Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1

Full disclosure, I haven't finished the book yet. I have read the Sybex CCNA books, Cisco CCNP related books and other books from Cisco Press on other topics, Security, VOIP etc. For an introduction to Cisco, the Sybex CCNA Study Guide by Todd Lammle I think is great, but I really needed something that would dig in and explain routing protocols in depth. Most of Cisco Press puts me to sleep after a few pages, but on the shelf or desk of just about every network engineer I work with is a copy of Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (1st Edition). That title seemed to be the defacto standard for all network engineers, and even some engineers that weren't network engineers, so I decided to pick up a copy only to be surprised that it had been updated with a second edition. I figured I'd start at the beginning, when a situation at work dictated that I jump into some specific routing protocols. I found that this book was what I was hoping it'd be. The authors explain things in such a way that the light bulb went off on the inner workings of the protocol. I found I was getting the in-depth knowledge I needed, not just a gloss over and how to configure the protocol at a basic level. The authors somehow manage to provide a wealth of information, without it just looking like they dumped the Cisco Whitepages on a page. It's definitely a technical book, but the information is provided in such a manner that you feel engaged and want to keep reading more. I'm currently going over OSPF, and there are approximately 80+ pages just going over the details of OSPF before the authors even get into how to configure OSPF. And that's just OSPFv2. There is a separate chapter for OSPfv3. It's a hefty book at approximately 800 pages, but the authors are really presenting a lot of material in a human readable format. Translation, you don't have to be a Uber Network Engineer to understand this book. To that I attribute the skill of the authors in relaying the information. I intend the read the full book, but for now I specifically need to concentrate on OSPF and BGP. (BGP is going to be covered in the soon to be released Routing TCP/IP, Volume 2 (2nd Edition) by the same authors and I'll be picking up as soon as it's out. If you are beyond CCNA level or want to move beyond CCNA level, get this book. It's a great for learning and will be a great reference or study guide for any of the routing exams. You won't regret this book.

Well considering EIGRP does more than just IP my title is wrong, but there isn't I can say about this book that hasn't been said already. I've worked with pretty heavily with every routing protocol jumping in and out of customer networks and I really believe this book helped me the most. Each chapter goes over protocol is great detail everything from the forming adjacency, to metric calculations, and even packet formats. You might thing packet formats are unnecessary but when your running tcpdump to troubleshoot an OSPF adjancency you'll be happy you understand what your looking at.This is a book I've read over and over, and one I constantly refer back. I can say with certainty this is one book I don't mind paying for twice. I bought it for my kindle as well as the physical book since it's that good.

This book is great for CCNA prep. It is NOT for easy glossing over of concepts. You really need to be interacting with equipment (or a good simulator) to appreciate the information here. There is a lot that is uncovered and as you learn more, you'll find yourself going back to those same sections and learning more that you didn't appreciate the first (or second) time around.The book is big, but not wasteful. I hate seeing other books that brag about some number of pages (usually 1000 is the magic mark) only to find half of it is huge table of contents, summary after summary, or ridiculously large indexes. Not that kind of wasted space here.My only caveat is the rather large section on IS-IS. This could be seen as a waste for those not using it. I wouldn't be surprised if this section is much smaller in future editions.If you're going for in-depth knowledge for CCNA (not just enough to pass the exam, but understanding concepts), this book is a keeper.

This has been called the bible for networking professionals and after reading it i can see why. The author goes into great detail about the protocols and gives many case studies to show how decisions can be made. The only thing that confused me was the chooses for router names, I for one would have been more confortable with the standard R1,R2 R3... naming conventions over comic book characters names... and all this is a 4.5 star book

Jeff Doyle's Routing TCP/IP Volumes I and II are simply the de facto standard for routing in the Cisco realm. There are no other texts that I can recommend to a higher degree to fully understand routing within networking. This is not only suggested reading, this is a staple requirement for any serious Network Engineer. Anyone considering their CCIE R/S should not proceed further in their studies before reading and studying in depth these two volumes.

This book, and its subsequent volume, are classics in the Cisco networking world. An indispensable volume, whether you're an ambitious, freshly baked CCNA, or a veteran preparing for CCIE.However, it's not a light read; Doyle gets into the nitty-gritty of all IGRPs, Path Control, Redistribution etc. but I think with a little work, it's absolutely doable to understand everything in this book. Keep studying!

Good resource for preparing and studying, I don't understand why the author didn't include EIGRPv6, maybe he forgot it :)Some information about IPv6 is redundant with the Volume 2, in my opinion the Volume 1 should include all about IPv6 and Volume 2 shouldn't, or maybe Volume 2 should only include IPv6 transition mechanisms.

Bought this to help with preparing for the ROUTE EXAM. Love this text. A wealth of information. Getting volume two next.