Can you be exact as to what book you mean i.e. ISBN and
publisher.........thanks.
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louie Belt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Raj Ranger'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 10:21 PM
Subject: RE: Review of BSCN: Building Scalable Cisco Networks
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Raj Ranger
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 3:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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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