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Summary: Great Book for BSCN...
Review: The authors of this book did a great job of getting to the point and sticking to it. There is no wasted reading here. If you are studying for the BSCN, this is the best book out there. I read three others while preparing for the BSCN 2.0 exam, and they didn't even compare. Although, if you are looking to go in very deep to each subject, this book probably lacks.
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Summary: Great book! read it and pass the routing 2.0 exam
Review: The Routing 2.0 exam is 40% OSPF, 30% BGP, 20 % EIGRP and 10% general internetworking questions. This book has it all. It is easy to understand with excellent diagrams and config examples. It's the only book I needed to pass the exam. It's even a good reference book to have on the job for all those commands you can't remember 6 months after taking the test! Yes, Jeff Doyles book is fantastic, but if your main objective is to obtain your CCNP, then get this book.
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Summary: A good book for the material it presents.
Review: There are, I believe, at least two benchmarks against which one could rate this book. They are:
1) Does the book provide good coverage of the topics presented in the book, and
2) Does the book provide good coverage for all the topics you'll be tested for in BSCI (640-901).I also believe that it would be a mistake to judge this book against a benchmark it wasn't designed for, hence, I'll confine my comments and rating from perspective 1. The authors have done a good job with the topics presented in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering studying for the CCNP/CCIP certification and doesn't know where to begin. That said, I would suggest you look below at the list of books and testing software I found useful and necessary to prepare for the BSCI test. Base guide: This book
Supplement for IS-IS: Lammel's BSCI book
MUST REFERENCES: Jeff Doyle's Vol 1 and 2
Testing software: Companion CD with Lammel's book, and Boson BSCI exam #2. A few words about the test itself and how I fared. The test was tougher than I had anticipated. I say tough because, I felt that the questions and the choices were loosely worded to leave me with some doubt of my choices. So far, I've always completed the tests in somewhere between half and two-thirds the time-limit, however, it took me almost the allotted duration to complete this exam. To be candid, I felt I got lucky to have scored 907. Note: Perhaps this review might be put in a better perspective if I said, that I've been away from hands-on experience with networks for the last five months. Prior to the break, I had worked in the internetworking industry for about five years(effectively) out of six. I wish the best of luck to other pursuers!
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Summary: no hands-on experience and passed with the book
Review: This book covers almost everything you will need at your exam. Read the book carefully 2 times minimum, write the commands, read extra material about BGP on CCO e-learning plus a test from Boson and you will be prepared for the exam.
I have given 4 stars because some places in the book are very difficult to read and understand, and lack of info on BGP.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: This book is all that you need for the new Routing 2.0 exam. Get this book with a couple of routers and you're all set. Used this book with a pod of 6 routers and blasted the exam on the first attempt. The book has excellent labs at the end of every chapter so you get real hand on experience configuring EIGRP,OSPF,BGP, and a real profound understanding of all these routing protocols. Get this book if you really want to know the stuff and pass the exam also. Real great desktop resource for references. Let this book be your hunny for the next month and you can not fail the exam. Good book Catherine!! Really deserves 5 stars!!
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Summary: Good enough to pass...
Review: This book is good enough to pass the test. However, it does not go deep enough into covering IP routing protocols. If you want to take it a step (or two) further, check out "Cisco IOS for IP Routing" by Andrew Colton. That book should give you a lot more information on dynamic IP routing (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP).
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Summary: Good Book
Review: This book is not bad. It is detailed with the exception of the BGP section, but the CCNP does not require one to know BGP inside and out. I found it hard to use this book because I already read Jeff Doyle's Routing TCP/IP, which is very detailed. I intended to use this book as supplement for the BGP, which was a disappointment because of its lack of breadth. Still recommend the book, but not if you read Jeff's already.
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Summary: Definitely more than enough to help pass your exam!
Review: This book is the only book that you need to pass your Routing exam. The information in the book is very well layed out and covered in enough detail to explain the concepts to you, but not overbore you to sleep. If you read this book cover to cover twice (I did), then you will be more than well prepared to pass the exam. It helped me pass the exam with a score of 936. It's well worth your money and a lot better than buying a "cram" or braindump, because after reading this book, everything will become crystal clear to you. Besides - everything you learn towards attaining your CCNP will be applied to studying for your CCIE. Don't cheat your way out with imitation books or exam crams. The test is totally based on this book and if it only takes knowing 70% of the material to pass, then this book will provide you with 120% of what you need to know.
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Summary: Only book needed to pass BSCN
Review: This book was better than a Sybex on the same subject and covered everything needed. Some theory was not as in-depth or clear as it should be, but this book should take you through everything needed to pass.
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Summary: book I am waiting
Review: This is the book I am waiting for a long time, they said it is gonna be oct 12, but I waited until today. need to buy one for the CCNP and CCDP.
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