Quick and dirty book review.
CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Cram, by Tom Thomas and Henry Benjamin
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576104338/qid=972768223/sr=1-3/104-3
810111-6781503
I truly wanted to hate this book. The very title Exam Cram rubs me the wrong
way for some reason. But my Design Engineer, the woman who reviews my work
and provides me with plenty of good advice in my job, had good things to
say, so I bought it.
And I have to say, this one turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
The chapters on bridging and switching, networking theory, TCP/IP
networking, and Cisco device operations are excellent. The coverage of RSRP,
DLSw+, and RIF calculation, are excellent.
I was disappointed in the Routing chapter. With the exception of OSPF ( I
wonder why? ) the routing protocols were not very well covered. Doyle is a
far better source for routing protocol behavior.
Definitely one to add to one's study repertoire, particularly as a review in
those last days prior to actually taking the test. In fact, I became
absolutely positive I would pass after racking up the points on the practice
test at the back of the book. Furthermore, now that I have seen the actual
written, I can say that in terms of content and style, the Exam Cram
practice test is most realistic I have seen.
Will this book alone prepare you to pass? No way! Is it a good source of
information that appears on the exam but is difficult to find elsewhere? You
bet!
I recommend that one invest in the CCIE Exam Cram book as early as one can
in one's certification career. There is a lot of good stuff there, and what
you don't understand early in your career you will most definitely grow into
as you progress.
Chuck
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I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your life as
it has been is over ( if you hope to pass ) From this time forward, you will
study US!
( apologies to the folks at Star Trek TNG )
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