Get a copy of Cisco LAN Switching by Kennedy Clark and Kevin Hamilton. It's right up there with Doyle as one of the best networking books ever written. It makes switching fun again! ;-) It's well written, technicaly accurate and interesting, and it doesn't just throw the latest marketing trends at you with no explanation of their history, like some switching material does.
Also, CertificationZone has some good articles and study materials for switching. By the way, switching isn't as dull as it might seem. The spanning tree algorithm can be quite interesting to study. And there are enhancements to it now like 802.1s (multiple spanning trees) and 802.1w (rapid spanning tree protocol). Good luck! Priscilla Oppenheimer Nakul Malik wrote: > > Hi all, > I started off studying routing and found it to be a topic that > interested me > a lot. I just couldn't get enough of halabi Doyle and the rest. > I studied a > lot, practiced a lot and was thrilled when I passed the exam in > beta. > > Next I started studying for switching. That didn't turn out as > well as I > thought it would. I couldn't just work up the same level of > interest. I have > been analyzing the reasons and have come up with the following: > 1. I've never worked with switches much, so I don't know too > much about > them, as opposed to routers. > 2. Study materials. > > I've been wondering, has anyone else faced similar problems in > their quest > for CCNP. > > Also, could someone recommend some good materials/resources for > switching > other than the official Cisco book? > > Any/all answers would be appreciated. > Thanks. > -N > > -- > Nakul Malik > > H-342 > New Rajendra Nagar > New Delhi - 110060 > > Mobile: +91-9811424477 > Ph: +91-11- 2582 3488 > +91-11- 2585 0155 > Fax:: +91-11- 2575 2904 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=75076&t=75030 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
