Routers are the glue that connects the pieces of your network. Even in the simplest networks, this isn't a simple task. Routers have evolved into highly specialized computing platforms, with extremely flexible but complex capabilities. Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers is a practical guide to setting up and maintaining a production network. It discusses issues like how to select routing protocols and how to configure protocols to handle most common situations. It also discusses less esoteric but equally important issues like how to evaluate network equipment and vendors and how to set up a help desk. Although the book focuses on Cisco routers, and gives examples using Cisco's IOS, the principles discussed are common to all IP networks, regardless of the vendor you choose. This book is firmly grounded in the realities of day-to-day network management. It's designed to solve real-world problems, like: "How do I prevent my router from using unreliable information from other routers?" "How do I safeguard my router against attacks?" "How can I make my network more reliable?" If you're building or maintaining an IP network, you'll find this book indispensable. Topics covered include: Designing an IP network Evaluating equipment and vendors Selecting routing protocols Configuring common interior protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP) Connecting to external networks and configuring exterior protocols (BGP) Ongoing network management: troubleshooting and maintenance Security and privacy issues
This book is for those who wish to design networks at the router level. If you aren't designing networks, you may find this book not quite as useful. The Cisco Internetwork Operating System is out of date but most of the commands in the book still work but newers IOS will have a terminal wizard now that will setup up most things in the book much easier.By the way, I am a network administrator.
Good fundamental reference reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
While it doesn't provide a cut and paste how-to, I find this book worth going back to to refresh fundamentals. I work with Bay gear, and this is still a great book. I read very few books from cover-to-cover, but I've already read this one twice. As someone who's WAN is still relatively small, this book targets many of the issues I'm facing as our network grows.
Good (pocket sized) Introduction to Cisco Routers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Very much an introductory book to both Cisco Routers and networking. If you want a toe in the water this is the book for you; also ideal for those in IT Management who are not in the technological front line. Priced OK, too.
A good introductory book but not technical enough
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This book is not technical enough to manage a TCP/IP network consisting of Cisco routers, as you might have expected from the book's title. Thus I was quite disappointed when I read the book. The interface configuration, for example, was presented in the Appendix. For someone not familiar with TCP/IP and routers, this book may be a helpful start. But if you are looking for a book on managing the routed network, ckeck out the book by Chris Lewis.
An Excellent Refresher Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This is a great book for people just starting out with TCP/IP and CISCO routers. It points out the major concepts when dealing with CISCO routers without reading the thousand page manual which accompanies the CISCO router. However, for those who regularly work CISCOs and TCP/IP this book can provide a quick brush on some basic concepts but it does not contain anywhere near the detail required to properly configure, troubleshoot and maintain a WAN comprise of CISCOs especially with all the various fallacies in the various CISCO IOS revisions.This is one of the most comprehensive book I have seen written on CISCO routers and Internetworking.
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