Dwayne Saunders wrote: > > Hi all, > Let me start with I am about to start my design track. Every > one > comments on Priscilla's Book Top Down Network Design I was just > looking at > it and was wondering since this was written dec 1998 is it > still current to > today's network topology's (Not trying to flame you Priscilla).
Well the book really shipped January 1999. But yeah, I know that doesn't sound too good. ;-) Seriously, since the book teaches a classic design methodology, almost all of it is still relevant. The top-down methods are based on methods that were designed for software development in the 1970s and are still in use today. It used to be that programmers made the same types of mistakes that nework engineers tend to make. They started writing code and recommending equipment without talking to users, understanding the business and technical requirements, figuring out a high-level logical design, planning for maintainability, etc. Timeless top-down processes avoid the problems that occur with this sort of approach, regardless of new features, technologies, etc. As far as certification goes, there's been this weird feedback loop for many years between my work and Cisco courses and certifications. I hear that CCDA and CID are even more like my book than they were when I wrote it. I welcome suggestions on either of my books. I don't do GroupStudy via e-mail any more, but humans can guess my e-mail address. Hopefully a computer worm/robot can't figure this out. My domain name is my first name in the .com domain. My mail address is my initials, which are also short for Post Office or Purchase Order! ;-) Thanks in advance for any comments you have and suggestions for updating. _______________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer www.troubleshootingnetworks.com www.priscilla.com > > Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards > > D'Wayne Saunders > Data Network Administrator > CCNP, CSS1 > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54163&t=54142 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
