Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling: Computers and Telephones

Author: Mike Gorman
List Price: $39.95
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ISBN: 0966063805
Publisher: Prairie Wind Communications Inc (July, 1997)
Sales Rank: 316,882
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5 out of 5
The Top Of The Heap
This book is the best cabling book on the market and totally user friendly. The text is clearly stated for those who have limited experience with cabling and the illustrations expertly drawn. This is a book for anyone who wants to learn how to cable and the best products to buy for your installation.

Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent resource, how to, and text book.
As someone who has been involved in the Voice and Data cabling industry since the late 70's, I was pleased to find a comprehensive and easy to comprehend book devoted to the subject. I have used this text as a training manual as well as a "how to" manual for my technicians. Some technologies and technologies covered in this text are dated. That does not mean that they are not found in the real world. This text is a wonderful resource when the techs encounter legacy networks. There is a wonderful chapter just devoted to troubleshooting "thinnet" cabling and I'm told that there are still questions concerning Arcnet on networking exams. As an authorised instructor for NACSE and a community college, I use this book as the text book in my courses.

Rating: 5 out of 5
A MUST HAVE book for every IS manager's library!
If you are an Info Systems manager, construction foreman, network installer, or just interested in network wiring, this is the book for you!

Neatly organized into 16 logical chapters, this book will explain EXACTLY what is required to install network cabling. It starts out describing the network topologies, including older topologies still in use today. Do you have a legacy system, this book will help you too!

The book moves on to installation project management and continues to techniques and strategies for ACTUAL network cabling installation. Well illustrated throughout the book with details never before found in any book.

The book continues on with troubleshooting legacy and current network cabling. As many of you may know, Harry Newton (the famed telecom guru) says if you have network troubles, always check the cabling first!

The book ends with RFP (Request for Proposal) examples and details on how to read or create one. If you ever pondered what it would take to recable your office, this book is a definate must for you.

Equipment and tool information is presented throughout this book, and the illustrations are hand drawn by the author. The best thing about them is that they detail better than any photograph ever could.

I HIGHLY recommend this book. It is the best book of its kind and I also recommend the sister companion to this book, Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling Computers and Telephones in Homes and Apartments.

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