Will Schmied

Will Schmied, BSET, MCSE, is a directory, storage and messaging engineer for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. He has written for Microsoft, Pearson and several other organizations. He has also worked with Microsoft in the MCSE exam-development process and is the founder of the popular MCSE certification portal, www.mcseworld.com. When not working, Will can usually be found spending time with his children, breeding Labrador Retrievers or dishing out frags on his X-Box.

Will Schmied

Will Schmied, BSET, MCSE, CWNA, TICSA, MCSA, Security+, Network+, A+, is a Senior

Systems Administrator for a world renowned children’s research hospital. As a freelance writer,

Will has worked with many publishers, including Microsoft Press and Pearson Education. Will

has also worked directly with Microsoft in the MCSE exam-development process and is the

founder of the popular Internet certification portal, www.mcseworld.com.

Will holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology from Old Dominion

University along with his various IT industry certifications. Before becoming a civilian, he

served in the U.S. Navy for over 12 years in the nuclear power field.

Will currently resides in northern Mississippi with his wife, Chris; their children, Christopher,

Austin, Andrea, and Hannah; their dog, Charlie; and their cats, Smokey, Evin, and Socks.

When he’s not busy working, you can find Will enjoying time with his family, taking in a hockey

game, or vegetating in front of the Xbox 360.

Robert Shimonski

Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 10 MinutesAbout the Author

Robert Shimonski is a well-known networking and security expert consulting out of the Long Island, New York area. Rob has authored over 30 books on information technology that include topics specializing in systems engineering with Unix and Microsoft technologies, as well as networking and security design with Check Point and Cisco technologies.

Rob has also deployed state-of-the-art technology in hundreds of companies worldwide—just recently designing and implementing a global MPLS network spanning hundreds of sites. Rob was fortunate to have been able to keep up with his love for Unix by deploying Linux systems and freeware networking and security tools such as Ethereal, NMIS, and MRTG, to name a few.

Because of Rob's unique blend of Unix- and Linux-related real world experience, Rob has served as a technical editor and author on countless Unix- and Linux- related articles and books. Rob was also the networking and security expert chosen to help develop and design LinuxWorld Magazine. You can view LinuxWorld Magazine at http://www.linuxworld.com. To learn more about Roberts's book projects, please visit him at http://www.rsnetworks.net.

Robert Shimonski

Robert J. Shimonski (TruSecure TICSA, Cisco CCDP, CCNP, Cisco Firewall Specialist, Nortel NNCSS, Microsoft MCSE, MCP+I, Novell Master CNE, CIP, CIBS, CNS, IWA CWP, DCSE, Prosoft MCIW, SANS GSEC, GCIH, CompTIA Server+, Network+, Inet+, A+, e-Biz+, Security+, HTI+, Symantec SPS, and NAI Sniffer SCP) is a Lead Network and Security Engineer for a very large conglomerate. Robert has planned, designed, maintained, and managed very large network infrastructures for more than 50 companies around the world. Solutions deployed include but are not limited to Cisco and Nortel routing and switching equipment, Check Point and Cisco Security solutions, Microsoft and Novell Directory deployments, and many others. Robert's specialties include network infrastructure design with the Cisco and Nortel product line; network security design and management with CiscoSecure and PIX firewalls; network management and troubleshooting with CiscoWorks, CiscoSecure, and Sniffer-based technologies.