Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers

By Scott M. Ballew
October 1997
Pages: 346
ISBN 10: 1-56592-320-0 | ISBN 13: 9781565923201
(4) (Average of 4 Customer Reviews)

Book description

This practical guide to setting up and maintaining a production network covers how to select routing protocols, configure protocols to handle most common situations, evaluate network equipment and vendors, and set up a help desk. Although it focuses on Cisco routers, and gives examples using Cisco's IOS, the principles discussed are common to all IP networks.
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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

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Book details

First Edition: October 1997
ISBN: 1-56592-320-0
Pages: 346
Average Customer Reviews: (4) (Based on 4 Reviews)

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Great book, August 22 2007

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Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]

This is a great book for beginners, I wish it would have included more information regarding wan load balancing and wan optimization using technologies like Unified Bandwidth Management (http://www.unifiedbandwidthmanagement.org) .

Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers Review, November 12 2002

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Submitted by Israel Cortes [Respond | View]

This book rates 4 Bug eyed creatures!

The first 4 chapters told me what unnecessary ports I needed to shutdown and some nice exmples of using SSH to get into my Routers. That alone was worth the price of the book. Even though we use a Cisco VPN a little more secuirty wouldn't hurt. I do however agree with the past reviewer in that some debugging instances would help also.

If you are familiar with TFTP and configuring your router than you will have no problems with the examples in the book.

Where is the Hardening Cisco PIX firewall book!?

Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers Review, September 04 2001

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Submitted by Robert Sanchez [Respond | View]

An absolute must for anyone looking at getting involved in Wide Area Networks. It provides a solid foundation to the technically inclined beginners and a refresher to some veterans.

A new edition armoring with current standards is in desperate need for this battle companion.

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Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers Review, May 28 2000

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Submitted by Rajesh Tiwari [Respond | View]

Nicely written book for beginners... but
should have provided certain debugging
examples also

Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers Review, February 15 1998
Submitted by Alan Helmore-Simpson [Respond | View]

Good, easy read, could have done with some hands on examples of configuring some routers.

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"A lot of wisdom about all aspects of networking and internetworking is present in this book, and every network profesional would probably benefit from reading it carefully. This is probably the best single source of networking knowledge in print..." --Nick Christenson, ;login, February 1998

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