Frustrated with networking books so chock-full of acronyms that your brain goes into sleep mode? Head First Networking’s unique, visually rich format provides a task-based approach to computer networking that makes it…
BGP – Things to Remember
1. BGP uses TCP port 179 for transport. Router with the higher BGP router-id initiates BGP session from a random port. 2. The interface from which the BGP router ID is taken…
Freedown – CCNA Voice Exam Cram
CCNA Voice Exam Cram for IIUC Exam 640-460, by David Bateman William Burton, CCIE No. 1119 In this book you’ll learn how to Understand digital and analog circuits Use voice signaling protocols…
IGP – Things to Remember
1. Routing occurs by finding the longest match in the routing table and by recursing to the outgoing interface. 2. We can debug the transiting traffic by enabling the process switching. But…
Freedown – OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet Routing Protocol
Written for TCP/IP network administrators, protocol designers, and network application developers, this book gives the most complete and practical view ever into the inner workings of Internet routing. The book focuses on…
Wiley – Wireless Mesh Networks Mar 2009
Written by authors with vast experience in academia and industry, Wireless Mesh Networks provides its readers with a thorough overview and in-depth understanding of the state-of-the-art in wireless mesh networking. It offers…
Cisco Announces CCIE v4.0 Written Beta (US$50)
Cisco has announced the beta exam for the new CCIE v4.0 exam. For the reduced price of $50, this is a good opportunity for recertification for those with their digits or for…
EIGRP – Things to Remember
1. The IP header of an EIGRP packet specifies protocol number 88. 2. To establish neighbor relationship, the neighbors must be in the same IP subnet. While EIGRP supports secondary IP addresses…
OSPF – Things to Remember
1. The IP header of an OSPF packet specifies protocol number 89. 2. To establish OSPF neighbor adjacency, hello/dead timers, MTU (otherwise have to use "ip ospf mtu-ignore") must match. Unique router-id…