Mastering Cisco Routers

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 704 pages
• Published by: Sybex
• Edition: 2nd Edition June 15, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0782141072
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782141078
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2.1 pounds

Product Description
Newly revised and updated, Mastering Cisco Routers is the most affordable, effective way for you to get the information you need to install, configure, and manage Cisco Routers. Inside, step-by-step instructions and realistic examples help you solve network challenges ranging from the everyday to the extraordinary. And fresh information on new Cisco features, certification changes, and developments in network protocols helps you stay on top of your game.
Coverage Includes:
* Understanding topologies, connection types, data packaging, and the OSI model
* Choosing the appropriate LAN and WAN technologies
* Designing networks using bridges, switches, and routers
* Controlling and securing router traffic using standard and 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
* Controlling routers using Cisco IOS in privileged and non-privileged modes
* Protecting the network using a bastion host outside the firewall
* Monitoring network health using SNMP and Cisco Works 2000
* Understanding the Cisco certification program
* Efficiently subnetting your network
* Implementing static, default, and dynamic routing
* Using Cisco's graphical tools to install, upgrade, and configure routers
* Providing secure remote access to your network using VPN

Book Info
Revised and updated information you need to install, configure, and manage Cisco Routers. Provides step by step instructions and realistic examples to help you solve network challenges ranging from everyday to the extraordinary. Softcover.

Reader Reviews
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.