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Your complete, portable, daily reference to Cisco® IOS and IP commands!
One of the first tasks network engineers must face is getting the Cisco IOS and IP protocols to work in sync, an extremely important step because system accuracy is necessary for the Cisco router and network to work properly. However, this can mean having to spend valuable time wading through stacks of documentation or relying on trial and error...until now! This handy field guide is the network manager's quick reference for IOS and IP commands. In one volume, you will find everything you need to know from getting connected and basic configuration methods to IP routing protocols and monitoring IP network traffic.
Key topics include:
Router initialization General configuration command formats Global configuration operations Password establishment Interface configuration IP routing protocols including RIP, OSPF, and BGP Custom services including configuring SLIP, TCP Header Compression, and MTUs
The Cisco IOS IP Field Guide is packed with hundreds of examples that can be customized to any user's environment, and contains illustrations of actual commands, including the latest versions 11 and 12! Easy to follow and consistent in format, this is the most reliable and useful on-the-job reference on IOS and IP protocols available.
About the Author
Kent Hundley (Lexington, KY), CCNA, is a Senior Networking Engineer at INS, Inc., where he specializes in network integration and consulting. He is the co-author with Gil Held of Cisco Security Architectures and Voice Over Data Networking.
Gil Held (Macon, GA), is President of 4-Degree Consulting, a systems integration firm specializing in networks. Gil is a regular columnist for Network Magazine, has written over 40 networking books and is a featured speaker at Interop and Comnet.
