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Summary: Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I passed with a 978 using this book and the transcender. Word to the wise though some of the answers to the tests and the flash cards on the cd are wrong. I high recommend the virtual lab as well.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: I read the Todd Lammle book 2 times and solved a couple of online practice exams and cracked the CCNA exam. I got a score of 978. This book basically covers everything you need to know and pass the CCNA and understand the basics. It is a must buy for anyone who wants to pass the CCNA with a great score
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Summary: Excellent.......All you need
Review: This is the only book I used to prepare for the ccna exam. Passed it with a score of 967. I read the book twice, did all the end of chapter lab exercises and review questions.I am not employed in the I.T. industry so if I can do it, anyone can, with this book and the cd that comes with it!
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Summary: Easy, efficient, and it works!
Review: I'm very new to network. But this book helps me tremendously in passing my CCNA with a score of 967. It's very easy to read. It has good material you need for CCNA in OSI model, Routing, Network Management, Cisco Basics. But it misses some pieces in Bridging/Switching, WAN protocols and LAN Design, such as FastEthernet, Full-duplex, half-duplex operations,some information about ATM, ISDN, DDR, etc., You probably should read the CCNA exam notes as well to get these missing pieces. I did. It's useful. You should be very familiar with the commands and the information they provide to be successful in the CCNA test. Good luck.
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Summary: CCNA in plain English
Review: I used this book as a translator while reading the Cisco Press ICND book, every time I didn't understand what they were talking about, I would go to my Sybex press book to translate for me, then when I read the Cisco book again I knew what they where talking about, a must have if your just getting started with Cisco, the Subnet and Ip address part was Incredible, i learn how to subnet in my head in sec's.
however it doesn't go in as detailed as the Cisco press, they both are a powefull combination.
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Summary: A good study guide, but too blabby...
Review: Started with this book on the way to my CCNA and ended up dropping it for the ICND by Cisco Press. ICND is a very concise & to the point textbook. It covered all I needed to pass the test in one shot. Have been a fan of many Sybex books and this one is good, too. Just found it to have a little too much "fluff" for my taste. Especially as diverse & extensive the amount of information you need to have crammed in your head to pass your CCNA. Know the ICND & practice with the Test Out! practice exams and you'll nail your CCNA.
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Summary: Sybex editor should be unemployed...
Review: This is a great study guide for the CCNA exam, reguardless of your skill level. Todd Lammle has a way of putting very difficult concepts into print for all to comprehend. This books biggest flaw is the same flaw you find in most technical books, typos. This book is ridden with typos. You'll know you're ready for the exam when you can find and point them out yourself. Otherwise this book is all anyone would need to pass the exam.
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Summary: excellent for routing basics
Review: This is a great book for those who need the OSI model pounded into their heads. I did. It is wonderfull for mastering the concept of IP subnetting. Has a fairly good CD-rom with pratice questions. I give it 4 stars because of the discrepencies in the practice tests and lack of detail regarding more popular routing protocals like eigrp and ospf. Anyone wanting to get a ccna and has little or no practical router experience, this book is great cause it will help you with the basics!
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Summary: Ciscoized yourself
Review: I know nothing about network before I read this book. I feel that this book is very good for beginners like me. I really feel myself like "FROM ZERO to HERO?". At least when somebody talk about network, I understand them.
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Summary: Passed CCNA with this book
Review: Hi!I have given my exam on 13 September 01. Passed my Cisco CCNA exam on my first try with a score of 956. Thanks Todd for writing this book and making CCNA possible to me. I will highly recommend this book. Todd has covered OSI reference model & layered communication, Network protocols, Routing, Network Management, LAN design, Cisco IOS very well. The only weekness in this book is he has to go in more detail on WAN protocol, Bridging & Switcxhing. Hope this will covered on next edition. There are good sample questions which are very similar with the real exam. I realy enjoyed the lab session. Hasan Mahmood MCSE, CCNA
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