Sams Teach Yourself Cisco Routers in 21 Days is an in-depth, straightforward tutorial. It covers configuring a router from the ground up, alerts the reader to the most common problems, and offers tested solutions when they are applicable. Readers will learn how to:

• install the IOS;
• perform the initial configuration;
• configure the router for protocols such as TCP/IP, IPX, RIP, and IGRP,
• avoid common pitfalls working with routers.