Cisco IOS in a Nutshell Review

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Book:		CISCO IOS in a Nutshell
Subject:		Cisco IOS in a Nutshell Review
Date:		2002-02-26 10:04:44
From:		John Herraghty

Rating: CISCO IOS is essentially an ad-hoc effort that lost logical form some years ago. But IOS is widely known, and is thus a de facto router config standard. For some semblance of logic in the ad hoc jumble, this book will shine a light. I would recommend it for both beginners and experienced operators. It provides a lot of glue to hold information together. CISCO IOS on line help is cryptic at best, but the command line reference covers command by command with excellent configuration examples. When you are away from a router for a few months, and then have to go back to doing a routing project, this is a simple and timesaving way to verify your configs for the basic stuff. Sure, some subjects could have been covered in more depth, but it isn't an encylopaedia, just a desk reference. I much prefer this book which is geared to making things work, than the CISCO books which are geared to passing exams. Use the CISCO web site to review in depth technology configurations. Use this book to review before you configure. Don't show up on a customer site without it.