Creating and Implementing Virtual Private Networks: The All-encompassing Resource for Implementing VPNs

A guide for network administrators, MIS managers, information technologists, and technicians with experience in networking. Shows how to create and maintain a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that allows companies to send data across the Internet through an encrypted "tunnel." Screenshots and step-by-step examples are used to further explain concepts. Wilson has researched design and installation of data interfaces. Doak is a professor of electronics and computer systems technology at the College of the Mainland in Texas. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Peter Doak (Texas City, TX) has more than 20 years experience in the computer field. He has been a tenured associate professor in electronics and computer systems technology for more than eleven years. At the College of the Mainland in Texas, Doak is administrator for the courses in Electronics Technology, Microcomputer Systems Specialist, and Industrial Instrumentation.

Casey Wilson (Ridgecrest, CA) worked for 37 years as a civil servant with the federal government. Part of his work in infrared technology was designing and installing data interfaces between computers and infrared radiometers. Since becoming a freelance writer, his articles have appeared in national and regional magazines, two of his scripts have been produced for television and he has edited an anthology.