Customer Reviews

Cisco Catalyst LAN Switching

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
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As a relative beginner, I find it a little verbose, I'd prefer more of a how-to book. But this book gives a good overview of several switches, and there is a lot of useful information. A good book to have on your shelf.

This book is the best switching resource I own. I found it to be very readable, concise, and yet thorough. It's true that it suffers from many typos and it is getting rather dated, but most of this book is still extremely useful. (I very much hope that the authors are working on the 2nd edition.)

To expect this book to read like an exam cram is hardly fair. In the preface, the book itself claims to be intended as a reference for an intermediate level reader. Still, I used this book as my primary means of studying for the 640-504 exam, and easily passed.

The book is very well organized and written. However, if you want to implement the newest generation of switched Ethernet based on gigabit Ethernet technology, you need to use several series of new Catalyst switches, which are not covered in the book. You will also find a few errors and typos in the book.

This is a great book if you are needing to learn the latest in Cisco Multilayer switching! It gets into all of the gory detail and more. It's only drawback is that it seems to be written for those who allready understand a lot, I found myself having a hard time tracking the concepts, particularly when to not use dynamic vlan. Overall, the book meets it's objective well.

Succeeds in breaking down complex subjects like STP and 5500 aggregate switching backplanes in ways that I can understand. Well written. The author does a good job in bringing to life a subject that is about as interesting as Al Gore. Would have gotten five stars, but they skimp on 5500 bus architecture just a little. It's the only book you'll need!

I've been using Cisco products for many years now, and have read many Cisco manuals. This book is the most readable work I have seen to date on Cisco Switches. Very current and contains excellent depth. If you need more information than you find in this book - call the Cisco TAC.

I read this book but did not find it very interesting. Though the Rossi has attempted to do a good job, it reads more like a manual. Also a lot of cut and paste pictures of the switches. I would suggest additional reading material besides this book

Although if you like manual type books, this is a fine book, it doesn't cut to the point and give you what is needs for the new CCNP Switching exam. Hard to read, with typos make it not a good choice.