All indian reprints of oreilly are printed in grayscale. Never has something cried out for a cookbook quite as much as ciscos internetwork operating system ios . Ios is powerful and flexible but also confusing and daunting. Most tasks can be accomplished in several different ways. And you dont want to spend precious time figuring out which way is best when youre trying to solve a problem quickly. Thats what this cookbook is for. Fortunately most router configuration tasks can be broken down into several more or less independent steps you configure an interface you configure a routing protocol you set up backup links you implement packet filters and other access control mechanisms. What you really need is a set of recipes that show you how to perform the most common tasks so you can quickly come up with a good configuration for your site. And you need to know that these solutions work you dont want to find yourself implementing a backup link at 2 a.M. Because your main link is down and the backup link you set up when you installed the router wasnt quite right. Thoroughly revised and expanded cisco ios cookbook 2nd edition adds sections on mpls security ipv6and ip mobilityand presents solutions to the most common configuration problems including configuring interfaces of many types from serial to atm and frame relayconfiguring all of the common ip routing protocols rip eigrp ospfand bgp configuring authenticationconfiguring other services including dhcp and ntpsetting up backup linksand using hsrp to configure backup routersmanaging the router including snmp and other solutionsusing access lists to control the traffic through the router if you work with cisco routers you need a book like this to help you solve problems quickly and effectively. Even if youre experienced the solutions and extensive explanations will give you new ideas and insights into router configuration. And if youre not experiencedif youve just been given responsibility for managing a network with cisco routersthis book could be a jobsaver.