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Summary: Cisco Managers
Review: Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting AUTHOR: Mark Tripod PUBLISHER: New Riders REVIEWED BY: Barbara RhoadesBOOK REVIEW: This book is great for anyone already running and maintaining Cisco routers and their components. Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting contains: a 4-page Content section, a 29-page Index, 16 chapters on various topics, examples of coding though out the book and fairly good sized print. These chapters are broken down into four sections: getting started, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting. If you already have a job and wish to have a reference book to help answer some of the nagging questions, add this book to your library.
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Summary: Cisco Managers
Review: Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting AUTHOR: Mark Tripod PUBLISHER: New Riders REVIEWED BY: Barbara Rhoades BOOK REVIEW: This book is great for anyone already running and maintaining Cisco routers and their components. Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting contains: a 4-page Content section, a 29-page Index, 16 chapters on various topics, examples of coding though out the book and fairly good sized print. These chapters are broken down into four sections: getting started, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting. If you already have a job and wish to have a reference book to help answer some of the nagging questions, add this book to your library.
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Summary: Cool Addition to your Library....
Review: Dont let the size of this small book (271 pages) fool you. Excellent Work by Mark.... Go get one
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Summary: The ultimate NOC Survival Guide!! Better than the first one!
Review: Excellent! Purchased it based on the reviews of the first one and, sufficed it to say, it's better than I expected... True, many of the concepts, configurations & TS methods covered in this book were short & to the point w/o burning too much candle on it; but then again, you shouldn't be reading this if you're not already experienced in internetworking or have a clue on fundamentals... NOC engineers/Network admins: Get this book! Major headache eliminator.... Beginners/"shortcut" hunters: Do yourself a favor & buy a basic guide on Cisco routing first before tackling this one (at least that'll eliminate blaming the book because you couldn't grasp the information contained in it).
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Summary: The ultimate NOC Survival Guide!! Better than the first one!
Review: Excellent! Purchased it based on the reviews of the first one and, sufficed it to say, it's better than I expected... True, many of the concepts, configurations & TS methods covered in this book were short & to the point w/o burning too much candle on it; but then again, you shouldn't be reading this if you're not already experienced in internetworking or have a clue on fundamentals... NOC engineers/Network admins: Get this book! Major headache eliminator.... Beginners/"shortcut" hunters: Do yourself a favor & buy a basic guide on Cisco routing first before tackling this one (at least that'll eliminate blaming the book because you couldn't grasp the information contained in it).
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Summary: Outstanding book for beginner NOC engineers! A must read!
Review: I was very impressed with the troubleshooting perspectives and details as explained by Mark. It was refreshing to find a book that's oriented toward a NOC environment for beginner engineers. Good job, Mark!
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Summary: Great stuff in a small book!
Review: I'm impressed. A small book can give tremendous info without extra stuff. Worth time and money.
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Summary: This is one great book.
Review: If Cisco wasn't the hottest certification of the IT circuit than why are there so many books being written to cover the certifications. The book is delves into a very specific area of Cisco and does a very good job of giving you a detail look in the configuration and troubleshooting process. Starting off this 300-page book is an excellent look into TCP/IP and the OSI model. The book then moves into router configurations, followed up with LAN and WAN concepts. Each topic is given more than enough coverage and the information makes for the perfect reference manual. Also covered is SNMP and router monitoring. The book includes case studies of how to troubleshoot both the physical and network layers and routing protocols. The author makes sure to include router screen shots to show you what things are supposed to look like. While the book is not written for a specific certification, it will give you an excellent start and the coverage more than adequate to help even the foremost expert in the Cisco field.
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Summary: Concise, practical advice
Review: Mark Tripod is one of the foremost minds on Cisco networking. A Senior Backbone Engineer at Exodus Communications, a leading Internet hosting company, Tripod has years of experience configuring and troubleshooting routers for all kinds of networks. In this book, he gives you the information you need to maximixe the use of routers in your network. Tripod begins by quickly touching on the foundation behind routing technology: networks, protocols, and hardware. Then he launches into an advanced discussion of router configuration, addressing setup, local and wide area networking, security and monitoring. Finally, Tripod draws on his extensive hands on experience for a substantial troubleshooting section. This section includes case studies Tripod wrote based on his work with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. With advice, best practices and true technical detail, Cisco Router Configuration and Troubleshooting gives you the information you really need.
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Summary: Confusing and lots of mistakes
Review: My friend looked it over. My friend passed the CCNA and is working on CCNP. There are lots of mistakes with the Cisco commands. The book is good in terms of being practical and shows the practical on the job aspect of Cisco. I got it cheap discounted so I don't mind. It's a dense little book and alot of info implies you work in networking. How many newly minted CCNAs or learning CCNA's understand DS3's going into a Cisco router? However, it is a decent book that shows how it is working as a network engineer and not just learning routing academically.
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