Cisco IOS Essentials - Softcover

Albritton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071347437 ISBN 13: 9780071347433

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1999

Essential information, almost impossible to find elsewhere, for every Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) administrator. First IOS book by a CCIE, so readers can be sure they're getting expert and experienced advice. Designed to serve as a basic, day-to-day operations manual with an easy-to-use layout.

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Review:

Focusing on what you need to know to get what you want from your Cisco router and its operating system, Cisco IOS Essentials will get new users up to speed in a hurry. After a brief introduction to the science of linking networks together, Albritton explains how to do the initial configuration of a Cisco 2520 router. (He uses the 2500 series, running IOS 11.x, in all his examples.) Through the book's intelligent guidance, you'll get instructions on plugging in cables and on IOS, its command set, and configuration management subsequent to initial setup. (Configuration coverage includes DNS configuration, backup operations, and security.)

IP configuration components are explored, including subnetting and the operation of the Cisco Discovery Protocol. You'll also find good coverage of dynamic routing over IP networks (with RIP, OSPF and IGRP, and EIGRP). --David Wall

From the Publisher:

The CCIE author truly understands his subject and makes it easy for you to understand, too. He gives you a well-organized layout that puts all the information you need for any given job in one place.

In these pages, you'll find help with all common multi-protocol routing and bridging configurations from IP through VINES and WANs, plus a comprehensive A-to-Z command reference.

In short, John Albritton's Cisco IOS Essentials is the professional reference that's been missing on the system that makes Cisco work an orderly, clear presentation of how to proceed with any given configuration task, and the most convenient available quick reference on all IOS commands. As the author says, "You will see that configuring IOS to perform basic routing and bridging of network messages is pretty easy; it can be done by learning and putting into practice just a few basic commands. Of course, IOS is not always intuitive; that's why you need this book." Cisco IOS Essentials is essential for Cisco administrators and network engineers or at least the ones who want to know the easy way to do it right.

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