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Troubleshooting Remote Access Networks (CCIE Professional Development) Review by Brion Washington
WOW!!! Awesome Book. A must have
WOW!!! If this book isn't in your library, then your library is not complete. This book is a must have for the serious network professionals. Being in the CCIE Professional Development Series should tell you all you need to know about this AWESOME book.
Do you want to know about ISDN? Frame Relay? Dial Services? VPN's? How Remote Access troubleshooting? Then look no further
The first part of the book gives the reader foundational information on telecommunications and the various technologies associated with it. Then you learn about the options that can be deployed for remote access. The options section is good, and it describes the technologies along with the limitations and benefits for each of them. This will help you to make an informed decision on what you should deploy. You are also presented a handy section on management considerations for remote access. It's always nice to know what management might be thinking. The telecommunication chapter is very well done. After reading this chapter your knowledge of this subject will be substantial.
Next you get into the cloud chapter as the author calls it. This chapter describes the components that you would find in the network cloud. The pages in this chapter are good and provide the reader with a wealth of information. This is a very well prepared section that helps the user build a solid foundation. Trust me you'll have to know and use this material in the real world regardless of whether you are on a data, voice or converged network. The components and service provider sections are good for helping complete the readers' knowledge and understanding of a cloud.
The troubleshooting chapter is GOLDEN. You are given general steps and advice to help resolve problems in any type of environment not just remote networks. You are then taken on a review of the DoD and OSI models. They even through in a cool little protocol diagram that maps different protocols all the way from layer 7 to layer 1. I could ramble on and on about this chapter suffice it to say this is arguably the BEST TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION I have ever read!!! Buy the book and checkout this chapter.
Parts II - V of the book gets into the main technologies that can be used for remote access. I really liked the format the author used for these parts of this book. He starts by providing an overview of the technology. Once you have a solid foundation he then takes you into design solutions. After your introduction you are shown practical application of it. Next you are taught how to troubleshoot this specific technology. The next phase that is used to hammer home everything you just read of the last few chapters is a chapter on troubleshooting scenarios. You are walked through various problems complete with commands and screen outputs.
The materials that are presented in parts II - V are just incredible for knowledge of Dial up, ISDN, Frame Relay, and VPNs.
This book is for people that need to have accurate and detailed information on Remote Access. Whether you're looking for foundational skills or need to troubleshoot remote access networks. You will be very happy with this book. After all it is in the CCIE Professional series, which should be enough to buy the book alone.