 | Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) by Jeff Doyle
Buy new: $70.20 / Used from: $49.17 You have to start with understanding the basics of IGP routing. Where do you think the 'R' comes from in CCIE R&S? The 2nd edition of this classic was just published in the fall of '05.
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 | Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development) by Jeff Doyle
Buy new: $68.86 / Used from: $40.99 Move onwards and upwards to BGP, Multicast, and NAT. By the same author as volume 1.
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 | Cisco LAN Switching (CCIE Professional Development series) by Kennedy Clark
Buy new: $64.00 / Used from: $19.92 So, you think you've mastered layer 3? Step down to Layer 2 and learn to master the 'S' in CCIE R&S. This book is on any Network Engineer's shelf. Pray to the routing gods for a second edition of this classic!
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 | Cisco Router Firewall Security by Richard Deal
Buy new: $37.55 / Used from: $31.96 Yes, a security book for the R&S lab. Security can be on the R&S lab. Learn about ACLs, NBAR, CBAC, NAT and more. This is a beast of a book, but is my overall favorite Cisco Sec book!
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 | Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd Edition) by Wendell Odom
Buy new: $47.24 / Used from: $38.50 And you may see some tasks on the R&S lab focused towards QoS. Learn about MQC, Classification mgmt, traffic shaping.
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 | Deploying IPv6 Networks by Ciprian Popoviciu
Buy new: $52.00 / Used from: $35.07 More than enough to make you comfortable for any IPv6 challenges on the lab.
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 | Network Security Principles and Practices (CCIE Professional Development) by Saadat Malik
Buy used from: $21.00 Another book on Security. This is a great book for both the CCIE lab AND real-world scenarios.
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 | Network Warrior by Gary A. Donahue
Buy new: $29.69 / Used from: $32.00 This book appeared during the summer of 2007, but this is the book I've needed for the last 10 years. Great overall book on networking - covers alot of aspects of Cisco routing, switching and some features. Right now, if I was allowed to walk into the lab with one book, this would probably be it.
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 | Cisco BGP-4 Command and Configuration Handbook by William R. Parkhurst
Buy new: $65.00 / Used from: $33.56 Need some help with 1000s of commands for BGP - open up this handy little book. The book both shows the syntax for each command and the use of the command in context.
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 | Cisco OSPF Command and Configuration Handbook by William R. Parkhurst
Buy used from: $38.00 From the same author as the BGP Command and Config handbook - same utility but now for OSPF!
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 | Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (2nd Edition) by Radia Perlman
Buy new: $52.15 / Used from: $7.99 Need to understand more about TCP/IP? Can't go wrong by having this book. Considered one of the 'bibles' for networking.
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 | TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols by W. Richard Stevens
Buy new: $51.60 / Used from: $18.27 Another bible on TCP/IP. Some like Comer's book, some like Stevens - pick your poison!
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 | Internet Routing Architectures (2nd Edition) by Sam Halabi
Buy new: $38.51 / Used from: $33.88 Ok, we're out of the top 10 - and this isn't necessarily a 'must have' but I've seen this book on many bookshelves. Personally, I only gave it 4 stars - but read the reviews, this is a perennial 5!
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 | CCIE Practical Studies, Volume II (CCIE Self-Study) by Karl Solie
Buy used from: $150.00 Again, not in the top 10, but the book gives a good deal of study to some of the more advanced CCIE concepts. Please note - I do not recommend Vol 1 of this same series.
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 | Cisco Certification: Bridges, Routers and Switches for CCIEs (2nd Edition) by Andrew Bruce Caslow
Buy new: $47.24 / Used from: $2.07 A little dated - yes? Of value - of course! Check out their CCIE R&S lab workbooks at NetMasterClass.net
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 | CCIE Routing and Switching Practice Labs by Martin J. Duggan
Buy used from: $39.95 This book maybe a little dated (the R&S lab changed in 2006), but this book will give you an excellent idea of how the questions are presented for the real deal.
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