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Summary: A good read but not what you need.
Review: Just took the CCNP Support exam and did not pass. I based my whole preparation on this book and its exam prep software. I read the book twice and went over problem areas on a nightly basis. I was scoring 100% on the sybex edge test prep. Was confident of at least passing. The information in the book did not match up with the exam. Frankly, this book came up short. Though I failed by a calculated two questions, I can say practical job experience contributed more than this book. Things were worded in Cisconese and seemed to be centered around that company's learning objectives with no deviation. The main commands taught in this book were scarcely referred to by any of the test questions. In conclusion, I would recommend obtaining training materials from Cisco. If they are not available, wait.
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Summary: Sufficient if you are experienced
Review: Not a very helpful book for CIT 2.0 exam. Cisco Troubleshooting book is much better for CCNP exam.
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Summary: not good enough
Review: Not a very helpful book for CIT 2.0 exam. Cisco Troubleshooting book is much better for CCNP exam.
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Summary: Here goes Sybex again! (only 1 thing to warn you)
Review: The current test is 640-606 which came out in the first of 2002. This book is only been out sense September 20, 2002. Only one review is of the current edition. The old editions are very poor study guides. However, the current editions of the books are more in line with the test. As for the two new exams that I have taken, I found the Sybex as good as if not better than the Cisco. The best options for the CCNP tests are to get both Sybex and the Cisco. Note however, that the Cisco books for this test (Support) and Remote Access and are for the old exams! Also Cisco books are poorly written and are full of errors and the Sybex will compliment the poor Cisco books
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Summary: Please note the Dates of the reviews.
Review: The current test is 640-606 which came out in the first of 2002. This book is only been out sense September 20, 2002. Only one review is of the current edition. The old editions are very poor study guides. However, the current editions of the books are more in line with the test. As for the two new exams that I have taken, I found the Sybex as good as if not better than the Cisco. The best options for the CCNP tests are to get both Sybex and the Cisco. Note however, that the Cisco books for this test (Support) and Remote Access and are for the old exams! Also Cisco books are poorly written and are full of errors and the Sybex will compliment the poor Cisco books
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Summary: Here goes Sybex again! (only 1 thing to warn you)
Review: This book ALONE will be enough for you to pass 640-606. The only small weak point that I found was in the section where they were explaining "silicon switching""netflow switching"..etc, the whole explanation was not that clear; Cisco Press' equivalent book did a better job in this section. Except for this, I found this book was a way better than Cisco one with more detailed explanation for each subject. With Sybex book of Support, I finished my CCNP study. Sybex was always there for me to help me out for each exam. I cannot thank them too much. Their books are easy, clear and fun to read.
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Summary: Sybex should have a second edition of this book
Review: This book doesn't provide an overview of the interfaces of Catalyst 5000 series which is covered mostly in the exam (Supervisor Engine, LED's, etc.). This is too wordy also, but doesn't provide you on how to interpret the output of the debug commands in IP and IPX protocol which is also covered mostly in the exam. To pass the CCNP 640-506 exam, you need not only this book but a full hands-on on Catalyst 5000 series of switches.
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Summary: Almost Everything you need to pass exam.
Review: This book has excellent coverage of every topic on the CIT exam. There is just one problem with this book, it prepares you for everything but the Cisco questions themselves. The review questions in this book did not represent the focus of the exam questions. Getting 100% right on the practice exams in this book does not mean you will have the same results with the real thing. For an acurate representation of test questions, purchase the Boson practice exams. Also, there are a few diagrams and explanations that are in the Cisco CIT book that are not in this book, but covered on the test. If you are planning on purchasing another book along with this one, get the Cisco book and read that one after you've read this one. The exam cram book is useless.
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Summary: Sufficient if you are experienced
Review: This book is a poor to fair study tool for those of you preparing for the CCNP Support examination. Although I have a good amount of experience with Cisco routers I have very limited experience with Cisco switches and RAS solutions. Depending on the amount of the experience you have this book may or may not be enough to prepare you for the exam. I normally expect study guides such as this one to assist me in overcoming the areas I am weak in, but this study guide does not do that. In general the text is technically correct; however, it does not explore several important topics, such as Cisco NMS and support options, in sufficient detail and it is poorly organized. There were several topic areas on the exam, Token Ring is the best example, that I was totally unprepared for. The text does provide an overview of Token Ring operation and offers two examples of Token Ring network troubleshooting but does absolutely nothing to prepare you with the knowledge you will need to correctly answer the Token Ring questions on the test. Overall my satisfaction level with the Sybex series of study guides for the CCNP exams is fairly low. For the next Cisco exam I take I plan on purchasing one of the Cisco texts. PJZ
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Summary: A BASIC SUMMARY OF THE OTHER MODULES
Review: This book was ok. I read it and passed ist time (now CCNP qualified) but I found the book a little woolly on MOST areas!!!
This book will only help you pass if you have already taken and passed the the other CCNP modules ie Routing, Switching and Remote Access as well as the CCNA. Otherwise the book is a basic summary tool. There is a lot of wasted space on outputs from commands hence the bulkiness pof the book!!! However if you only need to brush up your skills before the exams this will do. Overall Todd's done a good job on his series of CCNP books. REDUCE THE TYPOS THOUGH!!!
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