Customer Review: Pros:
1. in the end of every chapter is plenty of self testing questions which really tests your understanding of the material;
2. easy to understand and follow.
Cons:
1. I've read only a part of the book (about distance vector routing protocols) and i spotted quite a few... more info
Customer Review: This is a delayed review, but after the last few books I've read... I had to come back and give this book props. The highlight of Todd Lammle's writing here is his breakdown of subnetting. I see how people could get confused, even intimidated, when reading the addressing chapters of the Cisco Press... more info
Customer Review: As a first step toward achieving the CCNA, the new Cisco certification CCENT tests basics (using Cisco equipment)expected of entry-level technicians entering the networking field. The title of the book states exactly what is: SELF-STUDY GUIDE TO INTERCONNECTING CISCO NETWORK DEVICES, PART 1, ICND1.... more info
Customer Review: The book is a great source for one of Cisco's hidden mysteries - the meaning of the individual fields of various show commands and debug command outputs. Other than that, using it to prepare for the CCNA exam the book is drastically over priced for its content. The Two book CCNA Exam Preparation... more info
Customer Review: This book had multiple grammar errors, and looked like everything was cut and pasted from (probably) the Deluxe Study Guide, and only half was pasted correctly. Some of the material would say refer to figure #, and the figure would be wrong or non-existent. Chapter review questions were labeled... more info
Customer Review: Lammle does an excellent job of explaining complex networking concepts (particularly subnetting) in terms simple enough for someone with no previous exposure to networking to understand. Unfortunately, some subjects were oversimplified, to the point that I felt underprepared for the CCNA test.... more info
Customer Review: Diane Teare does a great job of providing necessary information and case studies to a networking professional wanting to get into the network design field. This is an associate level certification and thusly the information provided is spoon-fed to what is considered a design associate or below... more info
Customer Review: If ure just breaking in the networking field then i would suggest u to purchase this book. Everything is written in easy to understand language and book covers a networking basics. Like other books related to networking this book contains few serious errors as well but if u read the material... more info