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Summary: All you need to pass!
Review: Great book for getting the details required for passing the CCNA exam. I had to download the errata and keep it with the book to ensure that the information provided was correct. I also purchased the Cisco Press ICND and Cisco Press CCNA Study Guide and found this to be easier to read and understand. Along with the RouterSim version 3.0 software I had no problems passing the exam on the first try.
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Summary: The only book needed!
Review: When I was young, I remember the exact words that came out of my basketball coach, "playing with the big boys makes all the diffrence in the world". Granted that this is "basketball", it sure applies to this book. The book's layout is very effective, it begins with the 7 layer OSI model and ends with WAN networks. Reading the book once will not do!! You must understand every single line of the book, cover to cover to tackle the exam. Some of the book's questions are challenging, especially the electronic flashcards (some are even harder then the actuall exam questions!). This is a method to make sure that you understand the detailed topics that is covered in this book. Remember "playing with the big boys", well consider the assesment , bonus exams, and the flashcards are the big boys. If you can beat them (pass exams, and answer every question in flashcards) then you should not have a problem passing.
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Summary: Good book, but could have been even better
Review: This is a very good book on learning Cisco router commands and commands for Cisco's 1900 switch. As the editorial review states Lammle walks you through entering commands, and that is the strength of this book. However, I feel a weakness, of the CCNA study guide is the explainations that Lammle gives in describing how things work. For example, how Frame Relay, or LMI work.
It's not that the explainations are bad, it's just that I felt the wording could have been better in some areas. Many of the reviews of this book on Amazon lead one to believe that the CCNA Study Guide, by Todd Lammle is the only book you need to pass the CCNA exam. Unless you have a lot of hands on experience, I would caution anybody in thinking that this book alone will help you pass the CCNA exam.
I used the CCNA Exam Notes, by Lammle and Sean Odom, I found the explainations in the "exam notes" book filled in the gaps left by the Study Guide. I also used the CCNA Virtual Lab by Lammle. I used the CCNA Virtual lab to type in commands as I read the book and with the labs at the end of the book. The tests included on the Study Guide CD were good, but I found that Transcenders exams were a more closer representation of my actual exam. All in all the CCNA study Guide by Lammle will help you pass the CCNA, but I don't think it's the only reasource you should use. I passed today with a good score. Hope this helps.Aslam Mohammed CCNA, MCP, A+, CIW-Associate, i-Net+, Network+
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I was pass the CCNA Exam By using Todd Lammle CCNA Book it is so easy to read and a very good questions that prepare me to pass the exam. Also I was read Criolis and Cisco Press Books it is very good books and like sybex but you don't need to read it in CCNA. The exam is so easy to pass with Sybex. Good Luck
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Summary: What you really need to Understand and Pass.
Review: After reading this book, I feel really confident about my Cisco Networking knowledge. Todd Lammle's approach to subnet masking was the work of a genius. He approaches all topics with that human touch that attempts to demystify routers and routing for ordinary souls. I put aside one hour every morning to read this book from cover to cover twice, went through several practice questions and passed the CCNA with a score of 967 on the first attempt. The CCNA virtual Lab e-trainer was a very usefull companion too. If you want to understand cisco routers and pass the CCNA exam this is about all you really, really need. Dont forget those practice exams too!!!!
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Summary: Very well written book
Review: I used this book and exam essentials to study for my CCNA.I took the exam on the 31st of July and passed the first try. This was the best combination that can be used in my personal opinion. This book is concise and to the point. The key to passing the test is to understand the material in the book and do all of the review questions @ the end of each chapter to reinforce your knowledge. The end result of this is to study review,review and pass the exam. I did look @ other books they were ok but this one is the best. On to the CCDA.
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Summary: Must Read
Review: It is really worth to prepare CCNA 2.0 with this book. It covers not only the exam topics but also be used as a reference. The practice questions come with this book are almost closed to the real questions. Thank you Todd.
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Summary: Neophyte to CCNA in Three Months
Review: I HIGHLY recommend this book. I bought it as well as the "CCNA Jumpstart" to begin my certification plans. I had basic computer user experience only. I did not even have access to a router! In three months I wrote and passed the CCNA exam with a score of 924/1000. If you are wondering whether this is the book for you, wonder no more. It is.
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Summary: I like it
Review: I just passed CCNA exam with this book. It was well-organized and easy understanding. If you have access to router or some simulation software to finish all the Hand-on labs in the book, that would make instructions easy to remember. This 800-page-book seems a lot of reading. But if you want to understand sth not just remember exam stuff, reading the whole book is still worth. I wish this book could dig a little deep in the WAN part. Besides this book, some practice exams are neccessary for you to pass the exam. I took some free samples online. If you rich enough, you could buy whole sets on some websites.
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Summary: Great overall book...
Review: This is a great book to study for the CCNA exam. However, be open minded when reading the book as there are some errors (very few). With this in mind, I strongly recommend this book. I have experience with Bay Network routers and this book was my only source for the test. Take the practice exams enclosed on the CD-ROM. These enclosed practice exams are actually harder than the real thing. Stick to the basics and know how to subnet. I passed my CCNA test with a 946 score...Good luck...
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