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CCDP: Cisco Internetwork Design Study Guide

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I used this guide solely to pass the exam and give it five stars for that reason. Like all study guides, this one does not have complete coverage of material for the entire exam. Expect to rely on previous knowledge (also know as educated guessing) for about 20%.

I think this book is a bit messed up. It contains most topics in the exam, such as Stratacom, SNA. The problem is that all information is written in unstructured, messed up paragraphs throughout the book.

CID is the first test I ever have failed (I prepared with this book only). Now I wait for the Cisco-book which I intend to read before the next tryout...

I read this book and the Cisco Press CID to pass the exam. The passing score on the test is now 75%, and at this point neither book on its own covers enough to pass the test.

The last couple reviews mentioned it, and I have to concur. This is a good book - well written and one of the few study guides I would consider keeping as a reference. However, it is not complete with regard to the exam. I did pass, and am now a CCDP, but I have to say the book was a little light in a few areas, specifically X.25 and SNA networking.

I also agree that this book was an excellent study aid for the exam. It is very well written and related well to the exam. Robert Padjen is a great writer and I found this book to be one of my favorite's from all that I have read while gaining CCNA,CCDA,CCNP and now CCDP

This book is one of the few books out there that will actually fully prepare you for the very tough and poorly written Cisco CID exam. Take it from me (someone who has passed this exam) this book is a must have to pass the exam. Cisco has not revised this exam in a number of years and the amount of legacy technolgies on the exam will really trip you up. Robert Padjen does a very complete job of covering these technologies. Also by studying this book its been a helpfull introduction to technolgies covered in the CCIE written exam. Thank you Robert . You did a great job!

Poor coverage of SNA and X.25. Also read the Cisco Press CID along side this book.

Not the best and most informational study guide I've read to date, but without a doubt the most humerous. Considering the subject matter, design is pretty dry reading, but the dryness was broken up every now and then with subtle attempts at humor. This book will not "pass" the test for you, but it combined with experience should do the trick. My only complaint, be it a small one, is that it's a little short on SNA reference material. Knowing that before I took the test, I did some reading on CCO to fill in some gaps as I've never worked on an SNA network. In closing, I would highly recommend this book if either the test or just needing design knowledge is what you're after.

Well, passed with a nice 922 out of 1000. Honestly, I read all of Todd Lammle's books for my Cisco tests, and I've yet to score below an 880!

HIGHLY recommend this book (and other Sybex Cisco study guides) as they are easy to read, thorough, and don't have too many technical mistakes. Pair this with the (now defunct) Exam Cram series by Coriolis and you're ready to PASS!

I purchased this text as a study preparation guide for the CID exam. The book covers some good material on network design and explains some useful design concepts and methodologies which I tend to use in my everyday work. Despite the fact that it does cover some nice extras like DSL and router commands, these are not examinable in the CID exam. I found the SNA section a little thin and was referring back to the course notes for addtional information on this topic. A nice (light) chapter on security makes interesting reading. A good reference text, but use with the course notes if you're preparing for the exam.