Know your gear
O'Reilly
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
Table of Contents
1. The Basics of IP Networking
2. Network Design - Part 1
3. Network Design - Part 2
4. Selecting Network Equipment
5. Routing Protocol Selection
6. Routing Protocol Configuration
7. The Non-Technical Side of Network Management
8. The Technical Side of Network Management
9. Connecting to the Outside World
10. Network Security
A. Configuring Interfaces
B. Where And How To Get New RFCs
C. Obtaining Internet Drafts
D. Obtaining IP Addresses
First Edition October 1997
ISBN: 1-56592-320-0
346 pages
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
Table of Contents
1. The Basics of IP Networking
2. Network Design - Part 1
3. Network Design - Part 2
4. Selecting Network Equipment
5. Routing Protocol Selection
6. Routing Protocol Configuration
7. The Non-Technical Side of Network Management
8. The Technical Side of Network Management
9. Connecting to the Outside World
10. Network Security
A. Configuring Interfaces
B. Where And How To Get New RFCs
C. Obtaining Internet Drafts
D. Obtaining IP Addresses
First Edition October 1997
ISBN: 1-56592-320-0
346 pages