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MCSE Training Guide: TCP/IP (Covers Exam #70-059)

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I am using this book to upgrade my TCP/IP 3.5 to TCP/IP 4.0. I am already a CNE, NCIP, and MCSE. I'm working towards my MCSE+I. This book is a first print (or close to) of a TECHNICAL book. It will have errors! On New Riders' web site, they have a page with corrections which you can print out. I used these corrections as I went through the book. The CONTENT of this book is great and on target. I give four stars because I know from my past education, experience and my knowledge of what is expected on the exam that is book is key! Minus one star for the errors which DON'T affect the content due to the corrections page, but hopefully will be gone in the next print. MCP Magazine also did ratings on the best TCP/IP study book and THIS BOOK WON!

OK! I know there are a lot of mistakes...especially for the beginner like me...I am really confused by this book because of its unnecessary mistakes...but, I really like the chapter 2...it's very easy to understand the ARP...IP or ICMP..However, I got confused on the chapter 5 with the wrong route table...Man, I hope it would be better when it come to the second edition!

Overall, it is easy book to read but you could really tell that each chapter was written by a different person. Some chapters are good but others are really poor. The end of the chapter tests were way too easy compared to the actual test. It has an incredible number of mistakes and typos especially in the calculation of subnet masking. I went round in circles and wasted so much time trying to figure out why I could never get a question correct. I think this book has a second edition that I hope is better. Avoid this book and you will be a much happier person.

I used the book with help from the CBT Systems computer based training and found the book quite useful for the holes that the CBT did not cover. But the book contained too many errors for a training book. I was always looking at the error correction list from the web site to make sure what I was reading was correct. That should not happen on this kind of book. Clean up the errors and it would be a lot better at its job.

Of the three study guides I used in preparation for my MCSE exam, I found Dulaney's guide to be the most thorough. Each chapter sets realistic goals and contains written text that is are easy to interpret. The exercises at the beginning and end of each chapter are both challenging and meaningful to taking the exam. The book gives constructive and useful information above and beyond what's needed for the exam; information that I'm able to use in my day-to-day challenges as a Network Engineer.

If you are trying to pass this test w/no previous knowledge of TCP/IP you will waste $140.00 (Test + book). Though I didn't see anything blatantly wrong with the "Microsoft" portion, the errors in basic TCP/IP are apalling.

I agree, the book is full of errors (ex. incorrect host names used in some of the example DNS files.) The worst part is that the New Riders web page has no errata sheet for the book. This leaves you guessing as to how many other mistakes there might be in the book that you didn't catch. If you are looking for a good overview of TCP/IP on NT, then this book is adequate. However, if you are buying a book to help you pass the MCSE exam (as I expect most people would be), then you would be better served buying a different book.

What most people know about TCP/IP consists of; "You need it to get onto the Internet." That pretty much summed up my knowledge of TCP/IP before reading this book. Unfortunately, others look to me for answers to computer questions, and I was getting tired of saying, "I don't know." I wanted to know more about TCP/IP. How does my request for the Microsoft home page get all the way across the country to the Microsoft Web Server? How does the response get back to my computer? What is DNS (Domain Name Service)? How does it work? What changes microsoft into an IP address? What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol?) How does it work? What do the numbers 131.96.156.93 and 255.255.255.0 really mean? How can I tap into and use this information? But, even thinking about things like subnetting, and routing made me panic. I had only the vaguest idea what those things were. I had no clue how they were done. That was before reading this book.

The authors were obviously writing for people like me. The concepts are explained in a very easy to read manner. Analogies and examples are used throughout the book to clarify the concepts that are covered. The book has a number of practical exercises to reinforce the lesson material. While the writers all have extensive technical backgrounds, the book is both interesting and easy to read even for the non-technical. After reading this book, subnetting and the different classes of IP addresses became understandable.

Initially I purchased this book to prepare for the Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) exam number 70-059 (the TCP/IP exam). After reading the book, I would recommend it for use as a reference text for those who want to learn about TCP/IP, even if they do not want to take the certification exam. I know my copy will remain within reach on my bookshelf.

I have not been a big fan of the New Riders series for the MCSE exam, but this book is by far the worst of them all. For TCP/IP exam, the MS course material should be enough to pass the exam.

My employer gave me this book; I went straight to these reviews and nearly cried when I read how awful it was supposed to be. You mean I have to get through the exam armed only with a nearly-useless book? Noooooooo...

I studied with it anyway and slowly got used to it. YES there are a slew of errors. NO they are not that important, it's irritating to read "Roof DNS server" or "Sal Lake City" but so what. YES there are more significant errors which can wreck the meaning of diagrams but if you can't spot these you're doomed anyway exam-wise. I didn't find any actual errors of fact that would blow your exam.

I passed 070-059 with it, so could you. If it was a bit cheaper I would say go for it.