Mastering Cisco Routers

By Chris Brenton and Andrew Hamilton

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782141072
• ISBN13: 9780782141078
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Imagine WiFi LLC review

This is a great book for anyone wanting to learn more about Cisco Routers. It covers networking basics at the beginning of the book, so its not totally above a beginners head; but it also includes step by step advanced configuration. I always have this book on our shelf for myself or any of our employees at Imagine WiFi LLC to refer to when working with Cisco Routers.

Excellent reference

If you want real world knowledge buy this book. This is not a CCNA "how to pass the test" book; this is an "everyday usable" book. It helped me much more with my work than the Lammle CCNA guide. Very helpful for day to day operations.

Great book for those with some Cisco knowledge

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.

Very Good Book

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.

Mastering Cisco Routers

I picked this book up at a local store as almost an after thought to go with my collection of other Cisco books, including Sybex and Cisco press. After having read it, I really, really enjoyed the book. What I found most useful were the excellent screen shots and step by step diagrams and instructions. I highly recommend it as a very good introduction and day to day use of Cisco routers.