The Cisco Router Handbook [Hardcover]

George C. Sackett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cisco Technical Expert Series | Publication Date: August 27, 1999

Cisco owns the largest share of the router market, and this reference guide gives network adminstrators and engineers over 200 troubleshooting tips and defines, analyzes and describes more than 500 possible configurations.

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From the Publisher

Consists of a complete configuration guide to Cisco Routers with over 500 possible configurations. Features more than 200 tips that cover router troubleshooting and repair. Includes comprehensive coverage of all routing protocols, including RIP, RIP-2, IGRP, E-IGRP, and OSPF. Provides details on connectivity to multiple network infrastructures, including Ethernet, Token-ring, T1, HSSI, SONET, ATM, Frame Relay, and ISDN.

From the Back Cover

The definitive guide to designing, implementing, and maintaining a Cisco network

Get all the hands-on guidance you need on Cisco router configuration from this comprehensive handbook. This fully updated second edition contains all new coverage of the latest technologies, including VPNs, DSLs, Quality of Service, and advanced security techniques. With full details on the enhanced capabilities of the latest routers and the most up-to-date features of IOS 11 and 12, this complete reference offers practical insight on all aspects of configuring a Cisco-based network.

Inside, learn how to:

• Understand router network and point-to-point protocol design
• Gain insight into RIP, RIP V2, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP routing protocols
• Define global router parameters
• Configure ATM and frame relay interfaces
• Learn about broadband technologies, including DSL, ADSL, HDSL, and VDSL
• Master VPNs and the latest security techniques

From ATM internetworking to QoS-and everything in between-no other book combines both the basic instruction and advanced techniques today’s network professionals need.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (August 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070580987
• ISBN-13: 978-0070580985
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,991,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A poor job of reviewing this book was done., November 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cisco Router Handbook (Hardcover)

George Sackett made an honest attempt to create a single source for information on Cisco routers. However, the editors and reviewers have failed; Mr. Sackett was allowed to put out a book so filled with basic grammatical and type errors that it quickly becomes difficult to read and comprehend.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My personal Cisco Reference book!, August 20, 2000

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cisco Router Handbook (Hardcover)

What separates Cisco Routers from the rest? What makes Cisco Certifications one of most sought after certifications in the computer industry? Where can you find a reference manual for Cisco that covers more than just one certification topic? Try Cisco Router Handbook.

What amazed me about this book was amount of information included. Also the author's ability for detailed information is another huge plus to buying this book. Sackett makes sure that every topic is covered completely and the information is not accurate but up to date.

Starting off with the IOS software and then moving into router hardware. The router hardware section covers most if not all of the Cisco line. Next you have network design and IP routing design, both sections are very well laid out and the information is easy to follow.

With other sections on Frame Relay, ATM, switch networks, SRB, APPN, ISDN and DDR design rounding out the field. You have the author giving you chapters devoted to the IP, RIP, IGRP, EIRGP, OSPF and BGP Routing Protocols, more than any other book I have seen so far.

Finally there are section on Novell and IPX, route distribution and legacy systems which when you boil it all down covers CCNA to CCIE exams all in 900 pages. While the cost is around $70.00 your money is well spent for possible the one reference book that every Cisco technician should have with them.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Goal That fell Short, December 9, 1999

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KC (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cisco Router Handbook (Hardcover)

This book should have been an excellent resource (a cisco bible even) if the editors and technical reviewers had been more careful. Too many grammatical and sentence structure errors. Not to mention, the index is hard to read (difficult to distinguish where an alphabetical listing begins and ends). Also information listed in the index wasn't actually included on the page it referenced.