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Books I have and/or have read. The images link to the corresponding Amazon product page. While I could care less about making a commission peddling for Amazon (I have a job, thanks), I highly suggest reading each book listed.
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Clare Gough, David Hucaby, Neil Lovering, Brian Morgan, Amir Ranjbar, Brent Stewart
Cisco Press
A collection of four excellent books, one for each CCNP exam (BSCI, BCMSN, ISCW, and ONT). I've read though this set in preparation for my CCNP. Included with each book is a CD with a test engine and the book's content in PDF format.
ISBN: 978-1587201783
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Charles Spurgeon
O'Reilly
Anything you ever want to know about Ethernet can probably be found in this book. The author goes into exceptional detail about concepts not often considered by network admins, such as how Ethernet autonegotiation works and low-level signaling.
ISBN: 978-1565926608
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Jon Erickson
No Starch Press
The first edition was outstanding, and its successor is supposed to have expanded even further on hacking concepts. Be warned, this book assumes a familiarity with Assembler.
ISBN: 978-1593271442
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Vijay Bollapragada
Cisco Press
Although somewhat outdated, the concepts outlined in this book are critical to understanding packet-switching operation. It's also neat how the discussion of processes and memory segmentation forces the reader to consider IOS as, in fact, and operating system.
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Sam Halabi
Cisco Press
A thorough review of fundamental BGP concepts, from theory to implementation. Scenarios are presented from both customer and provider points of view.
ISBN: 978-1578702336
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Gary Donahue
O'Reilly
A refreshing account of many years as a network consultant, Network Warrior provides a practical review of many beginning- and intermediate-level network technologies.
ISBN: 978-0596101510
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Thomas Limoncelli, Christina Hogan, Strata Chalup
Addison-Wesley
Although encyclopedic in nature, TPSNA (as I've come to call it) serves as an invaluable reference tool. Many years of experience are neatly organized by topic and depth. This book is a great source for best practices.
ISBN: 978-0321492661
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Jeff Doyle, Jennifer Carroll
Cisco Press
Often referred to as the "routing bible," the authors cover a vast amount of material in considerable detail. I began reading after completing my CCNP studies, and this book has proven to be a great step up toward the CCIE level. Volume one deals primarily with internal gateway protocols and other enterprise-oriented technologies.
ISBN: 978-1587052026
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Cyrus Peikari, Anton Chuvakin
O'Reilly
A broad but succinct coverage of the most prevalent security threats, as well as mitigation measures. The first section can be a bit dense, as it covers reverse software engineering, but the remainder of the book is much easier to digest.
ISBN: 978-0596005450
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Michal Zalewski
No Starch Press
Scary deep security. The author covers a plethora of unconventional attacks, such as TEMPEST (emissions interception), keyboard pattern analysis, PRNG weaknesses, and even data leakage from device LEDs.
ISBN: 978-1593270469
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Kevin Mitnick, William Simon
Wiley
Although I never cared for the "OMG itz kevin mitnick!!!11" hype, his book is an interesting read. Inside are stories which expose just how damaging (and how easy) social engineering attacks can be.
ISBN: 978-0764542800
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