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Summary: OUTSTANDING STUDY GUIDE!!!
Review: I bought Robert Myhre's CCNA Certification book and a Cisco 2501 Router on February 1, 2000. Prior to that date I had no working knowledge of Cisco routers and very little knowledge of networking in gereral. Today, February 5, 2000 I passed the Cisco CCNA test with an 804. The only study guide I used was this book and a router. This book covers every CCNA exam objective. It has excellent labs with practice questions at the end of each chapter. The author has done an exceptional job.
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Summary: This book is essential to your success
Review: I bought several books on Cisco and CCNA before taking and passing the exam with a score in the high 790's. With hindsight, I can say that Mr. Myhre's guide was by far the most instrumental in my success because it set the foundation necessary to make other manuals more readable.There are many factors that make this guide essential to anyone preparing for the exam, but for the sake of time and space here are just a few: --All of the exam objectives are thoroughly covered. --I began my studies with only a superficial knowledge of the subject matter, and found the material highly readable and very well thought out. Very rare for a technical manual. I had no problem finding the page numbers, the reviewers who did should eat more carrots. This book is ESSENTIAL to your success.
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Summary: CCNA prep mistake
Review: I had taken ICRC and then took a class taught by Mr. Myhre based on this book. The 2 courses did not even compare. There were people that had been through ACRC that did not have a good grasp of subnetting until this course. I've seen some of the other reviews saying there are other outside materials needed to pass the CCNA exam. I think Mr. Myhre would agree. The point of this book is to enable you to understand the concepts and know the basics. It is up to the individual to apply them. And yes, I had a couple of questions on switching on my 640-507. The success rate for the 15 person class taking the test and passing the first time was over 75%!
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Summary: A major factor in my passing the CCNA!
Review: I'm new to the IT world, and I've still never laid hands on a router, so I had to do a great deal of reading to pass the CCNA exam. Mr. Myhre's book did more than any of the others I read to help me become familiar with and understand the exam topics. I had read some other Cisco books prior to reading this one; it's the one that really brought things together. The practice questions seemed easier than those in other books and may give a false sense of security if this is the only book you have read, but I think if you're seeking your CCNA and have limited or no experience you should read more than one book anyway (and find a good router simulator). After reading several books, I recommend this path to folks with limited experience who are pursuing the CCNA*: (1.) Myhre's book (this one!); (2a.) Lammle's study guide; (2b.) Lammle's e-trainer router simulator; (3.) Lammle's CCNA Exam Notes <* Note that this is in reference to CCNA1: 640-407. This test will be retired at the end of July 2000, so the new CCNA (640-507) may change this.> I really like the way this book is put together - many thanks to Mr. Myhre. I didn't think the page numbers were hard to find, either. This is the best place to start your CCNA pursuit.
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Summary: A major factor in my passing the CCNA!
Review: I'm new to the IT world, and I've still never laid hands on a router, so I had to do a great deal of reading to pass the CCNA exam. Mr. Myhre's book did more than any of the others I read to help me become familiar with and understand the exam topics. I had read some other Cisco books prior to reading this one; it's the one that really brought things together. The practice questions seemed easier than those in other books and may give a false sense of security if this is the only book you have read, but I think if you're seeking your CCNA and have limited or no experience you should read more than one book anyway (and find a good router simulator). After reading several books, I recommend this path to folks with limited experience who are pursuing the CCNA*: (1.) Myhre's book (this one!); (2a.) Lammle's study guide; (2b.) Lammle's e-trainer router simulator; (3.) Lammle's CCNA Exam Notes <* Note that this is in reference to CCNA1: 640-407. This test will be retired at the end of July 2000, so the new CCNA (640-507) may change this.> I really like the way this book is put together - many thanks to Mr. Myhre. I didn't think the page numbers were hard to find, either. This is the best place to start your CCNA pursuit.
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Summary: This is *the* book to get!
Review: If you have the time and energy to study this book, you'll be more than able to pass the CCNA exam. The book is well written, easy to read, and deals with technical data in an approachable manner. The author claims to be a classroom instructor, and it shows! Topics that can be incredibly difficult like VLSM are made simple with this book. This book gives you enough to pass the exam, while giving you plenty of real-world knowledge you can apply on the job. There are one or two practice questions that have incorrect answers. The introduction says the last chapter covers material that won't be on the exam, but that statement is incorrect. Otherwise, this book is reliable and relatively error-free.
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Summary: This is *the* book to get!
Review: If you have the time and energy to study this book, you'll be more than able to pass the CCNA exam. The book is well written, easy to read, and deals with technical data in an approachable manner. The author claims to be a classroom instructor, and it shows! Topics that can be incredibly difficult like VLSM are made simple with this book. This book gives you enough to pass the exam, while giving you plenty of real-world knowledge you can apply on the job. There are one or two practice questions that have incorrect answers. The introduction says the last chapter covers material that won't be on the exam, but that statement is incorrect. Otherwise, this book is reliable and relatively error-free.
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Summary: Agree with Ivana, buy the Sybex book too.
Review: It's an excellent book that gives you strong foundations but it seems it has not been written for the exam. You will be very surprised to see how questions in the exam may be radically different. In order to pass the CCNA (and have the best score), I HIGHLY recommend to work with Todd Lammle's CCNA Study Guide! Those two books are complementary.
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Summary: Best Book Available
Review: This book will give the whole picture of basics of Internetwoking and Routing . The author is 100% right about Instructors, Some are interested in show off their knowledge and some are sharing the knowledge to others. With this book You not only pass the CCNA exam plus will get the whole picture. You can use it as a good reference at work. I believe getting a whole picture about the subjet is very important first step before the mastery of the subject. I am waiting for his next book for CCNP.
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Summary: CCNA prep mistake
Review: This is a good book, but not great, I am an IT professional and use Cisco all day ansd live in the IOS was looking for a book to help me get ready for the CCNA this isnt it.... Look into the sybex book by Lammle
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