I finished this book yesterday. Overall a pretty good read although very academic and somewhat dated in certain areas. If you want to know more about TCP/IP this is a good book to read. I am also going to read
Book list
These are the books I am planning on reading: Interconnections: Bridges and Routers by Radia Perlman Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols and Architecture v.1 by Douglas E. Comer TCP/IP Illustrated: Protocols v. 1: The Protocols by W. Richard Stevens Internet
Halfway through Internetworking with TCP/IP
I am roughly halfway through this book right now by Douglas E. Comer. The book is called Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol.1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (4th Edition). I am finding it a good read so far. It talks about the
Ubuntu on a stick
Since I have started studying for the CCIE I needed a lab. I don’t have the space/money to get a dedicated home lab so I have to use Dynamips and GNS3 instead. It is well known that Dynamips runs better
Finished Perlmans book
Well, I didn’t really finish it. I was about halfway through when I decided I had enough. I was a bit disappointed with it I must say. I do like Perlman but her writing style didn’t really appeal to me.
Finding time to study
I have a wonderful fiancee and a son who is 2 years old today! Having a family means there is a lot less time available for studying. I can’t do those cram sessions for 8 hours straight. I have a
First post
So… I decided to go for the CCIE. I have a lot of reading to do and the first book I’m reading is “Interconnections, Bridges, Routers, Switches and Internetworking Protocols Second Edition” by Radia Perlman. Radia is the inventor of