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.