Network+ Virtual Lab (With CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

Todd Lammle (Author), William Tedder (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782130267 | ISBN-13: 978-0782130263 | Publication Date: June 15, 2002 | Edition: 1

Get Hands-on Experience, Sharpen Your Networking Skills, Advance your Career with Network+ Virtual Lab

Serious about getting your Network+ certification? Then you need hands-on experience with networking equipment and major operating systems, along with study tools designed to reinforce knowledge of key exam topics. The Network+ Virtual Lab from Sybex gives you what you need and more! Work at your own pace, on your own time, so you get the most of your exam preparation efforts.
* A Realistic Simulation of a Networking Environment, Complete with a Router, Switch, Hosts, Servers, and Desktop Operating Systems
* Perfect Companion to Sybex's Best-Selling Network+ Study Guide, But Can Be Used to Enhance Any Network+ Study Program
* Economical Alternative to Expensive Networking Lab Equipment
* Hands-on Lab and Review Labs to Complete Your Exam Preparation

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Get Hands-on Experience, Sharpen Your Networking Skills, Advance your Career with Network+ Virtual Lab

Serious about getting your Network+ certification? Then you need hands-on experience with networking equipment and major operating systems, along with study tools designed to reinforce knowledge of key exam topics. The Network+ Virtual Lab from Sybex gives you what you need and more! Work at your own pace, on your own time, so you get the most of your exam preparation efforts.

• A Realistic Simulation of a Networking Environment, Complete with a Router, Switch, Hosts, Servers, and Desktop Operating Systems
• Perfect Companion to Sybex’s Best-Selling Network+ Study Guide, But Can Be Used to Enhance Any Network+ Study Program
• Economical Alternative to Expensive Networking Lab Equipment
• Hands-on Lab and Review Labs to Complete Your Exam Preparation

About the Author

Todd Lammle is one of today’s foremost experts on LAN/WAN installation, configuration, and administration. He is president of GlobalNet Systems and author of the hugely popular CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, also from Sybex.

William Tedder, president of Interactive Designs Group, Inc., is the person responsible for the intuitive, easy-to-use, and effective interface of the CCNP Virtual Lab. He holds graduate degrees in psychology and industrial design and has been involved with computers and learning for more than 20 years.
Todd and Bill are the same team that brought you the CCNA Virtual Lab e-trainer, another powerful certification tool from Sybex.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 64 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782130267
• ISBN-13: 978-0782130263
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,829,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Todd Lammle, CCNA/CCNP/CCSP/CCVP, CEH/CEFI, FCC RF Licensed, popular Sybex author and trainer, has been involved in computers and networking with Fortune 500 companies for over two decades. He has worked for large companies such as Hughes Aircraft, Xerox, Texaco, Toshiba, Cisco, AAA and IBM, among many others. Todd has shared his networking knowledge and experience in more than 45 Sybex study guides, including his best selling Cisco CCNA Study Guide. Todd Lammle is President of GlobalNet Training and CEO of RouterSim, LLC.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea but not worth the hassle!, August 20, 2003

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ABRAHAM (MIAMI, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Network+ Virtual Lab (With CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

I bought this thing and after a week of getting the CD I still haven't being able to run it!

first you have to buy it, then you have to call cybex to activate your copy, that's a long distance call that's going to your phone bill, there's nobody there to pick up the phone so you get an answering machine, they tell you to send an email to cybexsuppor@ whatever.com and then they ask you to fax a copy of the receipt, that's another long distance call and so on...

I ended up paying too much money for this, I don't recommend you buy it unless you wanna die from a stroke or something.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Problems with product activation, March 3, 2003

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Steven W. Smith (New Bern, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Network+ Virtual Lab (With CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

Today I received my copy of Network+ Virtual Lab. So far I'm not too pleased. It seems that Sybex in an over zealous attempt to copy protect their product has caused some real problems. Before I could use the program, I had to install the license and I was asked for a Product ID code. This is supposed to be on a sticker on the CD jewel case. However, Sybex has inadvertently left this off on many copies which they have already shipped. I called Sybex and eventually was given a phone number to call to get a product ID. I then had to prove my purchase and they emailed me a product ID code. I then used the code to activate the product and the activation process caused my very stable Windows 2000 computer to crash and crash hard. After several attempts(and reboots) I finally figured out that I could avoid a crash if I shutdown Zone Alarm first. Now I could proceed with the activation but I get a message that says my product ID is invalid. After another call and wait I was told by tech support that this product must be installed on drive C: and it must be run from the Desktop icon, not the Program menu. I had installed onto drive D: and I was using the Program Menu. Two big mistakes. Can you believe this? I uninstalled the Sybex program, rebooted, reinstalled it on drive C:, started the program from the Desktop Icon as I had been instructed and I had the exact same problem as before. "An invalid Product ID code was entered. Try again". For kicks, I installed the software on another computer and it also had the exact same problem. It appears that Sybex gave me an invalid product ID code. I called tech support again and they insisted that they tried the code on their server and it worked. We then tried a manual license install and that also resulted in a invalid code error message. By then it was closing time for Sybex tech support and they are going to contact me tomorrow and we'll try something else. I may or may not get this software to run. Regardless of that, I feel Sybex is making it to too hard for their honest customers to use their software. The software must be activated and one has to have web access or call Sybex to do this. If you want to put it on your laptop and your home computer, you have to uninstall the license and go through the activation process again on the other computer. Maybe this isn't too bad when it works. But in my case it doesn't. I've wasted more time on this then it's worth. I probably won't buy another Sybex CD trainer product.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware.......Sybex won't support this product, July 11, 2004

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Thom Garrison (Oneida, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Network+ Virtual Lab (With CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

I wish I had read more reviews before buying this. The product activation code on the jewel case didn't work. "There are no more activations left for this product". What I bought was a very thin paperback notebook and an as-yet worthless CD. This is JUNK. Yet another example how overzealous copy protection hurts those who actually pay for software.

Buyer beware.
UPDATE: I contacted Sybex, and they told me that this software, even though it was purchased new and was shrink-wrapped, was already licensed on another PC.

They told me I had to contact Amazon, and they would do nothing for me. This, despite the fact that a simple Google search reveals that this is a common problem with their software and overly aggressive antipiracy "technology." You're more likely to see Elvis than get any kind of tech support from this company. I've contacted Amazon and will update this to see what they do for me. I still believe that Sybex should support their softare. The same Google search shows that many customers have had the same issue, and the same headaches trying to get them to supply a valid registration code for *NEW* softare.