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Summary: Ridiculous
Review: I am enjoying the book immensely and I have reccomended it to many people. It was reccomended to me by a group of Cisco employees that were using it for the CID and CCIE written. They gave it a resounding "Buy" reccomendation. Much more interesting than a standard certification publication, I spent an hour comparing this CID book to the Cisco Press CID, and it is clearly an easier and more fun read. Also, it does not look like it was copied off of CCO. Most people that I know learn better when there are real world references to help relay a concept, and this book has many valuable tips and anecdotes. 5 pings !
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Summary: Swear by these series!
Review: I bot this and found it difficult to get myself to read thru it.
So, I loaned it to a CCNP (v2) cert. friend, who read it throughly. He FAILED the ccdp exam, much to his surprize! Today, we were looking at the new Cisco Press CCIE written book, and my friend noticed the answers to the CCDP exam questions are well covered in that book (by Bruno). So, I'll try that one.
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Summary: FAIL the test with this; try the Bruno CCIE book!
Review: I bot this and found it difficult to get myself to read thru it.
So, I loaned it to a CCNP (v2) cert. friend, who read it throughly. He FAILED the ccdp exam, much to his surprize! Today, we were looking at the new Cisco Press CCIE written book, and my friend noticed the answers to the CCDP exam questions are well covered in that book (by Bruno). So, I'll try that one.
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Summary: A good book to use with the Cisco course notes
Review: I purchased this text as a study preparation guide for the CID exam. The book covers some good material on network design and explains some useful design concepts and methodologies which I tend to use in my everyday work. Despite the fact that it does cover some nice extras like DSL and router commands, these are not examinable in the CID exam. I found the SNA section a little thin and was referring back to the course notes for addtional information on this topic. A nice (light) chapter on security makes interesting reading. A good reference text, but use with the course notes if you're preparing for the exam.
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Summary: Not structured enough...
Review: I think this book is a bit messed up. It contains most topics in the exam, such as Stratacom, SNA. The problem is that all information is written in unstructured, messed up paragraphs throughout the book. CID is the first test I ever have failed (I prepared with this book only). Now I wait for the Cisco-book which I intend to read before the next tryout...
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Summary: Not enough
Review: Poor coverage of SNA and X.25. Also read the Cisco Press CID along side this book.
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Summary: Excellent complete resource and CCDP exam guide
Review: This book is one of the few books out there that will actually fully prepare you for the very tough and poorly written Cisco CID exam. Take it from me (someone who has passed this exam) this book is a must have to pass the exam. Cisco has not revised this exam in a number of years and the amount of legacy technolgies on the exam will really trip you up. Robert Padjen does a very complete job of covering these technologies. Also by studying this book its been a helpfull introduction to technolgies covered in the CCIE written exam. Thank you Robert . You did a great job!
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Summary: Comprehensive design guide for the real world and for test
Review: This well-written book has a broad scope but still provides a lot of detail on a huge array of subjects, ranging from LAN design, remote-access networks, AppleTalk, Windows NT, WAN design, security, etc. The author clearly knows his stuff and writes in a clear and interesting style. The author does a great job of covering the outdated CID material sufficiently for test-takers while providing more up-to-date and real-world advice for actual network designers.
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Summary: Swear by these series!
Review: Well, passed with a nice 922 out of 1000. Honestly, I read all of Todd Lammle's books for my Cisco tests, and I've yet to score below an 880! HIGHLY recommend this book (and other Sybex Cisco study guides) as they are easy to read, thorough, and don't have too many technical mistakes. Pair this with the (now defunct) Exam Cram series by Coriolis and you're ready to PASS!
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Summary: Good, but not complete, study guide for the CCDP
Review: While certainly easy to read and follow, Padjen's Cisco Internetwork Design Study Guide is not a complete study guide for the CID test. Although I did pass (by quite a bit) the first time taking the test, I found myself refering to the class notes to fill out holes in this study guide. X.25, Stratacom ATM switches, and SNA are big parts of the exam, and they are only briefly covered here. This study guide would have better served its purchasers by dropping sections on DSL, Cable Modems, and other "advanced" design topics that are not covered and beefing up the sections on the material the exam actually covers. Overall, a good introduction to Cisco Internetwork Design and lots of good coverage on the desktop protocols, TCP/IP, and the network design models. You can pass the exam with just this book, just make sure you supplement the SNA and X.25 material from Cisco's website. Also, be aware that Cisco is rolling out a new version of the exam (it is in beta starting on Nov. 27th) and this book may become out of date depending on what exactly the new exam covers.
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