Since it appears that today's theme is good books, let me add my couple of
bucks on one I just finished last night.
Cisco Access Lists Field Guide by Gil Held and our own Kent Hundley.
Some of you know from private mails that I have included this book on my
recommended list for preparation for the CCNP Security specialization
( MCNS ) exam. That is because it covers in pretty good detail a number of
the topics covered on that exam. ( if it had a section on the Pix firewall,
it would cover it all ) It is also a book versatile enough to be of value
for ACRC study, probably for some aspects of the CCIE written, and of course
for a lot of the day to day kind of work most of us do or want to do.
Topics covered ( summarized from the table of contents ) :
Router operations ( how they work )
Access lists and how they work
Named access lists
Dynamic access lists
Time based access lists ( keep those janitors from surfing the web instead
of sweeping your office! )
Reflexive access lists
Context based access control
( so many things to do! So many ways to do them! )
TCP intercept and NAT ( more neat features )
Cisco encryption ( CEP ) and IPSec, along with a good overview of security
operations
Queuing and traffic shaping
Lots of examples, and even better, lots of explanation of those examples.
The appendices include a detailed algorithm for wildcard mask determination,
with explanation, and a couple of other typical things, such as glossary and
index.
I also have to add that while it is always difficult to determine what
should and should not be included in any book, I have to take this
opportunity to point out that the acronyms table includes, among other
terms, e-mail, which is an acronym for electronic mail, FCC, which is the
acronym for the Federal Communications Commission, and TCP/IP, which I do
hope everyone reading this recognizes. Sorry guys, but its kinda wacky
around my house today, and I can't resist trying to make a humorous comment.
This is a good book, covering some fundamental material in a clear manner.
Examples abound, and are clearly explained. And it covers a lot of ground in
a mere 250 pages of the 5x8 size. One excellent job, and in my humble
opinion a book well worth the asking price.
Chuck
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