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Summary: A breath of fresh air!
Review: Cisco Press makes great books, but they are very lengthy, expensive, and not very personal. It's like sitting in a college lecture..you learn a lot, but it's not always the most entertaining method.This book sheds light on those quirky areas. I haven't finished the book yet, but I have a home lab of 4 Cisco routers and a Catalyst 5000 switch. I'm studying for my CCIE and sometimes need a different angle or approach to completely understand something. You can't beat this book! It is second to none.. The author is a CCIE himself and so far has been the best teacher yet! Whether you are looking for on-the-job information or CCIE help, GET THIS BOOK!
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Summary: Great help for practicing networkers
Review: Great job!!! That's exactly what I needed: to know not only HOW but also WHY!!! This is one of the best books written about practical computer networking yet. The author in a very good manner explains many of the twilight networking issues. I strongly believe that this book would be a great source for any practicing network guy working with Cisco routers. And it certainly can provide a lot of help to prepare for Cisco's certification tests. Thank you Innokenty!!
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Summary: Invaluable quick reference
Review: I have read all the theory and lengthy samples from the CiscoPress books, now I need a quick reference to perform my day-to-day task as a Network Consultant. This book provided the quickest way to know the stuff in configuring Cisco Routers. This is a valuable book for those who plan to tackle the CCIE Lab exam.
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Summary: Good book with examples of command output
Review: Looks good. I've learned from what I read so far! Page 123 top-half was hard (for me) to grasp. [comments?] But the example for that section/topic (classless) was 100% clear! *PLEASE* post reviews if you have concrete knowledge on whether the MANY GREAT-looking scenarios are relevant & useful practice for CCIE lab! Thanks!!
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Summary: Dont miss this book!
Review: Ok. So you've got all the Cisco Press Books. And you think what good is one little black book going to make. This is one of the most practical books on Cisco so far. The other one written from a practical approach was a title by McGraw-Hill. This book is a winner. The author literally packs so much information in so few pages! unbelievable. This book covers almost everything : Bridging, Routing protocols, Frame-Relay, Redistribution etc. Highly Recommended. You wont be sorry. Invaluable for the CCIE Lab. Get this book plus Bruce Caslow's.
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Summary: Good enough to keep it as a reference.
Review: The author did a great job of presenting the relatively basic information on IP routing as it applies to Cisco routers. You will find quite a few useful IOS commands discussed in the book that will want to keep it as a handy reference. I would also suggest looking into getting "Cisco IOS for IP Routing" by Andrew Colton. That book would take you deeper into mechanics of modern routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP), along with a discussion of Cisco IOS commands.
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Summary: Good enough to keep it as a reference.
Review: This book does an excellent job of calling small details to your attention that sometimes slide right by you when using larger books. Between this and Jeff Doyle's TCP/IP book, you'll be covered for the written exam and have a firm foundation for the lab. A must for your library and my compliments to the author!
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Summary: Just Great
Review: Why did this kind of book took so long to be published? The content is just what is missing in the Cisco Press publications, even better, this book is the first that offer a metodology for studying the Cisco stuff, generalizes the commands and make them easy to get along with them. The price is very reasonable and gives you better material in 474 pages than other with more than 500. If you are thinking about having a better understanding of the "Dark side of Cisco" take look at this an uncover them, they are unbelievably easy to understand with Rudenko.
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