While in whole I found this to be an informative book, I felt that (true to any book by Novell Press, or Microsoft Press for that matter) that the opinion of the writer and the slant of the publisher often shines through. Many statements were made about the superiority of the product over all others and also of the state of networking in the world today. This caused the book to come off as a bit of advertising and editorializing as well as a tech manual. I especially appreciated the in-depth installion information.