNI/ECNE, Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer (MCSE), and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). She also holds
her Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE), written portion and is
currently waiting to take the practical lab exam.
Having spent the past 15 years training and consulting worldwide, Heather
is an acknowledged leader in the networking industry. Author of one book,
CCNA 2.0 Prep Kit 640-507 Routing and Switching, and of several popular
Microsoft, Cisco, and Novell video series geared towards the busy professional,
Heather continues to produce material that helps educate people about the world
of networking. Heather also has lectured at the University of California,
Berkeley; NetuCon’s NetWare User Conference in San Jose; and the University
of Puerto Rico; and was president of IT Academy, LLC for three years.
Heather lives in Northern California with her husband Kirk and her dogs,
Cocoa and Kato.

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This is not the only available book on the creationism/evolution controversy; far from
it. Even if we consider only books published between 2000 and 2004, there are dozens
of books promoting, discussing, or opposing creationism.
So why another book on this subject? There are books that look at this complex
controversy from historical, legal, educational, political, scientific, and religious
perspectives — but no single book that looks at the controversy from all of these views.
For those needing a survey of the creationism/evolution controversy, Evolution vs.
Creationism: An Introduction provides “one-stop shopping,” so to speak, providing the
reader a foundation in the ideas that have shaped this controversy. For those who are
intrigued enough to pursue the topic in more detail, the additional resources will lead
to a deeper understanding. Predictably, the Internet has scores of Web sites promoting
various sides of the controversy, but equally predictably, sites vary enormously in
their accuracy—regardless of which side the site supports. This book gives students
and their teachers a foundation in science and religion that they can use as a road
map to help avoid the potholes on the “information superhighway.”

Many teachers are questioned by students about the creationism/evolution controversy
in science classes, and not infrequently in nonscience classes as well. This
book is intended also to be a volume to which teachers can refer students for the
answers to many of their questions. It can be used for supplemental reading for classes
in the sciences, or philosophy of science, and also in social studies courses (history,
sociology, political science) dealing with contemporary modern problems. At the
college level, this book could provide an excellent overview for the “creationism and
evolution” courses now entering the curriculum at many institutions.
Unlike most other books on the creationism/evolution controversy, I have included
excerpts from the creationist literature as well as rebuttals. Much of the creationist
literature is not readily available except in sectarian publications and Christian bookstores,
and public school libraries are properly reluctant to carry such obviously devotional
literature. I have made selections from the literature that are representative
of the major themes found in the creationism/evolution controversy, and have attempted
to let antievolutionists speak in their own voices.

Eugenie C. Scott

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As organizations today are linking their systems across enterprise-wide networks
and VPNs as well as increasing their exposure to customers, competitors,
browsers and hackers on the Internet, it becomes increasingly imperative for Web
professionals to be trained in techniques for effectively protecting their sites
from internal and external threats. Each connection magnifies the vulnerability
to attack. With the increased connectivity to the Internet and the wide
availability of automated cracking tools, organizations can no longer simply
rely on operating system security to protect their valuable corporate data.
Furthermore, the exploding use of Web technologies for corporate intranets and
Internet sites has escalated security risks to corporate data and information
systems.

Enterprises today are linking their systems across enterprise-wide networks
and VPNs as well as increasing their exposure to customers, competitors,
browsers and hackers on the Internet. Each connection magnifies the
vulnerability to attack. With the increased connectivity to the Internet and the
wide availability of automated cracking tools, enterprises can no longer simply
rely on operating system security to protect their valuable corporate data.
Furthermore, the exploding use of Web technologies for enterprise intranets
and Internet sites has escalated security risks to enterprise data and information
systems. It is imperative that Web professionals are trained in techniques to
effectively protect their sites from internal and external threats.

The purpose of this book is to show globally how the Internet is paving the way for
secure communications within enterprises and on the public Internet. In addition,
the book will provide the fundamental knowledge you need to analyze risks to your
system and implement a workable security policy that protects your information assets
from potential intrusion, damage or theft. Through dozens of real life scenarios
and/or examples, you will learn which countermeasures to deploy to thwart potential
attacks. In this book, you will also gain extensive hands-on experience in securing
Web communications and Web sites. You will learn the common vulnerabilities of
Web sites; as well as, how to carry out secure communications across
unsecured networks.

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The Oracle database engine has become a huge piece of software. This not only means that a
single human can no longer be proficient in using all the features provided in recent versions,
but it also means that some of them will rarely be used. Actually, in most situations, it is enough
to know and take advantage of a limited number of core features in order to use the Oracle database
engine efficiently and successfully. This is precisely why in this book I will cover only the
features that, based on my experience, are necessary to troubleshoot most of the database related
performance problems you will encounter.

About author

Since 1995, CHRISTIAN ANTOGNINI has focused on understanding how the
Oracle database engine works. His main interests include logical and
physical database design, the integration of databases with Java applications,
the query optimizer, and basically everything else related to
application performance management and optimization. He is currently
working as a principal consultant and trainer at Trivadis (http://
www.trivadis.com) in Zurich, Switzerland.
If Christian is not helping one of his customers get the most out of
Oracle, he is somewhere lecturing on application performance management
or new Oracle Database features for developers. In addition to classes and seminars organized
by Trivadis, he regularly presents at conferences and user-group meetings. He is a proud member
of the Trivadis Performance Team and of the OakTable Network (http://www.oaktable.net).
Christian lives in Ticino, Switzerland, with his wife, Michelle, and their two children, Sofia
and Elia. He spends a great deal of his spare time with his wonderful family and, whenever
possible, reading books, enjoying a good movie, riding one of his BMX bikes, or gliding down
the Swiss alps on a snowboard.

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