Cisco IOS Cookbook - A complete guide for Cisco Configuration

This morning I received a message on my Linkedin

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Hi Pawan,

Thanks for the wonderful article, can you also suggest a book, which could act as a complete guide for the configuration of Cisco devices. I would be really grateful to you becuase my job comprises of configurations & troubleshooting only.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,

Ratnesh 

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 Ratnesh,

Thanks a lot for following my blog. During my implementation career I happened to read lots of book but one book which personally think was amazing and to the point was "Cisco IOS Cookbook" 

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 don't 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 wasn't quite right.

The book I have is the first edition of this book and they have also added various new topics like - MPLS, IP Security, IPv6, IP Mobilty etc to the second edition. If you trust me then every page of this book is worth every second spent in reading. Configuration examples are simple, to the point and very well explained. This book has contributed to many articles on my blog.

Few other books which I always recommend to my team mates are - 

• Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (The Cisco Press Certification and Training Series)