So now I understand why everyone says that the Routing TCP/IP books from Cisco Press are considered must have books for CCIE study. I started studying RIP today. I first read the chapter in the Exam Certification Guide. Then I read both chapters from Routing TPC/IP vol1. I think I may need to buy some more highlighters just to get through that book.
What the few chapters that I have read so far, the book does an excellent job of really breaking down a routing protocol into its mechanics. I think most people would agree that RIP is a pretty simple routing protocol. Even with its simplicity, I was going nuts highlighting info that I had never really learned about it before. Even with the detail that the book goes into, it does a good job giving examples to illustrate functionality that might not be clear from reading the description.
I’ll wait until I’ve gotten through the entire book to give an official review or recommendation. But if the rest of the book is on par with what I have read so far, I have a feeling that I’ll be giving it 3 thumbs up.
On a related note, does anyone have an extra thumb that I could borrow? 
