All-in-One Cisco(r) CCIE(tm) Lab Study Guide [Hardcover]

Stephen Hutnik (Author), Michael Satterlee (Author)

Book Description

Series: All-In-One Certification | Publication Date: May 29, 2001

This comprehensive study guide covers all exam objectives for the CCIE Lab exam - one of the most difficult tests to pass. You'll get details on the latest topics, including voice technology, VPN, ATM, and security, plus more than 100 network-based scenarios and a CD-ROM containing case studies and complete configuration examples.

Editorial Reviews

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The best way to learn about internetworking is to build a system of linked networks, play with it until it breaks, build another in a different way, and repeat the process indefinitely. Only by seeing how real machines communicate across real wires can you expect to become prepared for real-life network operations (in which you attempt to do the same thing, but without the "until it breaks" part). All-In-One CCIE Lab Study Guide takes you through the experimentation process, helping you develop a sizable body of knowledge about Internet protocols and the equipment that implements them. In 86 laboratory exercises, all well-designed and thoroughly debugged, authors Stephen Hutnick and Michael Satterlee reveal the intricacies of protocols, routing, bridging, and more, as implemented on Cisco Systems gear.

The exercises read like something out of a high school physics textbook, with equipment lists and specific setup instructions to follow (this is a good thing). Lists of configuration files (which also appear on the companion CD-ROM), highlight and comment on lines that are key to whatever concept the lab is meant to highlight. Then you learn how to test the configurations and what responses to expect from your experimental setup. It's a fascinating approach that's perfect if you have the equipment (sometimes considerable) needed to duplicate the configurations. It's only slightly less great if you have to read along without doing all the experiments. --David Wall

Topics covered: The subjects needed to pass the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) laboratory exam (the implementation of various networking protocols on Cisco products). Covered protocols include ISDN, frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Appletalk, IPX, and the TCP/IP suite. Detailed coverage of routing protocols (including OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, and BGP) makes this book stand out. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Get Certified With The Ultimate Hands-on Lab Exam Preparation Tool

Prepare to pass the lab portion of the CCIE exam using this comprehensive exam study guide. Inside this one-stop resource you'll find all new coverage of voice technologies, VPNs, DLSW, and IPSec--all accompanied by actual network configurations. Following the same successful format as the first edition, this proven exam guide will take you through numerous lab scenarios step-by-step. You'll get a detailed technology overview, a list of commands and a detailed explanation of its function, and tips for troubleshooting--for over 115 network-based scenarios. And, you'll find illustrations and end-of-chapter definitions to help reinforce new concepts and terminology that you've just learned.

Includes details on commands and terminology for the following:

• ISDN
• ATM LANE
• All Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
• BGP
• IP Access Lists
• DLSW and Bridging
• Voice over IP
• MPLS
• IPSec
• Catalyst Switches

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1225 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (May 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072127600
• ISBN-13: 978-0072127607
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,734,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars darned good book for ACRC, December 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All-In-One Cisco CCIE Lab Study Guide (Hardcover)

I got the CCIE Lab Study Guide ISBN 0-07-135108-6 a few days ago and I thought I'd share my impressions.

The book has 86 labs that require a variety of equipment. The breakdown is:

1 terminal server lab 7 ISDN specific 8 frame relay specific 2 ATM (4500 only) labs 4 RIP specific 5 IGRP specific 8 OSPF specific 5 EIGRP specific 3 BGP specific 4 route redistribution labs - various combos 5 access list labs 4 policy based routing labs 2 cdp labs 5 NAT labs 2 HSRP labs 4 NTP labs 3 IPX labs 4 appletalk labs 2 Catalyst labs 3 IOS upgrade labs 3 password recovery (3600, 2500, cat 5500) 2 http server on router labs

I've done the password recovery, terminal server, cdp, catalyst, and frame relay labs so far and I've read over the ISDN and ATM portions. Depending on how well you grasp the underlying technology the labs can take anywhere from five minutes (cdp) to an hour or two of hacking (getting frame switching running with one router as central site for three remotes and firing up rip).

The bad news first: I think the ATM and Catalyst portions are *very* slim for a book advertising to be a CCIE prep course however ...

The good news: This looks like a killer book for ACRC prep. I felt the frame relay presentation was very solid and the ISDN appears to be of equal quality. The overall coverage of the various routing protocols has as many labs as the well covered layer 2 technology and there is a lot of information here along with working configurations put together step by step. The BGP section appears a tad thin to me but I've skimmed it and not actually tried any of it ... perhaps BGP is not nearly as fierce as its reputation.

I completed my CCNA two months ago, will likely do my CCDA before the end of the year, and I've read through the Sybex ACRC book. After an initial read of the Sybex book I felt like I was standing at the bottom of a great big mountain to be climbed. After tearing through 17 of the exercises in the CCIE Lab Study Guide I am feeling like I should be able to master the routing protocols with two or three months of study and practice.

It says CCIE on the cover but I think any ACRC candidate could benefit from this book.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for intermediate level labs., December 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All-In-One Cisco CCIE Lab Study Guide (Hardcover)

This book basically takes you through many of the technologies you will meet in the real world and on the CCIE lab in 80+ well written scenarios.

However, this book alone will not get you to the required level to pass the CCIE lab, so don't misinterpret the title. This book is great for people who do not have that much hands on experience with cisco routers. For the CCIE you will require a much more indepth understanding of all topics covered, plus several more topics which are not covered at all.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good Lab Study Book, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: All-In-One Cisco CCIE Lab Study Guide (Hardcover)

Exactly the kind of book I was looking for. Many of the other books I read did not even come close to the hands-on topics that are provided in this book. I also found the way it is structured to be ideal for CCIE study. Its also an extremly EASY READ.

DO NOT Buy this book to learn about routers or IP or any other routing protocols for that matter. Its not what the authors aimed for. They assume you have a pretty strong foundation dealing with cisco realted equipment and tell you how implement them effectively.

The book is also an excellent source of reference.