Cisco Certification: Bridges, Routers and Switches for CCIEs (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

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As author Andrew Bruce Caslow so eloquently states, Cisco Certification: Bridges, Routers, and Switches for CCIEs is focused solely on providing a structured roadmap to Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) certification. At the very least, it will help you master the portion of certification that pertains to configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting the Cisco equipment referenced in the title. A massive volume--the table of contents alone is 34 pages long--the coverage within ranges from general guidelines for port configuration to information on bridging nonroutable traffic to details on navigating the Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS).

As is common to this genre, the book is replete with configuration commands, diagrams, and tables. However, it maintains a more pragmatic tone than most as each chapter ends with some or all of the following elements: a summary, a professional development checklist, references for further study, and a "Can You Spot the Issues?" section containing networking word problems. The answers to these problems are found in one of the book's appendices. Also included is a section devoted to test preparation and test-taking techniques that details the skills assessed during the CCIE exam as well as commonly encountered testing landmines. An admirable effort, this granular but well-organized tome certainly appears to meet its stated goal. --Sarah L. Roberts-Witt --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

A preparation guide for the Cisco certification exam on bridges, routers, and switches and an on-the-job reference for switching and routing information. Topics covered include voice/data integration, configuring token ring switching, and Cisco's latest Quality of Service techniques and services. Previous edition: c1999. DLC: Routers (Computer networks)--Examinations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 976 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (December 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130903892
• ISBN-13: 978-0130903891
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #944,562 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe that Michael Wosnicki has ever read this book, April 15, 2001

By	James Bryan (techworld) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CISCO Certification: Bridges, Routers & Switches for Ccies (Hardcover)

That guy gives every book a 5. He is a paid jerk to rate all books 5 stars. Please make him stop posting reviews! He wouldn't know a csu/dsu if it hit him in the head.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding For CCIE Lab Planning AND The Written Exam, September 6, 2000

By	Chris Bryant (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CISCO Certification: Bridges, Routers & Switches for Ccies (Hardcover)

I have just finished the first of several readings I'm sure I'll be giving this book, and my hat is off to Mr. Caslow. A tremendous work and very helpful in planning the hard work ahead to becoming a CCIE. After all, doing the work is great, but you have to have a plan first!

I've noticed several reviews remarking that this isn't a good book for the IE written. Having just passed that exam, I respectfully disagree. While that is certainly not the focus of the book, I saw several topics addressed that cleared up some questions I had while taking the written.

I would highly recommend that if you're planning for the written IE, go ahead and purchase this book now. After all, if you're serious about IE lab prep, you'll be buying the book anyway. Put it to work for you sooner than later.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Quite Like It!, January 28, 2000

By	Mark Searle (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CISCO Certification: Bridges, Routers & Switches for Ccies (Hardcover)

As a qualified CCNP/CCDP gearing up to take the CCIE lab, I have found that this book is invaluable. Sitting next to a CCIE that used this book to help prepare for the lab I am confident that I can also benefit from the book.

I have noticed that there are a few reviews that don't recommend this book at all. The main concern is the fact that it appears not to go into enough depth with regard to packet structure, handshaking processes etc. However, by the time you come to taking the CCIE certifications you will already have passed the CCNP and CCDP. By this time you will be profocient with the theory behind the technologies the book deals with. Therefore the book can focus on pointing you in the right direction with regards to the thought process you should exhibit when facing the lab and real-world scenarios.

The format of the book is such that it shows you key point and configuration issues, and gives you tips on those things to look out for and bear in mind when dealing with each of the technologies put forward in each chapter. At the end of each chapter I have found that it is a good idea to set up your own scenarios and try as many different configurations as possible. This will reinforce all the information put forward in the text. This is important as the main foe that we will face in the lab is time. If you know how to configure everything initially, without spending time searching the CD in the lab, then you should be onto a winner. This book can prepare you for this but only in conjunction with a fair amount of initial knowledge and a lot of hours spent in the evening tinkering with configurations and make and break scenarios.

With this book you will need a little less luck to take the CCIE lab as you will be a lot better prepared.