Provides readers with the experience they need to place, configure, and maintain Catalyst LAN switches. Covers technologies and strategies for medium to large networks that use Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM LAN Emulation. Describes the major features, architectures, and functions of the major components of the Catalyst switches.
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Richard Deal (Tampa Bay, FL) is a Certified Cisco Instructor who has been teaching Cisco LAN Switch Configuration classes for over a year. He also teaches Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration, Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, Cisco Internetworking Design, Managing Switched Internetworks, and Multiband Switch and Service Configuration. He is the owner of The Deal Group, Inc., a network consulting company based in Tampa, Florida. He has been in the networking consulting business for more than four years and has over ten years of experience in the computing industry.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two thumbs up for Richard Deal and Coriolis Press,
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This review is from: CCNP Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Exam Cram: Exam: 640-404 (Paperback)
Another excellent test-taking book! Although a little thick this book is the perfect companion for every CCNP candidate (including myself). The amount of information is right and very well fits the CLSC test. Sometimes it might seem that the author is going into too much detail for topics which are not that important but this impression will be totally wiped out by the test. Also, the book contains a lot of useful information which comes handy in your "real life" as network engineer. You just have to underline those perls of wisdom (yellow marker works good) and keep the book on your bookshelf. If you have the knowledge of Catalyst family and need only a prep tool for the test this will be your only investment. If need deep insight on LAN switching, Catalyst family and network design this is not the right book for you! It barely scratches some of the "hot" and poorly understood topics like STP, VLANs and trunking but remember - this is an "exam cram" book. Unfortunately Cisco is coming with a new test - CLSC 2.0 sometime this year and this book is not very adequate, but I hope that the author will come up with something at least as good as this one whenever the new test comes live. In case you need deeper knowledge (not for the test) look at Cisco Press "Cisco LAN Switching" book and don't be scared by it's size (926 pages). Good look on the exam!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book on the CLSC Exam,
By Tooraj Baxter (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CCNP Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Exam Cram: Exam: 640-404 (Paperback)
Although the "Exam Cram" title might suggest a thinner book, this book is best computer book I have ever bought. I also bought Todd Lammle's CLSC study guide and Exam Notes but those books are not the caliber of Richard Deal's book on CLSC. First of all, Richard Deal's book is comprehensive, and second, it is written as a part study guide and part Exam Cram, so at the same time you are getting comprehensive information while getting knowledge that is relevant on the test. Also one of the most important features in Richard Deal's book is that not only he gives a test at the end of each chapter (and at the end of the book), but the answers are given with a detailed explantion to why or what not this is the answer, which is extremely beneficial on test day.I am glad that I bought this book, because without it, I believed I would of failed the exam.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, but not as a cram....,
This review is from: CCNP Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Exam Cram: Exam: 640-404 (Paperback)
The only reason that I will not give this book 5 stars is because it goes into too much detail to be a member of the cram series. C'mon, a 715 page exam cram? This book should be remarketed to be a stand alone study guide, it provides everything you need to know to get through the exam, not just an overview as I expected. The cheat sheet in the front of the book is a great last minute read! Use it! I just wish I had read this book first, instead of last. I could have saved myself some study time. Good luck!
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