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Cisco CCNA/CCENT Exam 640-802, 640-822, 640-816 Preparation Kit

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I'm not the type to go out of my way to give negative feedback, but I seriously need to warn you CCNA canditates about this book. Don't buy it, you're better off spending that 59.95 on different study guide. There are TONS of errors in this book. I'm not at all exaggerating, there are mistakes on just about every page - it's ridiculous! I've contatcted Syngress in an attempt to get my money back but haven't gotten a reply as of this writing.
I've read through numerous IT manuals and study guides in the last 9 years and never have I seen such slipshod material. It doesn't even look like anything was proof read for spelling or grammatical errors. I put my time in with this book too, so I'm not just basing this on a single page or chapter; I can honestly say that, having read through just over half of the book, I have probably seen at least 50 problems ranging from simple things like two identical paragraphs in a row (not a big deal) to staight up WRONG information such as this sentence on Page 182: "Similar to its predecessor IGRP, EIGRP has a maximum hop count of 224 and a default maximum hop count of 100.". According to Cisco, IGRP has a max hop count of 255. The second part my be correct, I don't know because the section on IGRP doesn't mention anything about its default max hop count. With these kinds of inconsistencies, I'm reluctant to commit any of this information to memory, which is the exact reason why we buy study guides, right?
If Syngress makes things right, either by refund or a completely revised second edition, I will re-post with better things to say. If not, I'll move on and never buy their stuff again.

I received this item on time and in a good condition. I am happy aubout the service.

Serge