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Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2): (CCNA Exam 640-802 and ICND exam 640-816) (3rd Edition)

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The book is a great source for one of Cisco's hidden mysteries - the meaning of the individual fields of various show commands and debug command outputs. Other than that, using it to prepare for the CCNA exam the book is drastically over priced for its content. The Two book CCNA Exam Preparation series (CCNA ICND1 & ICND2) by Wendell Odom is a far better buy and closer to the CCNA exam objectives outlined by Cisco. In fact, both of the Odom books together are cheaper than this single book.

This book includes way too much trivia to be useful for the CCNA exam. Eventually you get lost in the detail of what is needed for the test and what the author threw in to show off his knowledge.

Do you have one to three years of internetworking experience, are familiar with basic internetworking concepts, and have basic experience with the TCP/IP protocol? If you do, then this book is for you. Author Stephen McQuerry, has done an outstanding job of writing the third edition of a self-study book for those who are pursuing the CCNA certification.

McQuerry, begins with a brief review of the command structure that is used throughout the other chapters of the book. Then, the author explores the operation and configuration of LANs. The author also describes routing operations. He continues by looking at how to configure OSPF to act as a routing protocol within a network. Then, the author discusses the EIGRP routing protocol. Next, he discusses how access control lists are used in Cisco IOS to identify and filter traffic. The author continues by discussing the limitations of IPv4 address space, specifically that these addresses are running out. Finally, he describes how different sites can be connected across a wide-area network or using the Internet.

This most excellent book is intended as a self-study resource that covers the subjects on the 640-816 (ICND2 test) exam as well as the ICND2 material of the 640-802 (CCNA test) exam. Perhaps more importantly, this book should help you become literate in the use of switches, routers, and the associated protocols and technologies.

I am Cisco certified and found this book very informative. The content is clear and easy to understand as well as useful. Highly recommend!

Steve McQuerry's ICND1 & ICND2 library are to be highly recommended. I have found these excellent first source materials & are the very basis of the SeekLearning/Skillport online course for ICND1&2 respectively.

The text is exactly in line with the current Cisco CCNA syllabis & the Cisco recommended CCNA course reading found at :--

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My opinion is to use Steve McQuerry's printed texts in support of the SeeKLearning/Skillport online course as a primer.

Then for exam prep study Wendell Odom's ICND1&2 Cert Guides plus Odom's Video Mentoring. These comprise hardcover texts, PDFs, CD & DVD videos plus Boson Practise exams ... inclusive !!!

All up, these publications are "on the money" to succeed in the CCNA certification.
See other publications :--

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, 2nd Edition

CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Exams 640-816 and 640-802) (2nd Edition)

This book very cool to learn Cisco network. I recommend to buy this book. watching the CBT-Nuggets Video and reading this book give to total knowledge to prepare to take the exams.