While I can't entirely agree with your review, I can say this:
I read the book (my only reference) and then took the test and scored a 906.
So I feel that there is a lot of good material in the book - HOWEVER, there
were quite a few errors in the book and a horrific number on the CD based
test that comes with the book. Almost 20% of the questions/answers had
severe errors for example:
Question # 166 states that: RIP uses UDP port 1058 for updates when in fact
it uses UDP port 520 (1058 is the RFC for RIP)
Question # 165 states that: RIP is a link state protocol, when it is
actually a Distance Vector protocol.
Question # 168 states that: RIP response messages are sent every 5 seconds,
but in the book they state that RIP response messages are sent every 30
seconds.
Question # 174 states that: IGRP uses hops and Autonomous System number for
link metrics, when it actually uses delay and bandwidth.
Question # 163 & 183 states that: IGRP is not a classful routing protocol
when it is.
Question # 176 states that: Split horizon "ignores duplicate information
from more than one interface" when it is actually to prevent routing
information from being sent out of the same interface from which it was
received".
Question # 164 states that: OSPF is not a classless routing protocol when it
is.
These are just a few samples, I found nearly 40 questions (out of 200) that
had such blatant errors.
My suggestion is use the book, along with the Boson tests (BSMSN tests 1&2)
and throw the CD away.
Hope this helps.
Louie
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Subject: Review of BSCN: Building Scalable Cisco Networks
Review of BSCN: Building Scalable Cisco Networks
1 out of 5 stars Incomplete Coverage - Missing PSV Protocol
Reviewer: A Humble Reviewer from Rehoboth Beach, DE
This book has incomplete coverage of the topics required to pass the test.
For example they left out all detail of the PSV Protocol that they have
implemented at McGraw Hill.
You might ask what is the PSV Service. Well it stands for Poop Shoot
Violator Service. McGraw Hill has quite evidently implemented this protocol
in BSCN Book but failed to mention its implementation to you the
unsuspecting buyer. They should have clearly mentioned that when you buy
this book you are signing up for two (2) Poop Shoot Violations of yourself.
One (1) for buying the book and not getting any details from it. Two (2) for
then going to take the test, thus paying another hundred bucks, and getting
a second and more expensive Poop Shoot Violation. Thus it is felt by this
reviewer that the PSV Protocol should have been explained in the Disclaimer
section of the Book.
- RumpRanger
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