Guide to Cisco Routers Configuration: Becoming a Router Geek, 2nd Edition

This easy-to-follow text/reference presents a practical guide to the configuration of Cisco routers, from tasks for beginners to advanced operations. The work starts with the simple step-by-step task of connecting the router and performing basic configuration, before building up to complex and sensitive operations such as router IOS upgrade and Site-to-Site VPNs. This updated and expanded new edition has been enhanced with a more detailed treatment of each topic, supported by a set of training scenarios. Features: discusses basic configuration, domestic duties, standard and advanced routing, WAN technologies, security, router management, remote connectivity, and practical tips; explains in detail the steps required to configure different protocols on Cisco routers; includes coverage of MPLS, multicasting, GRE, HSRP, reflexive and timed-access lists, and configuration steps for IPv6 (NEW); provides an extensive selection of training scenarios, designed to offer hands-on practice in the relevant tasks (NEW).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Starting Up A Cisco Router
Chapter 2 Domestic Router Functions Configuration
Chapter 3 Routing Protocols Configuration
Chapter 4 Advanced Routing Protocols Configuration
Chapter 5 Wan Technologies
Chapter 6 Security Configuration
Chapter 7 Cisco Router Management
Chapter 8 Remote Connectivity To Cisco Router
Chapter 9 Hints And Tips