Features specific cases of Cisco router connections & detailed descriptions of real products. Designed to let you quietly set up network connections without hours of training. Paper.

Paul Fischer, is a Senior Network Engineer for Cable and Wireless WEB Hosting based in the Washington, D.C. area.

Dedication

ix

(2)

Foreword

xi

(2)

Introduction

xiii

(4)

Goals

xvii

Chapter 1 The History of Cisco

1

(8)

Why Buy Cisco?

2

(3)

Some Information about Cisco

5

(4)

PART 1 Cisco Products

9

(94)

Chapter 2 Cisco Hardware

11

(36)

Hardware Platforms and How They Differ

12

(1)

Choosing the Right Router

12

(25)

Access Servers

37

(7)

The Truth About Dial-in Speeds (or ISDN Versus Dial-in)

44

(1)

Cabling Differences

45

(2)

Chapter 3 Software

47

(56)

Operating Systems

48

(1)

Configuration and Management Programs

49

(2)

Cisco IOS

51

(4)

IOS CLI Navigation

55

(31)

IOS Feature Sets

86

(2)

Non-IOS

88

(7)

Cisco Configuration and Management Tools

95

(8)

PART 2 Documentation and Other Concerns

103

(44)

Chapter 4 Documentation and Support

105

(10)

Documentation

106

(7)

Cisco Newsgroups

113

(2)

Chapter 5 External Concerns

115

(32)

Telephone Companies

116

(31)

PART 3 Router Configuration

147

(150)

Chapter 6 Jumping in Feet First

149

(62)

Going Backward

150

(2)

Basic Configurations

152

(13)

Interface Configuration in IOS

165

(2)

Profile Configuration in 700 Series Routers

167

(4)

High-Capacity Serial Line Basic Configuration

171

(11)

ISDN BRI Basic Configuration

182

(12)

Configuring the BRI in 700 Series Routers

194

(7)

Actual Configurations

201

(10)

Chapter 7 Intermediate Configurations

211

(42)

Conserving IP Addresses in IOS

212

(3)

Multiple IP Addresses in IOS

215

(3)

Dynamic Routing Protocols in IOS

218

(10)

Routing Protocols on the Cisco 700 Series

228

(5)

Logging Events in IOS

233

(11)

Logging Events on 700 Series Routers

244

(1)

Configuring Domain Name Service

245

(2)

Using the Router as a Network Timeserver

247

(1)

Useful Line Settings in IOS

248

(5)

Chapter 8 Deep Into the Router

253

(44)

Security with Packet Filters

254

(1)

The ULTIMATELY Secure Firewall (Adaptive Packet Destructive Filter)

254

(2)

Filtering Networks and Wildcard Bits

256

(1)

Configuring Packet Filters in IOS

257

(9)

Packet Filter for 700 Series Routers

266

(6)

Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server

272

(6)

Dial-up Address Pooling in IOS

278

(2)

Configuring Channelized T1/E1 Cards

280

(8)

Configuring Modems

288

(2)

Configuring IPX Routing

290

(7)

PART 4 Appendixes

297

(68)

Appendix A Tables

299

(10)

Appendix B Webliography

309

(4)

Appendix C Telecommunications Background for ISDN

313

(28)

Appendix D ISDN Terms, Definitions, and Standards

341

(24)

Glossary

365

(10)

Index

375

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