Rating: 
Summary: Don't touch with a barge pole. I've flushed better. Bile.
Review: No stars earned here.
Over 50% of the book covers maybe 20 - 30% of the exam.
The thrust of analysis is covered by 30 - 50 pages of the book and maybe 50% of the exam; the rest of the book is introductory stuff which you'll need to understand but won't be questioned on and if it is new to you you are studying for the wrong exam - CCDA is not the start for someone new to networks. And containing the documentation in "Post Design Issues" (overly short) chapter is a basic sin my old Comp Sci professors would quite rightly have had the skin flogged off my back for.This book introduces (some of) the tools, stops short of suggesting what to do with them then goes on about non exam related stuff - Sybex, this one is more than just a technical exam. Am I bitter 'cos I got 80% and failed this exam on my first attempt? No, I'm bitter because I knew this book throughout and it left (for me) the main thrust of the exam unaddressed - had I used only this book I would have been lucky to get 40%. Sybex have been known to leave books an occasional bit short, but this one is in a league of its own. After reading DT's Cisco Press, managed a clear pass - I'm still considering giving some significant use to Todd Lammle et al and Sybex's email addresses as there are no innocent parties here. Oh dear.
Rating:
Summary: Pulping is too good for this rubbish!
Review: Once in a while Sybex produces a real lemon. Well here it is. I can't think of a use for it, it would appear that Lammle name has been used to sell the thing. He should be more selective to what he puts his name to. Rubbish......go with Cisco Press.
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