Mastering Cisco Routers

Cisco routers form the backbone of both the Internet and most corporate networks. Mastering Cisco Routers takes a practical approach to what you need to know to use Cisco routers in the real world. Written by an internetworking expert, this book illustrates the business case for switching and routing, then shows you how hubs, bridges, and Layer 2 switches fit into a network, how routing protocols work, how to subnet effectively, and how to design and implement a network based on Cisco routers. Includes coverage of multilayer switching, tag switching, and SNA integration, and how to configure routers for frame relay and WAN needs.

Newly revised and updated, Mastering Cisco Routers is the mostaffordable, effective way for you to get the information you need to install,configure, and manage Cisco Routers. Inside, step-by-step instructions andrealistic examples help you solve network challenges ranging from the everyday tothe extraordinary. And fresh information on new Cisco features, certificationchanges, and developments in network protocols helps you stay on top of yourgame.

Coverage Includes:

• Understandingtopologies, connection types, data packaging, and the OSI model
• Choosing theappropriate LAN and WAN technologies
• Designing networks using bridges,switches, and routers
• Controlling and securing router traffic using standardand 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
• Controllingrouters using Cisco IOS in privileged and non-privileged modes
• Protecting thenetwork using a bastion host outside the firewall
• Monitoring network healthusing SNMP and Cisco Works 2000
• Understanding the Cisco certificationprogram
• Efficiently subnetting your network
• Implementing static, default,and dynamic routing
• Using Cisco's graphical tools to install, upgrade, andconfigure routers
• Providing secure remote access to your network using VPN