Cisco Systems RJ-45-to-AUX Jeff Duntemann VP and Editorial Director, About the Authors, Sean Odom

Jeff Duntemann VP and Editorial Director

This book is dedicated to all those who endeavor to turn dreams into realities. —Sean Odom

To my wife, Sonia, and my daughter, Sabrina. —Hanson Nottingham

About the Authors

Sean Odom is a CCNP, MCSE, and CNX−Ethernet. He has been in the computer networking field for over

12 years and can be found instructing a number of Cisco courses, including the Switching and Remote Access courses for Globalnet Training Solutions, Inc. (http://www.globalnettraining.com/). Sean is a former president and currently on the board of the Sacramento Placer County Cisco Users Group (SPCCUG). In addition, Sean has been a consultant for many companies including Advanced Computer Systems, American Licorice, CH2M Hill, The Money Store, NCR, Wells Fargo Bank, and Intel. Sean has authored and co−authored many industry books, labs, and white papers. You can reach Sean by email at (sodom@rcsis.com) or see his Web site at http://www.thequestforcertification.com/.

Hanson Nottingham is a CCNA, MCSE, and MCP+I. He is an experienced Windows NT Systems Engineer with over eight years experience in the Information Systems industry. Hanson is currently working as a systems manager on the E:Services NT Team at Hewlett−Packard Company. Prior to HP, Hanson helped manage Vision Service Plan’s Web farm as an Internet systems engineer. He specializes in Web farm management and integration, SOHO network designs, and e−commerce solutions. Hanson is currently working to further his Cisco Certified Networking Professional certification.

Acknowledgments

It’s always exciting when you get to the acknowledgments because that means the book is almost done. First off, I must thank Erin for putting up with me during the writing of this book. She is a wonderful person who is as smart as she is good looking and puts up with a lot of extra responsibility while I am working on books. I also need to thank Albert Ip and Hanson Nottingham for their defined knowledge of the Cisco switches. Thanks to my favorite English teacher, Mr. Strange, for being the one who originally thought I would be a great writer some day, and I guess it shows here in my third book. Coriolis deserves many thanks. A few people in particular at Coriolis need to be thanked: Steve Sayre, for believing in my idea of a Cisco Switching Black Book; my project editor for the second time, Toni Zuccarini Ackley; Tiffany Taylor for finding all my mistakes; Charlotte Carpentier and Shari Jo Hehr for handling the many contract issues for this book; Jody Winkler for making the cover; Carla Schuder for making the inside of the book look good; and Paul LoPresto for all his help in acquisitions.

—Sean Odom

Sean, thank you for giving me the opportunity and the privilege to become a co−author on this book—I appreciate all your help, assistance, and encouragement! To my wonderful wife, Sonia, and my beautiful daughter, Sabrina, thank you for giving me the time—dealing with my complicated and difficult schedules I know has not been easy and your support does not go unnoticed! To Toni and the rest of the Coriolis team, thank you for this opportunity and your undying patience throughout my process development learning curve—I owe you guys mochas!

—Hanson Nottingham

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