Practical Cisco Routers

by Joseph W. Habraken

Practical Cisco Routers is an excellent first purchase for anyone interested in Router technology. It provides hands-on steps and easy-to-follow screen captures for the basic configuration of a new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789721031
• ISBN13: 9780789721037
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The only book I had to use

Simple yet thorough.On my desk I had:IP Routing Primer - doesn't make good bed-time reading ;-)Cisco Routers Black Book - very nicely written, but a bit too detailed for a quick job.Those were given by my employer.Practical Cisco Routers - thin and easy to read. Uses extensive examples to show you exactly how things work. That one is a personal copy.I only had to refer to my Practical book in order to setup the router and tell someone to set up the other end of the system.This book will not tell you the intricacies of EIGRP or explain what the output of sh tech means, but you will be up and running in no time. I only had to read one chapter to get everything configured and integrated into my main global network.Do yourself a favor and read it thoroughly before starting a configuration using a GUI tool. There is a lot more you need to know than you might believe otherwise.So just how much do I like this book? I am not willing to sell it!

Outstanding Book

This was an outstanding book with the little knowledge I had already on Cisco routers. This books brought me up to speed in a hurt in a fun easy to read type book. I loved it. And I look forward to reading more of the Practical Series of books from QUE.

This is an excellent introduction to cisco router book!

I do agree that this is the best introduction book for Cisco beginners. It gives you from all the basic things you need to know about networking concepts and then explain the features of the routers and how to configure it.I would recommend this books to my friends. Well the price itself is affordable :)

Great book for Beginners !

One of the best intros to Cicso Routers and Networking in general. Networking topics are NOT explained in detail, but it is sufficient to get the feet wet for beginners. The chapter on TCP/IP is very good and exhaustive though not elobrate. As far as Cisco Routers are concerned, it give a handsholding type of introduction. One of the best books that I've read. Supplement this book by Cisco TCP/IP by Chris Lewis, TCP/IP Routing by Jeff Doyle, ICRC by Laura Chappell (There are other books of the same name, ICRC, by not so good authors) and ACRC. Also Cicso, A beginners Guide by Tom and Toby is recommended.

Excellent Book

This is an excellent book for beginners. I'd whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Cisco Internetworking world. This book clearly explains the basics of LAN/WAN/Routing Technologies. Great Intro book for CCNA wanna-be :)