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Summary: Not Enough
Review: After passing the CCNA exam using Lammle's excellent guide exclusively, I picked this up without hesitiation. Bad idea; Lammle apparently wrote this book without checking Cisco's list of exam objectives. Not only are major topics brushed aside (route redistribution, for one) but Lammle includes detailed information on topics Cisco doesn't expect you to know (ATM, SMDS, IGRP, BGP weighting...I could go on). The positive reviews below are correct in one respect: if you learn the entire book, you'll pass the test. However, you'll also invest hours upon hours learning superfluous facts that won't impress your friends. There aren't many alternatives out there, so if you insist on buying this, print out Cisco's objectives from CCO and separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Summary: Lammle missed on this one
Review: I used my experience, took the ICRC course, studied Chappels ICRC book and the Lammle CCNA book to pass the CCNA exam. I honestly believed the Lammle book was enought to pass the CCNA and I did pass it.I have some router experience and took the ACRC course awhile ago. I purchased the Lammle CCNP ACRC book and studied very hard and it wasn't enough to pass. He misses half the objectives on this one. Advice for people taking the CCNP Advanced router config test. Study OSPF inside and out and know your router commands with proper syntax to be able to answer the fill-in questions. Todd rushed this one out. He needs to re-evaluate and re-write this book
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Summary: Excellent Resource
Review: I write this review to correct an injustice I have caused. When I first received the book, I wrote a review - and trashed the book. I had only read the first two chapters, and admittedly prejudged the book unfairly. I was quick to think the book was overdone and elementary. I was wrong. This is an excellent resource, and I use it often. It is very clear, and takes the time to help you understand the topics, rather then generalize exam topics throughout the text. I have gained a great deal from this book, and continue to use it regularly. The information is presented clearly and completely - it is an educational resource. My apologies to the author(s) for the unfair judgement I had given several months ago. I RECOMEND THE BOOK - STRONGLY Matt
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Summary: I will not fail ACRC - with this book.
Review: Many of the negative reviews here actually made me hesitate to buy this book - but I eventually did. Now in my final weeks of preparing for the exam - which expires on 31 July - and having gone through most of the book, I have strong confident that I will pass. You see, for the last one year, I have visited braindump site and passed one certification test after another by a lot of craming (cheating?) but questionable understanding - but this is the first certification book that truely made me understand the subject matter. The whole book is clustered with examples and diagrams to illustrate the fine point - there is no sign at all of rushing the book to the press - and no sign at all of trying to cram any subject matter just to make you pass. Some reviewer has alert us of mistakes in the book - I don't see to many typo or mistake, but it is true that there are some glaring one. For example, the IGRP chapter is well written, the 2 minutes drill has at least one or two gotcha (at least it got-me) that I suspect will make excellent exam question, but somewhere along the pages it actually says T1 has a metric of 65 - which is correct - and ethernet has a metric of 1000 - which is wrong - I think it is 10. Also, it says " convergence means that all routers in the network share a common routing table" - which cannot be true - he must have meant to say something else. But despite this, I just love the way they make me understand something by using examples and diagrams - they don't cut corners here. On many topics, like access list and IPX filtering, I beleive the book might have exceed the exam objective, certainly exceeding the ACRC course that I have taken in 98. And it is this strength and depth of true understanding that make me confident of giving it a good show in the real exam. One reminder, don't skip the 2 minutes drill - they are not just summary and revision - but also a place to alert you of possible exam gotcha. The self-test have a few tricky questions that make me laugh at my own stupidity - and I love it. For those who want to do it before 31 July - go get it - 45 days with this book can make a different.
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Summary: I like the way this book is written and the way it is format
Review: This book is laid out nicly and is written in an easy to understand format. This book should not be forgotten as it has a lot of important information that can still be shared with readers.
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Summary: Like it or not, this is best book in town for ACRC exam
Review: This book is pretty good for ACRC, but provides only a portion of what you need for BCSN, which is what I passed. In addition to this book, I had to supplement it with papers on routing protocols from Cisco's site. If you haven't purchased an advanced routing book yet, buy a book geared for BCSN. This one is good for ACRC, but ACRC retires July 31, 2000. This book will not adequately prepare for the newer exam. It does not go into near enough depth on BGP, OSPF, or EIGRP to pass BCSN. I believe Todd is working on a newer edition for BCSN, so look for it when it comes out. He knows his Cisco routing!
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Summary: Very Practical
Review: This is a great book. This book provides current and practical information to support Cisco routing, and also provides a method to pass the Cisco Routing exam. The book assumes an IOS of version 12.1 for most examples, so if you are using an IOS version prior to this you may need to consider version differences. The book is well organized, and I especially liked the detail given in the book about the Cisco router product line - drawings with configurations were presented for all Cisco routers in production. Good job! Bret Moeller, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, CCA, MCT, CCT, CNA
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Summary: Very Practical
Review: This is a great book. This book provides current and practical information to support Cisco routing, and also provides a method to pass the Cisco Routing exam. The book assumes an IOS of version 12.1 for most examples, so if you are using an IOS version prior to this you may need to consider version differences. The book is well organized, and I especially liked the detail given in the book about the Cisco router product line - drawings with configurations were presented for all Cisco routers in production. Good job! Bret Moeller, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, CCA, MCT, CCT, CNA
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