Cisco® Router Configuration & Troubleshooting, Second Edition

Conclusion

This chapter introduced some applications and uses of Cisco routers that go beyond the everyday routing of packets and connecting of networks. Some of the tools listed in this chapter do not relate specifically to Cisco routers but instead point out the fact that networking is more than just routers and networks. Support systems that many functions of the Internet rely on also need to be troubleshot at times. You should now be familiar with some of the more readily used and available tools. Hopefully, some ideas have been generated in your mind for other uses for Cisco routers that are not mentioned here. In addition to presenting the most readily used and available troubleshooting tools, this chapter also introduced some simple tools ...