Mastering Cisco Routers [Paperback]

Andrew Hamilton (Author), Gary C. Kessler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mastering | Publication Date: April 24, 2000

Cisco routers form the backbone of both the Internet and most corporate networks. Mastering Cisco Routers takes a practical approach to what you need to know to use Cisco routers in the real world. Written by an internet-working expert, this book illustrates the business case for switching and routing, then shows you how hubs, bridges, and Layer 2 switches fit into a network, how routing protocols work, how to subnet effectively, and how to design and implement a network based on Cisco routers. Includes coverage of how to configure routers for frame relay and WAN needs.

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From the Back Cover

Newly revised and updated, Mastering Cisco Routers is the mostaffordable, effective way for you to get the information you need to install,configure, and manage Cisco Routers. Inside, step-by-step instructions andrealistic examples help you solve network challenges ranging from the everyday tothe extraordinary. And fresh information on new Cisco features, certificationchanges, and developments in network protocols helps you stay on top of yourgame.

Coverage Includes:

• Understandingtopologies, connection types, data packaging, and the OSI model
• Choosing theappropriate LAN and WAN technologies
• Designing networks using bridges,switches, and routers
• Controlling and securing router traffic using standardand extended access lists
• Routing efficiently with IP, IPX, NetBIOS,AppleTalk, and the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(EIGRP)
• Installing Cisco IOS with the appropriate feature set
• Controllingrouters using Cisco IOS in privileged and non-privileged modes
• Protecting thenetwork using a bastion host outside the firewall
• Monitoring network healthusing SNMP and Cisco Works 2000
• Understanding the Cisco certificationprogram
• Efficiently subnetting your network
• Implementing static, default,and dynamic routing
• Using Cisco's graphical tools to install, upgrade, andconfigure routers
• Providing secure remote access to your network using VPN

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Chris Brenton, CNE, MCSE, and CDS, is a network consultant specializing in implementing network security and troubleshooting multiprotocol environments. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 708 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; 1st edition (April 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078212643X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782126433
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,594,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable yes, helpful no. Don't buy it., July 18, 2000

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Mark A. Merchant (Upper Arlington, Oh USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Cisco Routers (Paperback)

This is one of the poorest books I've ever read. Its basically a 700 page "intro to basic routing concepts". it's extremely wordy -- explaining the most mundane concepts in excruciating detail, multiple times without ever getting to the detailed information that would actually be helpful in planning or debugging a WAN.

the book appears to have been written in a 'stream of consciousnesss' style, the author flits between one idea and the next, never stopping to fill in any bothersome detail such as why, where, when or how the concept could or should be used. dictionary style definitions although, are abundant with the same acronym defined multiple times throughout

i found myself consulting the index constantly, vainly trying to assemble information scattered across hundreds of pages into a coherent idea. (If you doubt this look up all the entries for NAT.)

in a nut shell, if you have any knowledge of routing at all, don't have a lot of time, or need detailed information on Cisco syntax or routing theory -- stay away form this book.

on the positive side, it's kind of entertaining.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those with some Cisco knowledge, June 2, 2001

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T. C Gerlach "pootiboo" (Altoona, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Cisco Routers (Paperback)

Mastering Cisco Routers is a great book for understanding many aspects of Cisco routers not typically covered by CCNA books. The author has great information on how to secure your router, usefull information on creating access lists to block standard DoS attacks, and some great information on VPNs. The book also covers TFTP, Syslog, and SNMP setup for both the router, and UNIX and Windows hosts. The last 2 chapters present very useful scenarios for both large and small networks. The only things that were lacking was the chapters on routing (doesn't really go into any detail on setting up routing protocols), and the chapter on LAN protocols which barely touches on IPX, AppleTalk, and NetBEUI. Overall, if you already have a decent understanding of the Cisco IOS, and want to get some knowledge outside of the normal CCNA type information, this is the book for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book, October 28, 2000

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Roland Olivier ATIOPOU (Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Cisco Routers (Paperback)

This is a very good book for anyone willing to understand Cisco routing (CCNA/CCNP).Of course some people may find it "the poorest book ever written on Cisco Routing";It all depends on how you read books and what you are expecting from it.This book is an easy to understand way to handle complexity.