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Summary: Most errors ever published in a book
Review: They should contact Guinness on this one. Almost every page has some type of error. (Mislabeled IP addresses, mistyped configs, etc.) It's amazing! Seriously though, the content in the book is good. However, the number of errors is bad. If there weren't any errors, I would have given it a 5.
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Summary: If you need to understand (cisco) security, this is the book
Review: This book follows the Managing Cisco Network Security (MCNS) course produced by Cisco. What is great about this book is that it goes into more detail than what the course book does. That makes it a great resource if you don't attend the class; and makes it a great resource if you DO attend the class (for later reference). If you do attend, you'll see that the book does go farther. Mike Wenstrom did a great job with this.
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Summary: Good Book but mistakes make it a difficult read
Review: This book has good coverage of all cisco security technologies. PIXes are there with intense detail but no config examples with access-lists at all. All examples use conduit and static. I wont blame it as this book is published in Jan 2001 and pix access-lists became famous around the beginning of this year. The biggest problem is config mistakes, i wasted hours to figure them out and finally decided that they r definitely wrong. So read it but watch out for mistakes. 3 stars becoz of this
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Summary: Excellent Reference but Kinda Wordy.
Review: This is a must have book if your going for Certification. However, If you just want to learn how to work the different components I would recommend "Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions" CSISS is not as wordy as this and gets into the nuts and bolts of the components.MCNS is excellent for those who may normally tend to ask more questions in class, or may have a little trouble understanding the theory behind the components. These two books go Hand-in-Hand to give you not only the certification but the know how to use the Cisco Secure Components.
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Summary: Excellent Reference but Kinda Wordy.
Review: This is a must have book if your going for Certification. However, If you just want to learn how to work the different components I would recommend "Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions" CSISS is not as wordy as this and gets into the nuts and bolts of the components. MCNS is excellent for those who may normally tend to ask more questions in class, or may have a little trouble understanding the theory behind the components. These two books go Hand-in-Hand to give you not only the certification but the know how to use the Cisco Secure Components.
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Summary: Excellent Reference but Kinda Wordy.
Review: This is a must have book if your going for Certification. However, If you just want to learn how to work the different components I would recommend "Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions" CSISS is not as wordy as this and gets into the nuts and bolts of the components. MCNS is excellent for those who may normally tend to ask more questions in class, or may have a little trouble understanding the theory behind the components. These two books go Hand-in-Hand to give you not only the certification but the know how to use the Cisco Secure Components.
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