Mastering Cisco Routers (Mastering)

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

"Mastering Cisco Routers" takes a practical approach to what users 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 how hubs, bridges, and Layer 2 switches fit into a network.

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

* Providing secure remote access to your network using VPN

Chris Brenton, CNE, MCSE, and CDS, is a network consultant specializing in implementing network security and troubleshooting multiprotocol environments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Communication Basics.

Chapter 2: Understanding Logical Topologies.

Chapter 3: Protocols.

Chapter 4: Bridging and Switching.

Chapter 5: Routing.

Chapter 6: Routing Protocols.

Chapter 7: Cisco IOS.

Chapter 8: Installing Cisco IOS.

Chapter 9: Access Lists.

Chapter 10: Creating a Bastion Router.

Chapter 11: Virtual Private Networking.

Chapter 12: Managing Cisco Routers.

Chapter 13: Network Case Studies.

Chapter 14: Real-World Routing: Advice from the Field.

Chapter 15: Getting Cisco Certified.

Glossary.

Index.