

Series: Official Cert Guide
Hardcover: 1600 pages
Publisher: Cisco Press; 1 edition (June 2, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1587143879
ISBN-13: 978-1587143878
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.5 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (238 customer reviews)
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Perfect self-study guide for the CCENT/CCNA! NOTE: You'll need to download the errata and updates from the Cisco Press website. Included software is not the best for practice exams.This is a perfect tool to add to your toolbox if you're going for the Cisco CCENT or CCNA. However, you'll probably need to supplement these books with additional study material. The books are very detailed and give a great explanation of the topics in the Cisco exams. You'll benefit from adding some additional training to supplement these books. I would suggest either a home lab with real equipment or a network simulator, this way you can fully experience IOS commands and configuration. I'd also suggest a video training course, such as CBT Nuggets.Be sure to go to the Cisco Press website and download the errata and updates for the books (mostly the ICND-2 book has many updates since being published.) This way you'll be getting the latest information and training. Specifically, the ICND-2 book is lacking in subjects such as Rapid Spanning Tree, First Hop Redundancy Protocols, and OSPF/EIGRP. The free download of the updated content from Cisco Press has these topics covered in more detail. Also the errata will help with the few minor typo's the books have. So be sure to download them!!!The included software leaves a lot to be desired. While it is handy having all of the book practice questions available on the computer, along with the chapter review quizzes, the included Practice Exams are not the greatest. I will say this, the practice exam and part-review quizzes are MUCH more difficult than the actual exam.
Cisco CCNA - Routing and Switching 200-120 Official Cert Library is the new addition to the Cisco press library to cover the latest CCNA exams announced and implemented recently. Wendell Odom is one of my favorite authors in Cisco Press publications. He is always detail oriented and covers the fundamentals very well. This new official Cert Guide Library covers the topics for ICND1 and ICND2 version 2 exams. Cisco always brings changes in the curriculum to fit the need of current networking Market. This package contains two books with DVDs. Cisco CCENT/CCNA book covers the fundamentals of networking (OSI Layers, IPv4 & IPv6 addressing, Routing and switching, IP services and Network management). CCNA Routing and switching book covers the actual implementation and troubleshooting of the above. CCENT/CCNA book covers the basics of networking that anyone seeking employment at an entry level positions requires. This time they set the bar high by adding all the Routing and Switching elements of CCNA which was not covered in previous CCNA Libraries. CCENT/CCNA now has increased value than its previous version simply because the contents are more than just fundamentals of networking.I have seen lots of new stuff added in this book. Few of the topics are...IPv4 and IPv6 troubleshootingNetwork ManagementRouter and Switch SecurityIPsec VPN conceptsVPN, OSPF ipv6 and EIGRP ipv6Software licensingManaging IOS filesSyslog, SNMP, NETFLOW, DHCP etc.Implementation and Troubleshooting chapters in second book (ICND2) are specifically on IPv4 and IPv6 are critical to today's complex network environment. Author has done good job by focusing on troubleshooting.
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