CISCO IOS in a Nutshell

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The animal on the cover of Cisco IOS in a Nutshell is a donkey, Equus asinus, also known as a domesticated ass. Today’s donkeys are probably descendants of the African wild ass, and they were domesticated by the Egyptians in around 4000 B.C. They’re about four feet tall, and they’re known for their long ears, the short mane that looks a bit like a push broom, and the braying noise they make. The big ears and braying enabled wild asses to keep in touch across the distances that often separated them as they searched for sparse food sources in the African desert. Donkeys are relatives of the horse; though they are considerably smaller in stature than their cousins, they live longer, up to 25-30 years. They can also run as fast as 30 miles per hour.

Emily Quill was the production editor and Rachel Wheeler was the copyeditor for Cisco IOS in a Nutshell. Ann Schirmer and Sada Preisch provided quality control; Derek DiMatteo and Philip Dangler provided production assistance. Ellen Troutman wrote the index.

Hanna Dyer designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with Quark™XPress 4.1 using Adobe’s ...