Re: Book Recommendations

"James.Brown" <j.a.m.e.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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All,

I have recently moved into a new job-role, working in the Network
Support and Engineering team. I have a CCNA, a few years of experience
in the Windows and Linux world, but quite frankly, the sight of a
Cisco config scares me! Could anyone recommend some books to ease the
pain please?

The books covering the certifications tend to cover a lot of ground - try
looking for the CCNP course books.

most are published by Cisco Press with lots of alternates,
www.ciscopress.com - but i find they are cheaper and quicker via Amazon.

The company has a large IP network, with IPSec/GRE VPNs, Multicast,
Layer 3 switching, Catalyst 6500 switches running CatOS or IOS with
BGP and EIGRP routing protocols.

CatOS and IOS on the chassis switches are covered in the best practice
guides. Try starting at the doc pages:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/tsd_products_support_category_home.html

i think the best practice guides are there in the "most popular" bit.

Can anyone recommend any books to get me started please? I need to
refresh my knowledge on the basics, plus get started on IOS/CatOS
upgrades, VLAN interfaces, VPN tunnels, EIGRP and BGP.

at least all the cisco docs tend to be on line - if you can find them.....

www.cisco.com, support, docs should get you started.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

All the best,

James.

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Regards

stephen_hope@xxxxxxxxxxxx - replace xyz with ntl


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