- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0072133392
- ISBN-13: 978-0072133394
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.8 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,435,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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You generally can't pick up knowledge of Cisco products casually, the way you can learn about Microsoft Windows, Unix and other products that are more generally accessible. For this reason, Cisco: A Beginner's Guide performs a valuable service. It introduces Internet working novices to the language and fact base that underlie routers, switches, network protocols and the rest of the Internet's infrastructure. True enough, no book can teach you everything you need to know about a subject as complex as Internetworking, it does a great job of giving you the background you need to perform well in a class or do hands-on experiments intelligently.
The book goes heavy on prose, enabling the reader to slowly absorb the truth about complex systems as the author lays a foundation of knowledge and proceeds to build upon it. Conceptual diagrams help drive home relationships among network devices, though a series of "blueprints" in the centre of this book suffer from being split down the middle by the book's binding--fold-outs would be far better. This is a superb book, one of the best around on Internetworking with Cisco. It would make an excellent first purchase for someone with ambitions to become a Cisco expert, as well as a fine "fundamentals" reference for more accomplished network engineers.--David Wall, amazon.com
Topics covered: Internetworking from a theoretical standpoint, backed up by information on how Cisco products handle implementation (meaning, in part, that you get information on which Cisco lines and models are good for which jobs). Technically, readers get the goods on Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), routers, switches, routing protocols and security. There's great information on the pantheon of Cisco certifications, too. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Cisco: A Beginner's Guide", second edition, offers a solid foundation in Cisco technology by leading the reader from introductory concepts to hands-on implementation. This new edition will contain the following additional and updated material: new coverage of wireless technologies; new chapter on Cisco business solutions; information on routers and switches will reflect the current Cisco product range including recent products releases; all material on certification will be updated to reflect the current programmes and course objectives; more routing theory; and new material on security, specifically intrusion detection.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I work in a Mobile Telephony Switching Environment, and rapidly, my switch floor is filling up with Black boxes with the Cisco Brand name on them. So I decided its about time I started finding out what these boxes do. While being slightly disappointed that the book is very US centric- always mentioning T1's T3's and SONET standards to the almost total exclusion of E1's and SDH, it is still a very readable, accessible and informative text. The example and figures give good background to the concepts covered. All things said and done I have found little to fault this book (other than the US thing) and would recommend it to anyone setting out to find out more about Cisco technology. A colleague of mine is starting down the CCNA route and having looked at it himself was very impressed with what it covers- better than the recommended reading for his course he said!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book three years after attaining my MCSE and eighteen months after becoming a CCNA. I find that this book fills in the little holes that are there even after passing numerous exams. It also gives a global picture of the internet structure with some good graphics that puts the whole technology into perspective.
Not just for beginners but for experienced people as well.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book as an introduction to cisco, and it did the trick, it allows people with basic or little knowledge to get a grip with cisco, it has excellent diagrams which explain the various ideas of cisco. The IOS section does take some re-reads to get a complete underdstanding. This would be a great first step before you buy one of the CCNA study guides
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Excellent Book
This book gives a concise overview of the internet and its overall complexity. For beginners it is a good place to start , for the more accomplished engineers its also a good... Read more
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Great start
This book is the best place to start.Once you digest it,you are ready to tackle the study guide to prepare for the exam.Money well spent! Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2001
Recommended
I bought this book to learn more about networking and to focus on Cicso products because, as a structured cabling engineer, I see their products installed on a daily basis. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2000
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