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Summary: Great book, but kind of basic
Review: I just purchased this book, I found it very well written and organized. It has great practice labs and detailed explanations on routing and desktop protocols. I find myself using this more as desktop reference than a study guide. Great book..
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Summary: No matter where you are in your progress towards the exam, t
Review: I visited my local bookstore this afternoon, and found a pleasant surprise waiting in the Cisco section. The new 'CCIE Lab Study Guide' by Stephen Hutnik and Michael Satterlee has been released by McGraw-Hill. (ISBN 0-07-135108-6, price: $80). Through a series of 86 lab exercises the authors have done a fine job of documenting the areas to study for the CCIE lab exam.No matter where you are in your progress towards the exam, this book is a worthwhile addition to your Cisco library. The book begins with a chapter titled, "Take the Lab Once and Pass", a very encouraging statement. The authors have minimized introductory and appendix material, filling the one thousand pages with highly focused, useful material. I was glad to see coverage of topics such as ATM, HSRP, and NTP. While I knew that only the basics of these topics should be mastered for the lab exam, the authors have made this job much easier for me. The entire book contains output from numerous working configurations. These examples confirm that the authors did not just throw together another theory book, but have taken the time and effort to create scenarios that can be recreated by the reader. A CD accompanies the book, and contains complete configurations so that the reader can copy and paste them into home lab hardware. In short, this book is one of the most interesting books concerning certification topics. Buy it, and plan to stay up late the night of your purchase. You won't be disappointed. -- Mark Kopec A+, Network+, CNE, MCSE, CCDA, CCNP
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Summary: Lacks complex labs such as those on the real CCIE lab exam
Review: The book covers just about all the technologies that may be on the actual lab, but it is missing Multicast. The book has many labs but it fails to combine different technologies in them. For instance, each chapter is on a particular technology(i.e. routing protocol) and all the labs in that chapter only contain what is covered in that chapter. The real lab exam will combine a single network with all the technologies combined and that is what this book is missing. Furthermore, some of the labs do not cover enough of the features within a technology. For instance, the ATM chapter contains only 2 labs which only show you how to configure a basic PVC. Also, SVC's for Frame Relay and ATM are not covered at all.
Overall the book is practical for one who wants to practice the basics of each of the technologies and not complex designs or features. If the book did not have "CCIE" and "lab" written on the cover, I might have given it at least 4 stars.
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Summary: My opinion
Review: The format of this book has good intentions. Covers a topic, has a brief lab, sounds good, looks good at first. The biggest problem is that almost all of the labs have some type of confusing inaccuracy. Most of the lab diagrams contradict the accompanying configs (interfaces names and IP addresses are mixed up). Many diagrams show more than one interface on the same router with the same interface name...huh? It looks like the technical reviewer missed a thing or two...
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Summary: Not even close.
Review: This book was the reason i was able to pass my CCNA, and CCNP tests to this date. The review section at the beginning of each chapter, helps you reinforce what you learned in the past, and helps you fill in any blanks you might have had. Once you start doing the labs, your vision will become clear and you will start hearing yourself say: "Ohh so that's how it works" ...
This book is not really a good source to study for your CCIE however its an invaluable tool for your CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP study time...
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Summary: Not the only book you would need for CCIE
Review: This is a well organized book, covering most of the topics listed on the CCO (it even covers apple talk, and mpls which by the way are not on the list) Good starter book, definitely not for pros or people with some Cisco exposure. I would recommend this book to people who are trying to setup small home labs with 3-4 routers, and trying to get some basic hands-on. pros:
Small lab scenarios, easy to setup with 3-4 routers.
Good approach, takes you step by step (good for people who are used to spoon-feeding)
cons:
No complete CCIE lab scenario
Too easy, doesn't go into much details
Doesn't cover all the topics you'll see on the actual test
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Summary: good book
Review: well, this book in my opinion is outstanding, the diagrams are great, explanations understandable and without the fat usually filling the pages on other books. However, there is a lot this book leaves out that is covered in the CCIE lab, and various things that you may wish to have material upon in great detail, in the case of readers using this for industry tips, many implementations that will come up every day the book skimps upon in my opinion. I feel this book is ideal for anyone studying towards CCNP/DP certifications in routing and switching and it will be without doubt of help towards CCIE certification, just don't rely upon it 100%. If this book had a different title or possibly 3 extra chapters it would be more than worthy of a 5th star. I emphasise this book is the best hands-on guide I have come across. It just doesn't cover 100% of the material required for CCIE lab tests.
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Summary: Bridges the gap between CCNP and CCIE
Review: While it lacks the complexity and completeness of other CiscoPress CCIE books, in more than make up for it by giving intuitive, easily to follow lab scenarios. As result fulfills its duties of helping CCNP students bridge the gap that separate from the promised land, the CCIE certification.
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