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Summary: Brian X Barretto (CCNA,CCDA,CCNP,MCSE,MCSE+Internet)
Review: A total disappointment Cisco should ban these books for the following reasons 1)It just gives an overview just enough to pass a CCNA exam 2)The CD ROM does not contain challenging questions the CCNP exam had more challenging questions than the CD ROM 3)It gives you a false sense of achievement making you feel that reading this book is all that there is to Pass believe me I have done a number of cisco certifications and it is not that easy.
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Summary: Not enough
Review: Book covers all topics, but not in enough depth. Practice test on the CD is MUCH easier than the real thing.
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Summary: GREAT! The ultimate "cram"
Review: Don't take the exam without reading this book! I took the CCIE written a year ago, and it's my impression that ALL the answers are in this book! (I wrote a review, saying this was the "ultimate cheat-sheet", but my review got deleted!) I think this book alone (IF you understand & remember) might be enough to pass the written! (Of course, the 2day Lab is infinitely harder.)
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Summary: Buyer beware!
Review: For the price of the book, it was worth what I paid for it. However, I wish I would have read the reviews... before buying it on a friend's recommendation. The test engine is good, flash notes are good and the sections provide about 75% of what you need to know for the test. It covers the exam well however do be advised that there are several major errors in the book where it is wrong - including in the test engine. You know you are getting close to be ready to pass the CCIE written if you can spot the errors in the book! This book would be better if there was an errata available for it and maybe there is - I don't know, never looked. The errors are obvious and are even in the test engine as well - one I do remember is that one of the answers to a question shows the right answer marked wrong! I'm just glad I did not pay more for this book.
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Summary: Buyer beware!
Review: For the price of the book, it was worth what I paid for it. However, I wish I would have read the reviews... before buying it on a friend's recommendation. The test engine is good, flash notes are good and the sections provide about 75% of what you need to know for the test. It covers the exam well however do be advised that there are several major errors in the book where it is wrong - including in the test engine. You know you are getting close to be ready to pass the CCIE written if you can spot the errors in the book! This book would be better if there was an errata available for it and maybe there is - I don't know, never looked. The errors are obvious and are even in the test engine as well - one I do remember is that one of the answers to a question shows the right answer marked wrong! I'm just glad I did not pay more for this book.
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Summary: Good book to narrow your study focus
Review: Great book. Written by a fellow Lucent NetworkCare engineer. This is not intended to be a all in one book to pass the exam. This book allows you to focus your studies on what is likely to be presented on the exam. I would do further reading on each topic. I have heard from many canidates that the Caslow book has alot of the more detailed information that will be on the exam. I did however find some errors between the the questions in back of the chapters and the text. Also, the major routing protocols where covered in about 7 to 8 pages each and x.25 was about 20. I have heard that x.25 is not a major focus on the exam, but the routing protocols are.
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Summary: Excellent - not too much or too little info - just right!
Review: I found this book very well written. Even though there were many contributors, it seems very cohesive, with good explanations. Use this book to formulate the BIG picture. You'll still need others for in-depth details. However, this is just what Que was trying to do, and they've succeeded. (One caveat: proxy ARP explanation is INCORRECT! Refer to Doyle, Slattery or Chappell for correct explanation of proxy ARP.)
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Summary: Good book for prepared reader
Review: I just passed successfuly CCIE written and checked this book again. Yes it's a very good review of possible subjects and areas but it's not a tutorial. I couldn't find answer for at least 30% questions from the real exam in this book. Even if I were able to bring this book with me it wouldn't help. The only complete source is univer cd - I found answers to everything there. But all areas except probably of Erlang B was mentioned in this book. And CD ROM is very good. Real exam included many questions exactly from CD. But it was not the most difficult ones :)I'd say that you can use this book as 'extended' blueprint to check what you should study and get some clue about required level. But you should also learn a lot of details from other sources. It's roughly CCNP level (similar to FRS exam) and if you just got CCNP recently and read this book it may be enough. Moral: This book is a very good reference for prepared reader but it's not a networking tutorial. You should study networking somewhere else and then check your knowledge using this book. Good luck!
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Summary: Not a good Book
Review: I read through the whole book , believing reviews of this book are accurate but i was deceived. It is not a good book for CCIE preparation. I guess i have wasted my time in this book Thanks-
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Summary: AWe$ome for a CCIE candidate
Review: I think firstly the CCIE written is just a part for going towards the CCIE Lab..! and this book covers all the material in the CCIE written to a level one can easily understand and research upon, If you only want a single book to go through all the topics then this is it FOR YOU..!
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