The Cisco Networking for Dummies, Second Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 2nd Edition July 10, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 076451668X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764516689
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description
Cisco Systems, Inc., is the largest manufacturer of networking systems in the world. It dominates the router and switch market to the extent that Cisco routers and switches are considered by many networking professionals to set the standard for all other companies.

Cisco routers, switches, and other equipment keep running without problems, are readily upgraded, are easily adapted to new network configurations, and are compatible with virtually every transport or access method.

Cisco Networking For Dummies, 2nd Edition, presents the facts, concepts, processes, and applications that Cisco network administrators need to know in step-by-step lists, tables, figures, and text – without long explanations. This easy-to-understand guide covers

• Layering a Cisco network
• Transporting data over the Internetwork
• Routing and switching: inside and out
• Working with WAN technologies
• Designing your own network
• Working with firewalls, proxies, and other safety measures
• Implementing VPNs

Certification candidates may find Cisco Networking For Dummies, 2nd Edition, to be an great study aid for preparing for the CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate) or the CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) exams. This thoroughly updated reference gets down to the serious business of

• Transporting on Layer 4 interface
• Wiring up a personal area network
• Flying fast with UDP
• Converting hexadecimal numbers
• Subnetting a Class A network
• Virtually segmenting the LAN
• Mapping IPs to DLCIs
• Working with IPX access lists
• Tunneling across the Internet

Expert author (and natural comic) Ron Gilster (CCNA, A+, Network+, i-Net+, MBA, and AAGG) boasts decades of computing experience. He is the bestselling author of a number of career certification books, including A+ Certification For Dummies, Network+ Certification For Dummies, i-Net+ Certification For Dummies, Server+ Certification For Dummies, and CCNA For Dummies, plus several books on networking, the Internet, computer and information literacy, and programming.

Publisher Description
Discover how to:
* Design the right network for the job
* Use various addressing techniques
* Integrate firewalls and proxy servers
* Store data in different router memory types
* Set up internetworks --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Cisco Networking for Dummies (Paperback) If you've got any sort of experience with networking Chapter 1, 3, 5, and 8 are worthless "basics" stuff (thin-net, thick-net, 10-Base-T, etc.). Except for some limited information on doing a little router programming, this isn't a Cisco book at all. It's just a vanilla overview of network topologies, protocols, switching, and routing. I bought it based largely on the statement in the book description above that "This friendly guide offers easy-to-follow explanations of everything from different Cisco router models..." These "explanations" are the same little blurbs you can find on Cisco's Web site. I was hoping for a guide that showed you how to select the proper device, modules, WICs, flash memory options, etc. from the baffling array offered by Cisco and was very disappointed. If you're looking for a guide on using Cisco equipment to set up a network, look somewhere else.