MCSE TCP/IP Exam Cram 3E (Exam: 70-059)

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Summary: Exam Cram TCP/IP 70-059
Review: After having read Microsoft's Internetworking with TCP/IP and being thorougly confused, this book helped me to put it all together. Although not designed for beginners it does explain things in a very clear manner and many times gives the whys of something (the Microsoft text did not). However, I recommend that this be used only as a supplement or review because it is not sufficient enough as a stand-alone product.

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Summary: Great book, tough test.
Review: Along with the official Microsoft Press book on TCP/IP, I used this book to study for and pass (855 score!) this very tough exam. This is a very good book that distills exactly what you need to know for the exam. However, I would not use this as your only study/preparation tool. This book does a very good job explaining the differences between WINS and DNS, LMHOSTS and HOST files, NetBIOS names and FQDN's. This stuff you really need to know cold, I mean backwards and forwards. The book's discussion of the tricky subject of subnetting is not adequate. Find another study source to master that subject.

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Summary: Great book, tough test.
Review: Along with the official Microsoft Press book on TCP/IP, I used this book to study for and pass (855 score!) this very tough exam. This is a very good book that distills exactly what you need to know for the exam. However, I would not use this as your only study/preparation tool. This book does a very good job explaining the differences between WINS and DNS, LMHOSTS and HOST files, NetBIOS names and FQDN's. This stuff you really need to know cold, I mean backwards and forwards. The book's discussion of the tricky subject of subnetting is not adequate. Find another study source to master that subject.

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Summary: Good for beginners.
Review: Did not find anything new for myself in that book, even though it has a lot of content and most likely will be helpful on 70-059 i find this book a bit boring..

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Summary: One of the best
Review: I cannot say enough about this book. I studies last night and passed the exam today with flying colors. It is that good!

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Summary: Nice, Quick Way to Brush Up On TCP/IP
Review: I found this book to be a helpful companion (along with the TCP/IP chapter in "Mastering Windows NT Server" by Mark Minasi) in passing exam 70-059. I have had several years of experience with TCP/IP but this book does a wonderful job of filling in on some topics that you might not do on a day to day basis. This book, coupled with my experience, led me to pass the test on the first try. One quick note though: when you buy study guides, be sure you are getting the newest edition, sometimes shopping gets confusing with so many versions. I will buy from the exam cram series again.

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Summary: Nice, Quick Way to Brush Up On TCP/IP
Review: I found this book to be a helpful companion (along with the TCP/IP chapter in "Mastering Windows NT Server" by Mark Minasi) in passing exam 70-059. I have had several years of experience with TCP/IP but this book does a wonderful job of filling in on some topics that you might not do on a day to day basis. This book, coupled with my experience, led me to pass the test on the first try. One quick note though: when you buy study guides, be sure you are getting the newest edition, sometimes shopping gets confusing with so many versions. I will buy from the exam cram series again.

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Summary: Another great book from Exam Cram
Review: I read this book on Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday I scored a 966 on the exam. Read this book and do the practice questions and your all set for the exam. It's just that easy!

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Summary: Well worth the read! Lots of practice exam questions too.
Review: This Exam Cram is well worth the money. I would not recommend it as the only book for study unless you are already very familiar with tcp/ip. It had the jist of what was important to know for the exam in a no fluff just the facts presentation. This is the kind of book that I read once, then go back and highlight lines that I feel are critically important to learn and keep studying from there. This is the kind of book to take everywhere with you - going to the dentist, great you can bone up on dhcp and dns while waiting for your turn in the chair. The book is probably worth the price for the practice exam questions alone. There are two sixty question practice exams in the back of the book that each have an explantion of why a particular answer is right and the others are wrong. When you really feel you know tcp/ip then try out the thirty scenario questions at the back of the book - they will really challenge what you have learned and are very similar to what is on the exam. Exam Cram TCP/IP is a great supplemental study guide for an important topic.