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I think that I shall never see A graph more lovely than a tree. A tree whose crucial property Is loop-free connectivity. A tree that must be sure to span So packets can reach every LAN. Firest, the root must be selected. By ID, it is elected. Least-cost paths from root are traced. In the tree, these paths are placed. A mesh is made by folks like me, Then bridges find a spanning tree. --Radia Perlman Tom Lisa wrote: > Priscilla, > > Didn't Radia write a poem that starts something like > "I have never seen a tree as lovely as a spanning tree?" > > BTW, is it still possible to get a "free" copy of 802.1s & w. > I looked on the IEEE site but couldn't find them. > > Prof. Tom Lisa, CCAI > Community College of Southern Nevada > Cisco ATC/Regional Networking Academy > "Cunctando restituit rem" > > Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > > 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] > **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 > **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 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=75110&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
