| Dedication | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Goals | p. xvii |
| The History of Cisco | p. 1 |
| Why Buy Cisco? | p. 2 |
| Some Information about Cisco | p. 5 |
| Cisco Products | p. 9 |
| Cisco Hardware | p. 11 |
| Hardware Platforms and How They Differ | p. 12 |
| Choosing the Right Router | p. 12 |
| Access Servers | p. 37 |
| The Truth About Dial-in Speeds (or ISDN Versus Dial-in) | p. 44 |
| Cabling Differences | p. 45 |
| Software | p. 47 |
| Operating Systems | p. 48 |
| Configuration and Management Programs | p. 49 |
| Cisco IOS | p. 51 |
| IOS CLI Navigation | p. 55 |
| IOS Feature Sets | p. 86 |
| Non-IOS | p. 88 |
| Cisco Configuration and Management Tools | p. 95 |
| Documentation and Other Concerns | p. 103 |
| Documentation and Support | p. 105 |
| Documentation | p. 106 |
| Cisco Newsgroups | p. 113 |
| External Concerns | p. 115 |
| Telephone Companies | p. 116 |
| Router Configuration | p. 147 |
| Jumping in Feet First | p. 149 |
| Going Backward | p. 150 |
| Basic Configurations | p. 152 |
| Interface Configuration in IOS | p. 165 |
| Profile Configuration in 700 Series Routers | p. 167 |
| High-Capacity Serial Line Basic Configuration | p. 171 |
| ISDN BRI Basic Configuration | p. 182 |
| Configuring the BRI in 700 Series Routers | p. 194 |
| Actual Configurations | p. 201 |
| Intermediate Configurations | p. 211 |
| Conserving IP Addresses in IOS | p. 212 |
| Multiple IP Addresses in IOS | p. 215 |
| Dynamic Routing Protocols in IOS | p. 218 |
| Routing Protocols on the Cisco 700 Series | p. 228 |
| Logging Events in IOS | p. 233 |
| Logging Events on 700 Series Routers | p. 244 |
| Configuring Domain Name Service | p. 245 |
| Using the Router as a Network Timeserver | p. 247 |
| Useful Line Settings in IOS | p. 248 |
| Deep Into the Router | p. 253 |
| Security with Packer Filters | p. 254 |
| The Ultimately Secure Firewall (Adaptive Packet Destructive Filter) | p. 254 |
| Filtering Networks and Wildcard Bits | p. 256 |
| Configuring Packet Filters in IOS | p. 257 |
| Packet Filter for 700 Series Routers | p. 266 |
| Using a Cisco Router as a DHCP Server | p. 272 |
| Dial-up Address Pooling in IOS | p. 278 |
| Configuring Channelized T1/E1 Cards | p. 280 |
| Configuring Modems | p. 288 |
| Configuring IPX Routing | p. 290 |
| Appendixes | p. 297 |
| Tables | p. 299 |
| Webliography | p. 309 |
| Telecommunications Background for ISDN | p. 313 |
| ISDN Terms, Definitions, and Standards | p. 341 |
| Glossary | p. 365 |
| Index | p. 375 |
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