CCNP Study Guide Kit [Hardcover]

Todd Lammle (Author), Arthur Pfund (Author), Carl Timm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 8, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0782141552 | ISBN-13: 978-0782141559 | Edition: 2nd

The CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) programme requires candidates to pass the CCNA exam and four additional exams - Routing, Switching, Support and Remote Access. This pack contains four study guides, each accompanied by a CD.

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From the Back Cover

The Best CCNP Package on the Market!

Covers All Four Required Exams: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (640-901) Switching (640-604) Remote Access (640-605) Support (640-606)

Contains the following Study Guides: CCNP: Remote Access Study Guide CCNP: Support Study Guide CCNP: Switching Study Guide CCNP/CCIP: BSCI Study Guide

Get ready for Cisco's CCNP exams with the most comprehensive and challenging practice tests anywhere! The Sybex EdgeTests feature: Challenging questions representative of those you'll find on the real exams Eight bonus exams available only on the CDs

Test yourself on Cisco's new simulation question format. Apply your skills with sample simulations questions Reinforce your knowledge of the Cisco IOS

Use the Electronic Flashcards to jog your memory and reinforce key exam topics! Reinforce your understanding of key concepts with these hardcore flashcard-style questions Download the Flashcards to your Pocket PC or Palm handheld and study anytime, anywhere

Search through the complete books in PDF! Access each of the CCNP Study Guides, complete with figures and tables Search the chapters to find information on any topic in seconds

About the Author

Todd Lammle, CCNP, has over twenty years of experience working with various LAN and WANs, and has been working on Cisco router networks since 1986. He is CEO and Chief Scientist of RouterSim, LLC and President of GlobalNet Training, Inc. Wade Edwards, CCIE #7009, has over 13 years of networking experience and has been actively involved in the computer industry for over 22 years. Sean Odom, CCNP, MCSE, has been in the computer networking field for over 13 years. He has been a consultant to many Fortune 1000 companies. Robert Padjen, CCNP, CCDP, is Director of Technology Solutions for a large financial institution. Arthur Pfund, CCIE #7249, is the Principal Engineer at Charles Schwab in Phoenix. He has over 7 years networking experience and has written for Syngress Publishing as well as CWRU Publications. Eric Quinn, CCSI, CSS1, is an Arizona based instructor and security consultant. Carl Timm, CCIE #7149, has over 8 years of experience in the design and implementation of Large Scale IP-based Internetworks.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2612 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; 2nd edition (November 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782141552
• ISBN-13: 978-0782141559
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,318,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lammle does it again - new updates and improvements., December 26, 2002

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNP Study Guide Kit (Hardcover)

One thing I have learned over the past 14 years is that when you find something that works stick with it. I have found that Todd Lammle is the go to man for Cisco. I used both his CCNA and CCDA books to pass my exams and now that I am working on CCNP and CCDP I am once again looking to him for study guides.

Being that Cisco has retired the 640-603 exam, it was a good idea for Sybex to hold the release of this set until the 640-901 or BSCI or was ready, making the kit as up to date as possible.

Each book does have a number of labs, in fact the BSCI book has over 55, plus there are case studies, review questions and other exercises throughout each book. Lammle certainly gives you every thing you need to work with.

There is one thing that could be added and that is a simulator or virtual lab to work with in case you do not have access to the hardware. Although you could go to his website and pickup the Router Simulator CCNP Suite and Sybex also has their own Virtual Lab as well.

Each book comes with a cd that has 2 full practice exams and other handy study utilities like the PDA flash cards. If there was something to increase here it would be more practice questions or a test center for all exams.

I found that the books may have some errors but there isn't a book out there without a few grammar or spelling errors. As for technical accuracy, I compared the previous set to this set and a whole host of updates were done.

Overall Todd Lammle has once again proven to be right in the forefront of the Cisco Certification arena and this study guide kit is a shining example of his latest work. Excellent job and well done once again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough by themselves!, August 6, 2005

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This review is from: CCNP Study Guide Kit (Hardcover)

I just renewed my CCNP by redoing the current BSCI and BCMSN exams. I used to be a Sybex fan and I have used them alot but now I think that better material can be found elsewhere.

These Sybex books have alot of information but not everything necesssary to pass the exams. I think that there is a tendency to cut and paste from other books and not all errors have been corrected. Not all new material is fully covered. Switching gets the weakest coverage since there have been the most changes and additions to this technology.

I would recommend the Cisco Press Guides for both Routing and Switching as better choices. Also the BSMSN Exam Cram 2 guide by Richard Deale is very good for switching. The Sybex Switching guide spends time on CatOS even though it is not on the exam or in the books I recommend. Did I already say cut and paste?

I used this set to make a first pass through the material and then filled in the gaps and added depth with the other books mentioned. If you use this approach, skip the switching section completely and go straight to Cisco or to Richard Deale.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning!!! Do not use these books to study for certs, March 16, 2005

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W. Gillo (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CCNP Study Guide Kit (Hardcover)

I have read through two of the books in this series and gone through all of the review questions at the end of the chapters as well as the tests on the CD's. Both of the tests that I took I failed on the first try. It was only after more study with Cisco Press books and other materials did I pass them.

These books do not teach you what the exams want. The BCMSN book is so poorly written that you could learn more by typing the question mark at the end of every command you type, because that's exactly what the author did. The CIT book was good, but still did not teach me what Cisco wanted me to know. I have used Lammles books before with success on the CCNA, but steer clear of this series.

You're better off paying the extra money for the Cisco Press books. I wish I had never made the decision to go the "cheap route" with this purchase.

FYI: I have a CCNA, CCDA, Citrix Certified Admin, and MCSE, so I am not inexperienced with what Cisco's requirements are for their tests nor with the whole certification process. You have been warned.