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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
EAN: 9780072133394
ISBN: 0072133392
Label: McGraw-Hill Companies
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 710
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Studio: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Shows beginner CISCO users how to gets started with Cisco-related technology and products, outlining how to work with routers, switches, hubs, and Cisco software. Also includes a section with sample network designs for additional visual instruction. Also shows how to troubleshoot common problems with Cisco systems. Softcover.
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Summary: Cisco
Comment: Ordered this book and didn't need it in the end. Seemed like it took a while to get to me though. Surely I'll need in for the field I am in so it will get put to use. Arrived in new condition though.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: I was looking for an objective and well written book introducing the Cisco product line and I found it. I had originally found the 2nd edition in the library and enjoyed it so much I ordered it on Amazon and found that there was a very recent 4th edition.
The authors know their Cisco networking and are not afraid to mention some of the shortcomings of Cisco along with the many positive points. It's also nice to read a data book by authors who have a sense of humor. Sometimes the dryness of the writing of most data guides is exhausting. The authors should be congratulated on a fine series of books. Thank you.
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Summary: A Pure Joy To Read!
Comment: Toby and Anthony Velte have done a superb job on this book. I have been an IT professional for over 12 years. I have owned an ISP and consulted with many companies regarding their network infrastructures. The title of this book almost made me pass it up. I'm glad I didn't. I found myself reading this book and looking forward to the next chapter. This book is a good overview of Cisco Fusion architectures, and how to apply it in a real, pragmatic way. It was refreshing how complex technologies and ideas were made simple by good writing. This book is pure candy for an IT professional and a must read for any network engineer or designer. I'll be keeping my eyes open for any other books authored by Toby and Anthony Velte.
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Summary: Great book!
Comment: This is a very practical book. If you are just entering the field of networking or would like to get a broad yet solid coverage of Cisco technologies, including firewalls, switches and routers, this book is an excellent choice! There are many certification oriented books on the market, and Cisco online publications may be hard to grasp sometimes (especially for novice users)... This book definitely fills the gap. You start off with the introduction to Cisco. Chapter two gives you a short networking primer. Subnetting can be a killer, so you may actually need some additional help outside this book. So step by step, whether it is about protocols, appliances, topologies, network design, security - you will learn and understand a lot! I also appreciate the authors including excellent illustrations, making the book even easier to "digest". This book is must have!
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Summary: The first 40 pages in 768 pages.
Comment: An awful lot of computer books seem to leave out the first forty pages that should give you an introduction of just what it is that we are trying to do with this piece of hardware or software. This whole book, all 768 pages of it can be considered the first forty pages of any Cisco or Networking book that you might otherwise want to read.
This book talks about the internet, not about how to surf to a web page, but about the underlying structure - the backbone, the protocols, the way a message gets from here to there and back. The orientation is, as you might guess from the title, towards Cisco equipment. But I doubt that there are very many ISPs that don't have at least one Cisco box.
The book covers the Cisco philosophy on routers, switches, quality of service, security, wireless, content delivery, protocols, network management, network design, and finally even how to troubleshoot Cisco networks.
This is not a manual or certification cram guide for say the Cisco 12000 series router. This is the first forty pages of the manual on those products. And after reading the first forty pages, you might know if you need a Series 12000, or a Series 800. You'll at least be able to understand the manuals on these pieces of equipment.
Excellent book. I'd like to see the same thing on PC's, mainframes, clustering, and on and on.
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