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Title: Configuring Cisco Routers for Bridging DLWs+ and Desktop Protocols by Tan Nam-Kee ISBN: 0-07-135457-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 18 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Could have used the Cisco conf. guides for free
Comment: I did not like the format of this book at all. More than half the book is filled with configuration screen shots and redundant explainations of each command in the config. I could have used the Cisco command reference and config guides instead. Those of us that have read superior books like Routing TCP/IP by Jeff Doyle and Internet Architectures by Halabi will be sorely disappointed with this book. I only read the first few chapters before I decided that I could get better information elsewhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: One good book with many practical examples
Comment: I bought Tan's book because it provides an easy to understand approach to DLSw+ and Desktop protocols.
A lot of literature out there tell you the theories but hardly you can find a book that provides you the practical aspect and implementation on these protocols...
Building complex networks starts from simple ones, and Tan has presented these hard to understand concepts in a simple and practical manner.
I have personally tested out Tan's configuration and they are all workable. I disagree with the previous reviewer, Eric Quinn. Note that AppleTalk RTMP splithorizon can be disabled as illustrated in Tan's configuation. appletalk rtmp-splithorizon is an interface command and is found in IOS 12.X, 11.3, 11.2, etc... I suggest Eric Quinn to configure and verify this on an actual Cisco router before jumping into conclusions and misleading other readers...
For your info, IPX RIP splithorizon cannot be disabled and that's why in Tan's IPX over Frame-Relay configuration he used IPX EIGRP instead.
If you already have books on IP, IP routing etc., Tan's book is a good additon to your collections as it complements IP nicely...
Rating: 4
Summary: Good for the basics, look elsewhere for advanced
Comment: To be fair, I would give this book 4.5 stars for beginners and 3 stars for advanced engineers. You have to realize that each one of these protocols is complex and a book this short doesn't do them all justice. If you need to understand how CLNS works but you don't need to do much with it then you can learn something here.
There were some severe errors in the book. One example is the use of a non-existant command to turn off split horizon when using RTMP. The command "no appletalk rtmp-splithorizon" is used in a configuration but by design, you can't turn off split horizon on RTMP. The Cisco web site does not list this command for IOS 12.0, IOS 11.3 or IOS 11.2 so I have no clue where the author came up with it.
I can't expect a technical book to be without errors and this book does a pretty good job of explaining how the different protocols work despite the errors. Don't expect a big discussion of the ins and outs of how DLSw+ works when you've done "x" with your IP configuration. For that, I would point you to the Cisco Press Internetworking SNA book. Other books exist that explain the other protocols in more depth once you're ready.
Overall, if you know nothing beyond IP, then get this book. If you already are familiar with IPX or DLSw+ then borrow the book from a friend. Before believing the author's configs, test them yourself.
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Title: CCSP Self-Study : Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA) (2nd Edition) by Behzad Behtash, Inc. Cisco Systems ISBN: 1587051494 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 14 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: CCIE Practical Studies: Security (CCIE Self-Study) by Dmitry Bokotey, Andrew Mason, Raymond Morrow ISBN: 1587051109 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 09 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Cisco DQOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) by Wendell Odom, Michael Cavanaugh ISBN: 1587200589 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 13 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: CCIE Practical Studies, Vol. 2 (CCIE Self-Study) by Karl Solie, Leah Lynch ISBN: 1587050722 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 10 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: CCSP CSI Exam Certification Guide (CCSP Self-Study, 642-541) (Ccsp Self-Study) by Ido Dubrawsky, Paul Grey ISBN: 1587200899 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 23 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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