shooting a Converged Network Incorrect Queue Configuration Priority Queue Too Small Priority Queue Too Large Nonpriority Queue Too Small Table of Contents Nonpriority Queue Too Large Default Queue Too Small Default Queue Too Large 35. Designing Networks Documentation Requirements Documents Port Layout Spreadsheets IP and VLAN Spreadsheets Bay Face Layouts Power and Cooling Requirements Tips for Network Diagrams Naming Conventions for Devices Network Designs Corporate Networks Ecommerce Websites Modern Virtual Server Environments Small Networks IP Design Public Versus Private IP Space Allocating IP Network Space Allocating IP Subnets Sequential Divide by Half Reverse Binary IP Subnetting Made Easy Addressing Subnet Masks Address Types Subnetting Simple Router Configuration 38. Network Time Protocol What Is Accurate Time? NTP Design Configuring NTP NTP Client Table of Contents NTP Server 39. Failures Human Error Multiple Component Failure Disaster Chains No Failover Testing Troubleshooting Remain Calm Log Your Actions Find Out What Changed Check the Physical Layer First! Assume Nothing; Prove Everything Isolate the Problem Don't Look for Zebras Do a Physical Audit Escalate Troubleshooting in a Team Environment The Janitor Principle 40. GAD's Maxims Maxim #1 Politics Money The Right Way to Do It Maxim #2 Simplify Standardize Stabilize Maxim #3 Lower Costs Increase Performance or Capacity Increase Reliability 41. Avoiding Frustration Why Everything Is Messed Up How to Sell Your Ideas to Management When to Upgrade and Why The Dangers of Upgrading Valid Reasons to Upgrade Why Change Control Is Your Friend How Not to Be a Computer Jerk Behavioral Table of Contents Environmental Leadership and Mentoring Index Table of Contents Preface The examples used in this book are taken from my own experiences, as well as from the experiences of those with or for whom I have had the pleasure of working. Of course, for obvious legal and honorable reasons, the exact details and any information that might reveal the identities of the o