The definitive resource for address management and numbering solutions.





Managing IP Addresses





With networks expanding and mutating at breakneck speed, effective IP address management today requires solutions that are immediate, inexpensive, and transparent to the end user. Written by a networking consultant for the world-renowned Network Solutions, Inc., this book guides you through the crucial steps of ongoing network address management, providing tips and techniques on how to best utilize the IP protocol.





After introducing you to the fundamental concepts of IP addressing, Bill Dutcher provides a brief history of IP address assignment and Internet governance. He then clearly shows you how to plan and design a network and create IP addresses. As you gain the necessary skills to better manage IPaddresses, you'll also learn how to accommodate corporate reorganization and anticipate future growth.





Dutcher also covers:


? The process of IP routing and reassigning IP addresses


? The mechanics involved in renumbering a network


? How to subdivide IP address space into subnetworks


? The implications of network address translation (NAT) on network security


? Several tools that can make host renumbering easier to do


? Router configuration and management issues when renumbering


? networks


? Where IP addressing is headed in the near future