Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers

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Networking
O'REILLY"
Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers
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:... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Networking
O'REILLY"
Managing IP Networks with Cisco Routers
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
Scott Ballew is a member of Purdue University Computing Center's network engineering group
where he manages a network of over twenty routers and more than 250 subnets using such
varied technologies as switched and shared Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, HiPPI, ATM, Frame
Relay, and several wide-area links to the university's regional campuses. Vissza