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Summary: Not worth the time or money!
Review: The book is a sketchy, high level overview. The CD test is the real reason I bought this book, and that proved to be very disappointing. Multiple obvious errors on simple topics, which means none of the test info can be relied upon. None of the authors names are displayed with their certifications - guess after turning out such a lousy product they are keeping a low profile.
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Summary: Not a sole reference - missing important info
Review: This book alone will not take you through the 350-001 exam despite its name and claim. Aside from the multiple errors (errors in a tech book are good for you if you CATCH them), the book is just plain missing enough information to fail you: details on ipxwan, details on RIF behavior when using DLSw, details on advanced BGP options. Definitely a good intro, but do NOT stop there. Try the web study zones for a REALLY good source.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book is excellent, focus on the exam objectives. Many life like examples for the exam. I recommend it.
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Summary: Good for overview.... not preparation....
Review: This book will *NOT* get you through the exam... unless you use some other study material too. What most people do is that they do NOT look at the SUGGESTED study material at the Cisco website for the Routing/Switching paper. If you do, your odds of getting through in the written paper are very high. This book is good as an over-view.... but ... that's it ;-).
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Summary: Good Review for the CCNP, not CCIE
Review: This is a very good book if you are planning on taking the CCNP FRS exam. Cisco's website gives a list of books suggested to read before the CCIE written exam, for a good reason....one book could not possibly cover all the material required. I read this book and assumed that it would have enough material to prep me for the exam, but it fell short in some areas. I would get this book in addition to other means of study, but don't be fooled into thinking you can pass from one book like I was...test [required 70, scored 55]. The book gets 4 stars from me for having the basics of the CCIE blueprint and for the test prep CD that came with the book, some questions are almost identical on the real test. Also, there are a few mistakes in the book, one major example is Multicast address range = 224 thru 239, not 247 like the book says. Overall, well worth the money, but you need other materials to pass the exam. Skin-e, A+,Network+,CNA,MCSE+I,CCNP,CCDA
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Summary: Excellent Review Book If You Have Completed A CCNP
Review: This is an excellent review book for CCIE Written Test, if you have just passed all the 4 CCNP tests. If you want to bypass the CCNP and take the CCIE written directly, this is not the book for you. I believe the book assumes you have the knowledge equivalent to CCNP. It follows the CCIE Written Test objectives closely and does not get into indepth explanation, but it mentions all the facts you need to remember in a very concise fashion. You could then go back to you CCNP books and brush up on areas that you think you need more detail. You will certainly need more detail from other sources on Erlang B, Bridging, and RIF. I found a few errors, but you will know this if you are a CCNP. Buy it if you need 2 weeks to quickly brush up for the CCIE written.
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Summary: Good Book for review
Review: This was a good book for review. It assumes that you already know most of the material to a high degree. The review is at a high level. If you are already a CCNP this should get you there
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Summary: one of the worst books to use for the ccie
Review: You will not pass your written if you use this book to study. I have caught major errors and this book writer had the technical apptitude of a CCNA. The book crosses TCP and UDP ports on a regular basis and the Author has obviously never used or implemented a large scale network. Use the All-in-One by Giles (2nd edition is current Rev) If you use this book, use it to test your knowledge and take its content lightly.
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