Ccsp Self-study: Cisco Secure Pix Firewall Advanced Cspfa

By Behzad Behtash and Cisco Systems Inc.

An authorized self-study guide based on the CCSP CSPFA 642-521 exam from Cisco Systems, this book covers the management and usage of the best-selling line of PIX Firewalls from Cisco Systems. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587051494
• ISBN13: 9781587051494
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cisco Systems
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 2.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

CCSP SELF-STUDY: Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced

Overall, this is a very good intermediate level text on Cisco firewalls. It is not for the beginning networker. Having an understanding of topics such as VLANS, access lists, NAT, PAT, and routing protocols is a prerequisite, if one wants to utilize the text to its fullest potential. With this understanding, this book becomes a powerful reference on setting up a Cisco PIX firewall. It walks one through the necessary steps of configuring a firewall in various different networking environments. The scenarios provided in the text can be adapted for most small to medium-sized networks. As one continues reading, the level and depth of material gets progressively more difficult. This increased difficulty may appeal to the advanced networker. Topics in this category include VPNs, attack guards, and enterprise management will not make sense to the novice, but add value and depth to the text. Simply put, this book is a good reference and study aide on the topic of PIX firewalls. It is worth reading, if you are interested in learning basic topics or even some advanced ones. What you get from this book totally depends on the amount of time and work you put into reading and/or studying the text. This book will remain on my shelf as a valuable reference as I could not find much to fault.

Good Reference

I grabbed the book as I got in to a project where I needed to configure Failover PIX system. Given no prior experience with PIX, this book was very handy. However, I still had to consult Cisco website for useful and up-to-date information for PPTP, MPPE, etc.