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Summary: Not a good prep for the exam
Review: I used and liked the Sybex books by Todd Lammle to study for my CCNA so naturally I started with this book when I decided I wanted to get my CCNP. The book has alot of good technical information but was not good prep for the test. I knew the book inside and out and was doing extremely well on the sample questions/scenarios. I felt completely lost during the test and was suprised to find that I had actually passed. This book has emphasis on the wrong areas and leaves some things out completely. I usually don't take the time to write reviews but I dislike this book strongly.
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Summary: I totally agree with "A reader from New Providence, NJ"
Review: It is very difficult to follow what this book is talking about. I loved Todd's CCNA's book, but this one turned out to be a bit different. You reallly need a sub-material to follow this book.
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Summary: It's poor written
Review: It's basically a very poor written book, especially compared to the famous Todd's CCNA book. You can easily find a lot of much better written and easier understood articles on the Internet than in this book on same topics. It just simply hurts the repution of Sybex in my opinion.
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Summary: Not The Only Resource You Need To Pass
Review: Let me first say I have not taken the exam yet so I am basing my judgment on the practice exams of Boson and Self Test. Also many people have personal preferences on how they like their technical material presented. That is maybe why you will find many good reviews on this book. Usually I read the book then take the practice tests to prepare for the exam. This time after completing the book I started taking the practice exams. I found a number of questions where the answer could not be found in the book. An example of the questions were regarding EIGRP's advertised distance (AD) and feasible distance (FD) or also the advantages of ISIS. The answers are not readily apparent or do not exist at all in this text. A friend I work with has the BSCI Cisco Press by Gough and by looking for a few short minutes found many of the answers I had been looking for and could not find in the Sybex Llammle/Timm book. So based on the technical questions I am experiencing in the practice exams I am getting a copy of the Cisco Press Gough book to complete my preparation. I too like Todd Lammle books but if the practice exams are anything like the real exam then you will need other materials to prepare you for the exam. The Sybex book does explain many topics very well and generally I think it is a good book. Just not the only one!
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Summary: Not The Only Resource You Need To Pass
Review: Let me first say I have not taken the exam yet so I am basing my judgment on the practice exams of Boson and Self Test. Also many people have personal preferences on how they like their technical material presented. That is maybe why you will find many good reviews on this book. Usually I read the book then take the practice tests to prepare for the exam. This time after completing the book I started taking the practice exams. I found a number of questions where the answer could not be found in the book. An example of the questions were regarding EIGRP's advertised distance (AD) and feasible distance (FD) or also the advantages of ISIS. The answers are not readily apparent or do not exist at all in this text. A friend I work with has the BSCI Cisco Press by Gough and by looking for a few short minutes found many of the answers I had been looking for and could not find in the Sybex Llammle/Timm book. So based on the technical questions I am experiencing in the practice exams I am getting a copy of the Cisco Press Gough book to complete my preparation. I too like Todd Lammle books but if the practice exams are anything like the real exam then you will need other materials to prepare you for the exam. The Sybex book does explain many topics very well and generally I think it is a good book. Just not the only one!
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Summary: bsci study guide rocks !!
Review: this book is an excellent prep for the bsci test! it provides the necessary technical depth in an easy to understand manner-
complete with excellent illustrations, challenging sample problems, hands-on labs, and detailed knowledge tests. this book + honest effort = certification!
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Summary: Routing in depth
Review: This book was extremely helpful in passing the BSCI test for my CCNP. It also gives the study information and labs exercises that will be very helpful in studying for the CCIE
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Summary: Great book except for the "Challenge Labs"
Review: This books covers BSCI exam fairly well but I found too many errors on the "Challenge Labs" at the end of the book. Before you get to the chapter, you are supposed to have a good knowledge of BSCI so that you can identify the errors on the "Challenge Labs" otherwise you will just get confused. I have to agree that this book does not TOTALLY cover the topics of the actual BSCI exam, but it is good enough to pass it, besides, very fun to read, which, on the other hand, don't believe Cisco Press's book is.
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Summary: Cisco certifications have a good reputation for a reason
Review: This test covers such a broad range of subjects that the only way to pass it is to study and know the material. I used this book and the BSCN Book from Cisco Press and feel that this book gives a much better explanation of the concepts than the Cisco Press book. Especially in the area of VLSMs. Plus the BSCN book from Cisco doesn't mention IS-IS. If you have access to 4 or 5 routers the labs are good. I have fallen into the trap of using the test questions in these books to prep for the exam and you can get a false sense of security. Especially since Cisco now has simulations. Good book for studying the principles. Do the labs to help you to become familiar with the IOS commands.
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Summary: Good book for the exam
Review: Todd Lammle has done it again. I used his CCDA book and was very impressed by it and this book did not disappoint. Be careful if you are choosing books for this exam, its NOT the routing exam so if you pick up one of those books, you will not know enough about ISIS and BGP. There are a lot of books for the routing exam, but not many for the BSCI. This book is timely, useful and pretty-much error free! Anything discussed in the book is fair-game in the exam. Unlike some books in this area (eg BCSN by McGraw-Hill for the BCSN exam ) this book covers all you need to know and almost has the right emphasis balance on the topics. Some books attempt to concentrate more on topics you'd use more often in real life, to the detriment of topics you know nothing about but will be examined on, the book doesn't do that but it still not just an exam book and has usefullness afterward. To get the most out of this book do the chapter questions and the chapter labs too as well as the challenge lab at the end. They're not fillers, they help you make sure you understand. And whatever you do, do not skip any part of the book as irrelevant, that's the bit that will be in the exam for sure. You may then prompty forget the topic AFTER the exam.
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