Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking

It takes more than just an author to write a book—especially a book like the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking. So I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge various individuals who contributed their talent and expertise to making this book a success.

First, thanks to the contributing authors, who are all friends of mine and colleagues in the IT profession. Thank you for giving your valuable time and energy to help with this project. These people are

• Anthony Bergen (B.Sc., MCSE), senior technical analyst with The North West Company

• Changrong Li (M.Sc.), senior Firmware designer for Nortel Networks

• John M. Nordien (M.Eng., CCNA, CNE, MCP), network consultant for Networkplace

• Marshall Ruskin (B.Sc., MCSE), intranet architect for Department of National Defense, Canada

• Michelle Painchaud (CPSA), business development manager for Beyond Excellence

• Mehrab Behrouzian (MCSE, MCT), network specialist for Hadeed, Saudi Arabia

• Sheldon Dyck (MCSE, MCT), network administrator for Communications Audit Group

• Zhonghua Zhang (M.Sc.), software engineer for Northern Telecom Broadband Wireless Access

Next, thanks to all my editors at Microsoft Press. Thank you for your suggestions and advice, your patience and persistence, your hard work and your perseverance. Thanks especially to three key individuals:

• Juliana Aldous, acquisitions editor, who worked with me in the initial stages of this project and helped provide momentum to get it on the road

• Tracy Thomsic, content manager, who helped me with important planning and organizational issues once the book was starting to take shape

• Maureen Zimmerman, project editor, who daily managed the team of technical editors, manuscript editors, and graphic artists who made this book possible

Special thanks also to Team TechEd, the technical editors at Microsoft Press who scrutinized each word of the manuscript, weeding out inaccuracies and errors, suggesting additions and corrections, and supplying their own material when my expertise was stretched to its limit, which it often was. By name these wonderful individuals are

• Brian Johnson

• Dail Magee Jr.

• Donnie Cameron

• Jean Ross

• Jim Fuchs

• Julia Xiao

• Marc Young

• Mary DeJong

• Marzena Makuta

• Michael Hochberg

• Robert Lyon

• Steve Perry

Thanks also to the manuscript editors and copy editors at Microsoft Press who turned my geek speech into human-readable English, and to the graphic artists at Microsoft Press who transformed my chicken-scrawl drawings into snazzy technical art.

And thanks to the following individuals and their companies for graciously contributing materials that have been helpful in researching various topics for this book:

• Microsoft Corporation ( www.microsoft.com )

• Windows NT Magazine ( www.winntmag.com )

• Network Magazine ( www.networkmagazine.com )

• Black Box Corporation ( www.blackbox.com )

Thanks also to Gerry and Phil at Copperfield’s Computer Books ( www.copperfields.com ), the terrific computer bookstore located in the center of North America, who have graciously let me use their huge selection of books and magazines as a library for doing research for this book.

Thanks to Orlando and Maria, the proprietors of Ciao’s Café here in Winnipeg, Canada, whose terrific espresso kept me running while writing this book. Thanks for taking such pride in your business and for providing an island of old-world civility in the midst of today’s greedy, glitzy world. Thanks also to Tony, the proprietor of North Garden Chinese Restaurant, whose top-quality dishes also kept me going throughout this project. Definitely the best Chinese food in Winnipeg!

Thanks heaps to my agent, David L. Rogelberg of Studio B Productions, Inc. ( www.studiob.com ) and his wife, Sherry, for helping me sell my initial proposal for this project and for helping me become the moderately successful author that I am today.

Thanks also to Rhonda Boresky of Escape Communications Corp. ( www.escape.ca ) for providing Internet services for my company, MTIT Enterprises ( www.mtit.com ).

Finally and most important, thanks to my wonderful wife and business partner, Ingrid, who invested many long hours in research that helped make this book a reality. You’re terrific, Schatz!