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Summary: Don't buy this book
Review: Based on the less than stellar reviews of this book, I supplemented the reading with a number of braindumps, and discovered that maybe 5% of the questions on the exam are covered in the Exam Cram book. I was relieved to still be able to pass the test, but you can get better information for free off the braindump sites than you can buying this study guide. If you must get this book, borrow it or buy it used. You don't need it, though!
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Summary: Poor
Review: I am an MCSE+Internet, CIW, A+, Network+, and I-net+ professional.I blew the proxy server exam away with a score in the 900s. This book gave me no help, though. (By the way, I had never used IIS before I started studying for the test, let alone take the test.) It is very poorly organized, horribly written, hard to follow, does not cover the objectives in any way, and the review questions are horrible.
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Summary: The book is very informational; the test is VERY difficult.
Review: I have passed 5 of the 6 required tests for my MCSE, all of them on the first try, by only reading the Exam Cram series. I have passed all 4 cores, and I passed this test, Proxy Server 2, today. Out of all of the tests, this one was the most difficult. I read the Exam Cram book, and the entire online documentation for Proxy Server 2. I found only 1 noticable conflict between the two, whether or not IPX/SPX is supported by the Web Service. I believe it is, but the only way to know for sure is to test it. The Microsoft documentation mentioned that IPX/SPX is not supported (there's no gateway) through SOCKS, but it is through WinSocks; no mention of Web Service. The Exam Cram specifically says that IPX/SPX is only supported through WinSocks, and an 'exam cram' I found online, specifically states that IPX/SPX is supported by Web Services and WinSocks Services. In conclussion, Proxy Server 2.0 by Exam Cram was the most clear documentation I have read on Proxy Server 2.0.END
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Summary: MCSE Proxy Server 2 Exam Cram
Review: Proxy server exam should probably be taken after the core and IIS 4.0 as I did. If your thinking is that a small book should be an easy test, goferit. Otherwise be prepared to get a test that relies heavily on tcp/ip and iis4 background. This book lays out exactly what you'll need to learn in 200 pages. No fluff and no spoon feedings to make newbies feel good.Just the facts. The pictures of each screen are a great help cause you'll need to know whats under setup and config tabs.
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Summary: Hey people, maybe it¿s YOU!
Review: The lack of talent and ability among the test takers should not reflect poorly on this book. This Exam Cram, like every other one I have used, worked fabulously. Some people have made the effort to vilify this book for their inability to pass the test. Ultimately I can only assume that these are the people who have lowered the MCSE certification to something less than entry level by flooding the market with MCSEs that require assistance in putting their pants on and assume they deserve six figure salaries. I had no intention of reviewing this book, since I passed my Proxy test back in the summer of '98, but after reading these absurd reviews I felt compelled to defend the book. Some people have made the effort to defend the book by stating that IIS is something that should be taken/mastered first. What a crock. I've never taken an IIS test and I never will. I couldn't possibly care less about being a web master, or web server baby sitter. I'm a network engineer, and using a proxy server to manage traffic flows is part of what I do. If you don't understand TCP/IP, don't bother. If you are naïve enough to assume that the world begins and ends with Microsoft Windows NT, don't bother. Take another elective. I took the Proxy test to complete my MCSE because I thought it would be an extremely easy test, and all I would need to pass is the Exam Cram and Exam Prep books, with about a week of study time, and boy was I right. I had used MS Proxy 1.0 at a previous job, but had never touched Proxy 2, and wouldn't any time soon. With no experience with the software (which is to say that I never saw MS Proxy 2.0, ever.) and no practice test software to fall back on I used nothing but the Exam Cram and Exam Prep books and walked in and blew away the test. This is one of the BEST Exam Cram books I've ever used, and to be frank it wasn't a big deal since the MS Proxy Server 2.0 test is far and away the easiest certification test I've ever taken, to include the Citrix CCA exams and the CompTIA Network+. If you used this book and didn't pass the test, odds are that the book wasn't the problem and you should consider a new career field in the housekeeping or fast food preparation industries. Exam Cram rocked, as usual.
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Summary: Excellent Book.
Review: This is the best Exam Cram books I have ever read. It contains all the information you need to pass the test, and it contains very few errors. I read this book over the course of a week, combined with some hands on at work, and passed the Proxy test with a very high score.
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Summary: Not complete
Review: When I scheduled the tests for MCSE. I didn't give enough time for this test, and I had no other choice but using exam cram books which I highly trust. They tend to cover most with a few mistakes. I finished this book within 2 days and passed the test. I read other reviews that this book is to read after TCP/IP and IIS4, but that's not really true. I only had basic knowledge of TCP/IP and IIS, and MS Proxy test doesn't require you to know corelated subject in depth. The book covered enough basics for me to pass the test. Save some time for yourself, too. MCSE, A+, Network+, i-Net+
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