Sybex v/s Cisco Press.. interesting debate... and I think we haven't had
enough of it. I used both - the Todd Lammle book as well as the CCNA Exam
Certification Guide (Wendell Odom, Cisco Press) for CCNA 1.0.
Believe me, it pays off to read both. For Microsoft certifications, the MS
Press books were sufficient, more or less. For Cisco certifications, the
Cisco Press books are a big help. Mostly, the language is remarkably similar
to the Cisco tests, imho. So if you've read the Cisco Press books, you are
bound to immediately recollect stuff from the book when you read the test
questions. Correct me if I'm wrong folks - but that's been my experience.
I understood switching concepts like Spanning Tree & VLANs much better form
the Cisco Press book than Lammle. Not to belittle the Lammle book - it's an
excellent and focussed book, highly recommended for the test. You could pass
the test by reading the Lammle book alone.
Maybe being inundated with material isn't such a bad thing afterall...
Now only if I could find something to soothe my nerves... I tend to get real
nervous starting 2-3 days before the test... any tips ? (And this is
happening only for the Cisco tests..... MS was a breeze comparatively... :-)
Bharat Suneja
"ian gomeche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Luther wrote:
>
> Subject: passed CCNA.. now what? any recommendations?
>
> Hi I recently passed CCNA v1.0 .. and was wondering if anyone could help
me
> interms of what I should be doing next? I gather CCNP v2.0 is the most
> logical step I should be taking. Which exam should I take first? .. and
what
> text books can anyone recommend to me?
>
> For my CCNA i used:
>
> 1. CCNA by Sybex (i didnt like this book very much)
> 2. Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices by Cisco Press - I loved this
> book!.. yes I know this is geared towards CCNA v2.0.. but I found it
> excellent in my studies for v1.0 (which i scored 925/1000 on).
>
> I really prefer to invest my money in cisco press books from now on..
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> Well that is an interesting observation Luther. As someone who has just
> ordered the Sybex Lammle CCNA study guide (latest 507 edition note folks)
,
> exam guide and e-lab simulator thing, I was very interested in what Luther
> had to say.
>
> I have now ordered the CISCO press internetworking book as well but am
> thinking of cancelling Lammle's books. Perhaps I should stick with both as
I
> am sure each has useful stuff in which the other does not have and a lot
of
> people seem to rate Lammle
>
> Any comments anyone on the relative merits of the two books?
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> BTW someone (i won't say who but he knows) posted what a star he was for
> passing CCNA .......in HTML therefore also telling the whole list what a
> pillock he is.
>
> Hint hint everyone
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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