Product Description
CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, Third Edition, is the newest edition of the all-time best-selling CCNA self-study preparation package. This comprehensive review and practice package is designed for the latest CCNA 640-802 exams. The two books contained in this package, CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, and CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, present complete reviews and a more challenging and realistic preparation experience. The books are updated to cover all the new 640-802 exam objectives, such as security, wireless, IPv6, and troubleshooting.

Please note that while this is the Third Edition of the Library, the two books inside are Second Editions. This is correct, and the editions align differently because of changes in the names of the exams, from the old INTRO and ICND to the new ICND1 and ICND2 formats.

What can you do with the CCNA Official Exam Certification Library?

• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM
• Learn about more complex topics with over one hour of video training

Customer Reviews (63)

Excellent source for CCNA students
If you are preparing for the CCNA Exam, this book is the best. I have taken some courses about it, and there were still gray areas of knowledge. the way this book explains them is great. I feel now prepared for the test.

Great Book and Even Better Boson Engine CD
There are good books that are comparable or even better than these guides out there. However, the practice exam software that comes with the books is what differentiates them from other books. It uses the Boson engine (just as good as Trasncender) and although I would still recommend that you buy the ExSim-Max Exams from Boson to make sure you know everything you need to know, the practice exam that accompanies these 2 books is excellent. I found some errors in a couple of questions but Cisco released many updates that are loaded automatically when you start the engine and the errors were corrected.

I also bought McGraw Hill CCNA Exam 640-802 which also comes with the Boson engine, but the questions are poor compared to the ones that come with the CISCO Press CCNA Official Exam Certification Library. Just to make sure I was prepared, I bought the Boson ExSim Exams and was glad I did. It is loaded on the same engine, so you also have the ones that come with Cisco available together. I got a very good discount because I had the book from McGraw Hill too.

This library has all the topics that you need to study but make sure you know everything very well. If you're not sure, do yourself a favor and buy Transcender or Boson ExSim. It's not just because they help you be prepared for the test format. These tools will not only point out your weaknesses but they will also help you learn as they explain in detail why each answer is or is not correct. You actually learn. Memorizing for CCNA helps very little if it helps at all but Transcender and Boson work like great tutors. Although they are expensive, they are cheaper than taking the test again.

Excelent book
I am glad i choosed this book, although I havent finished reading it, I've learn a lot, remembered a lot and trained a lot using this Kit. It is a must to have for anyone pursuing CCNA AND further Cisco Certifications.

Best service ever!
I received this item on time and in a good condition. I am happy aubout the service.

Serge

Great books, great author
Just passed the ICND1 640-822 with flying colors and I owe it to this book.Frankly I've got a couple years on the job experience behind me so that is a huge help but this book fills in all the blanks and theory you don't always get (basically the "why" it works not just the how to configure and make it work).

Great book, easy to read for a dry subject matter and highly recommended.Started reading on the ICND2 to upgrade my CCENT to a CCNA and I can tell its going to be a great book also. ... Read more

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Completely Revised for the New 2007 Version of the CCNA Exam (#640-802)

Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle has completely updated this new edition to cover all of the exam objectives for the latest version of the CCNA exam. Todd’s straightforward style provides lively examples, easy-to-understand analogies, and real-world scenarios that will not only help you prepare for the exam, but also give you a solid foundation as a Cisco networking professional.

Packed with updated topics that have been added to the 2007 version of the CCNA exam, this updated study guide features expanded coverage of key topic areas plus new material on switching, network address translation, and OSPF. Inside, find the complete instruction you need, including:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you’re getting the instruction you need for the exam
• Practical hands-on exercises and labs to reinforce critical skills,
• Real-world scenarios that put what you’ve learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• CD-ROM Includes:
• Chapter Review Questions
• Four Full-Length Practice Exams
• 200 Electronic Flashcards
• Audio and Video Instruction from Todd Lammle
• Full book in searchable PDF format

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

Customer Reviews (102)

CCNA study guide review
This guide is exactly what I needed to study for certification. It fit my learning style and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to have detailed examples and hands on labs when studying. The book arrived in timely manner (although I'm overseas) and perfect condition. Great service.

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802
It is a great book. I like the way Lammle wrote this book. My friend read the book in three weeks and he passed the CCNA.

Exactly as it was described!
I'm very satisfied with the item and the whole transaction. Well recommended seller and would purchase again!

Lammel's CCNA Study Guide, 6th edition, review
This book is a required text for a class in a master's program for Systems Engineering.The book is well written, easy to read, and the labs are very worth while.I have not yet scheduled my CCNA exam, but hope that the knowledge gained from this book will provide the knowledge I need to pass the exam.

Not good for learning Networking concepts
By reading this book you are NOT going to learn networking. It doesn't explain any concept well, I find it disappointing every time I try to understand a new concept, and open this book to find nothing but a very brief list of defintions. The Odom (Cisco Press) books are much better, even though they are two volumes, but they provide clear explanation of the concepts. ... Read more

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CCNA Portable Command Guide

Second Edition

All the CCNA 640-802 commands in one compact, portable resource

Preparing for the CCNA® exam? Here are all the CCNA-level commands you need in one condensed, portable resource. The CCNA Portable Command Guide, Second Edition, is filled with valuable, easy-to-access information and is portable enough for use whether you’re in the server room or the equipment closet.

This book has been completely updated to cover topics in the ICND1 640-822, ICND2 640-816, and CCNA 640-802 exams. Use this quick reference resource to help you memorize commands and concepts as you work to pass the CCNA exam. The guide summarizes all CCNA certification-level Cisco IOS® Software commands, keywords, command arguments, and associated prompts, providing you with tips and examples of how to apply the commands to real-world scenarios. Configuration examples throughout the book provide you with a better understanding of how these commands are used in simple network designs.

The ten topics covered are

• TCP/IP
• An Introduction to Cisco Devices
• Configuring a Router
• Routing
• Switching
• Implementing a Wireless LAN
• Network Administration and Troubleshooting
• Managing IP Services
• WANs
• Network Security

Scott Empson is currently the associate chair of the bachelor of applied information systems technology degree program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, teaching Cisco® routing, switching, and network design courses in certificate, diploma, and applied degree programs at the post-secondary level. He is also the program coordinator of the Cisco Networking Academy® Program at NAIT, a Regional Academy covering central and northern Alberta. He has earned three undergraduate degrees and currently holds several industry certifications, including CCNP®, CCDA®, CCAI, and Network+®.

• Access all CCNA commands–use as a quick, offline resource for research and solutions
• Logical how-to topic groupings provide one-stop research
• Great for review before CCNA certification exams
• Compact size makes it easy to carry with you, wherever you go
• “Create Your Own Journal” section with blank, lined pages allows you to personalize the book for your needs
• “What Do You Want to Do?” chart inside back cover helps you to quickly reference specific tasks

This book is part of the Cisco Press® Certification Self-Study Product Family, which offers readers a self-paced study routine for Cisco® certification exams. Titles in the Cisco Press Certification Self-Study Product Family are part of a recommended learning program from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press.

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: CCNA Exam (640-822 ICND1, 640-816 ICND2, and 640-802 CCNA)

Customer Reviews (39)

CCNA Portable Command Guide Book
It's a great book for the networking field. Use it for reference. You will not remember all codes.

Great guide
I bought this book for my cisco class and it is a great help, it has everything you need to know for router configuration.

CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition)
I was very happy with my purchase of this book. The seller' descriptions of this item was spot-on. And I would purchase other items from this seller. Keep up the good work. Thanks

Good stuff.
It showed up on time. Awesome book. A must have if your in school going for your AAS in Computer Network Administration or studying for your CCNA. Helps tremendously with Subnetting, IP addressing, CISCO commands & a lot more.

Great for Reference and Study
I'm finishing up my CCNA studies through the Networking Academy program, and our instructor for the second part of the class strongly recommended this little book to us.At first, I was dubious--it's a 330 page paperback, retailing for $30 in stores.But when I started having some trouble with VLANs, I caved, and am I glad!This is the meat of the information from the two (four, if you're in Academy) big, bulky, heavy Self-Study and Exam Certification guides.It doesn't replace those, but for carrying around to study with, this is extremely useful.

It's the HOW-TO for everything you've learned.Note that it does not cover the WHYs and WHENs of anything.But it's all here.A hefty chapter on subnetting starts it out, covering several different methods.An appendix in the back covers binary/hex/decimal conversions, if that's troubling you.It reviews the differences between crossover and straight cables, and when to use each.Basic configurations, static routing and routing protocols, switching basics, VLANS, VTP, STP, and Router-on-a-Stick form the next two sections, 'Routing' and 'Switching.'Then comes a chapter on Wireless, exclusive to the Networking Academy program and very marketable, despite not being on the CCNA exam.Troubleshooting and general network administration are next.The last few sections deal with WANs: NAT and DHCP, IPv6, PPP and HDLC, Frame Relay, and the very evil Access Control Lists.

But there are also a few things that my classes never really covered.Cisco Discovery Protocol.Security Device Manager.Password recovery.Telnet, SSH, SNMP and Syslogs.System backups.And at the end, ten sheets of ruled paper and five more blank to add any information they left out.

And there are a few things.Redistribution, bane of the CCNA's existence, is not covered at all.There's no index (but an excellent Table of Contents and 'What do you want to do?' section).The print is small, maybe even a little more so than what you'd find in a usual paperback.

So tuck a magnifying glass in the back, write down the info on redistribution, and stick this book in your bag.It's a great study tool for the CCNA exam, a review for the CCNPs, and, I expect, extremely useful for the admin-on-the-job who already has a million things to remember.Use it, and love it, because it makes you not have to carry around the HUGE books. ... Read more

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31 Days Before your CCNA Exam, Second Edition, offers you a personable and practical way to understand the certification process, commit to taking the exam, and finish your preparation using a variety of Foundational and Supplemental study resources.

The book breaks down key exam topics into 31 daily review

sessions using short summaries, lists, tables, examples, and graphics. A Study Resources section provides you with a quick reference for locating more in-depth treatment of a day’s topics within the relevant Foundational and Supplemental resources.

Use this day-by-day guide to organize, prepare, and review all the CCNA® objectives. The features of the book empower you to fit exam preparation into an otherwise busy schedule:

• Tear out visual calendar summarizes each day’s study topics
• Checklist highlights important tasks and deadlines leading up to your exam
• Description of the 640-802 CCNA exam organization and sign up process, includes how to use a voucher
• Strategies from the author help you to be mentally, organizationally, and physically prepared for exam day
• Conversational tone, making your study time more enjoyable

Allan Johnson entered the academic world in 1999 after ten years as a business owner and operator. He has a passion for teaching and holds both an MBA and an M.Ed in occupational training and development. Allan currently works full time developing CCNA instructional support and training materials.

Category: Cisco® Certification

$29.99 USA / $32.99 CAN

Customer Reviews (5)

A short but great CCNA preparation resource
In short an interesting title, exclusively written for the Cisco Network Academy students, who are preparing for the Cisco CCNA 640-802 Certification exam. The author Allan Johnson takes a very broad look at practical way to make you understand the concepts in 31 days in a very concise way.He has emphasized on concepts and terminologies used in Cisco CCNA 640-802 Certification exam in an interesting way which definitely helps you to summarize your learning.


Although the title "31 days before your CCNA Exam" aims at Cisco Network Academy students, but it can be used for the Cisco CCNA 640-802 Certification aspirers who does self study.

The author Allan Johnson divided the title suiting in to 31 chapters, which are so concise you can finish each chapter in an hour. The cream of the title"31 days before your CCNA Exam" is the section called "Exam day and post exam information" which gives the CCNA Certification aspirers guidelines on what to expect after the completion of exam as well as what they should do if they fail to pass the exam on first attempt. One more section that I really liked is "CCNA Skills review and practice" which helps you to practice the CCNA skills which includes most of the CCNA 640-802 exam configurations skills in one topology, which covers topics like VLAN configuration, frame-relay configuration, inter vlan routing, EIGRP,VTP, port security , STP. You can practice those topologies either on Cisco Packet Tracer or GNS3 graphical network simulator.

Overall the title "31 days before your CCNA Exam" is a true gem, but cannot be a only source for passing CCNA 640-802 exam, this title is good for the some one who is looking for quick reference on CCNA 640-802 exam topics in an well organized way. I thank Cisco Press and Jamie in particular for providing me the copy of "31 days before your CCNA Exam"

EXCELLENT purchase!
I LOVE this book!It contains a pullout 31 day calendar in the front, with a few topics per day for study.Inside the book is not a bunch of questions ( so DON'T expect this to be just another run of the mill practice exame book ), the author provides an encapsulated review on each topic, followed by EXAMPLES of how to do what was just reviewed. *It's a 31-day, easily readable, condensed perfectly, textbook!(The perfect COMPANION to your CCNA Practice Exam books)

Good Review Guide
This book is good for guiding your review for your CCNA test.This is not adequate for learning the material but provides good guide for review.

Great condensed review for ccna
Basically takes all four ccna books and compacts them into 375 pages. A good way to study for the cert and review topics learned recently. Would not be suitable for one who has little knowledge of the ccna concepts since it briefly covers major topics such as Spanning Tree and routing protocols. All in all a great value and just what I was looking for--a review of all topics covered in the ccna curriculum.

31 days CCNA
The book arrived in great condition (new and wrapped) within 2 Days.
Great service! ... Read more

Product Description
A complete preparation guide for the entry-level networking CCNA certification

If you're planning to advance your career by taking the all-important Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), this is the study guide you need! Seven minibooks cover all the concepts and topics on which you'll be tested, covering the latest version of the exam.

Each part of the exam is covered thoroughly in its own section, so you can readily find the information you want to study. Plenty of review questions help you prepare, and the companion CD-ROM includes the highly rated Dummies Test Engine so you can test your progress with questions based on exam content.

• The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is the entry-level certification for network professionals
• Seven minibooks in this guide cover Secure Device Manager, Virtual Private Networks, IPv6, 2960 Switches, Cisco Network Assistant, Advanced EIGRP and OSPF, and Introduction to Wireless Networks
• Covers the latest version of the exam, including the new voice, security and wireless components added in 2008
• Packed with review questions to help you prepare
• Includes more security and troubleshooting information
• CD-ROM includes the popular Dummies Test Engine, an exclusive, fully customizable test-prep software package that features twice as many sample questions as the previous version

CCNA Certification All-In-One For Dummies is the preparation guide you need to earn your CCNA certification.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Do not see how anyone could rate it 5 stars, but...
This book is full of great information.I have received a computer networking with Cisco emphasis certificate degree at a community college.This is more of a review for me before I take the CCNA.I must say I enjoy the way the author presents the information, but this book does have faults.I have read the 5 star reviews, and it is alarming to me that most people have not picked up on the mistakes in the book.I understand no one is perfect, but when preparing for an exam I do not want to see typos and misprints in my study guide.Although the mistakes were not major, it still alarmed me and made me question the reliability of some information.

Overall, everything was great, but we will see when I go to take the actual CCNA.If I pass this book will get a 5 star rating regardless of the flaws it has.The purpose of the book is to pass the CCNA and if I can do that with the help of this book, then who I am to rate it any less than perfect.

Excellent for studying CCNA
A very comprehensive and well organized CCNA study guide that answers all of the questions you will see on the CCNA test.Also comes with a CD with three separate practice test that you can take.The writing is fresh and interesting and the authors keep things moving along.If you are only going to read one book before taking your CCNA, get this book!

Do not buy this book!!!
A lot of mistakes and not just typos but misconceptions. For example, on page 372 3rd paragraph from the top: "All devices on the LAN see the ARP request, but the target device is not in the local network. So, it does not see the ARP request. However, the LAN gateway (that is , the router), like all devices in the LAN, does see the ARP request. It recognizes that the ARP request is for an IP address that is located in a remote network."

So, from this text we can get that a PC from which we want to send a request to a remote network doesn't need to know the default gateway IP address. Why? Because the router will recognize (by itself) through ARP broadcast that this request is for the remote network!!!

Great Study Guide and Desk Reference!
I have pretty much read through this exam guide cover-to-cover and must say this is a solid book for preparing for the CCNA exam. I have 10+ years experience in the IT field and I am using this guide to polish up my Cisco skills and earn my CCNA. This book also doubles as a nice desk reference when not studying for the test. At about 1000 pages (Holy Bible size and weight ;-), the book contains a wealth of Cisco and networking knowledge, lots of practice test questions as well.I recommend it for dummies and non-dummies alike!

Great book!!!
I've read a bit more than halfway through it so far. This book is very informative and well written. It's a perfect study guide for Cisco CCNA certification. It also contains a lot of information about Cisco products, networking best practices and advice, a lot of tips and tricks (this guy obviously knows what he's talking about).

I consider myself a beginner/intermediate in networking and so far, it's been quite easy to understand the concepts explained. Plus all this info will probably be useful as reference ongoing. It even covers newer stuff like those sexy Cisco IP phones that you see on all TV shows now.

I like the way the author explains things, for example I have heard my colleagues speak about EtherChannel and port trunks and VLANs... all this sounded like rocket science to me, until I read an example that compares EtherChannel and port trunks and VLANs to a freeway overpass in the VLAN chapter. Now I get it!!! Also, the diagrams in the book make it very easy to understand some of the more advanced stuff.

This book has been very helpful so far. It helps me understand networking stuff that felt intimidating before. I am quite confident about the CCNA test now. I'll probably use the tip and tricks and best practices ongoing as a reference. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Product Description

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Network Fundamentals course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum version 4. The course, the first of four in the new curriculum, is based on a top-down approach to networking. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book’s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

• Chapter objectives—Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
• Key terms—Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.
• Glossary—Consult the comprehensive glossary with more than 250 terms.
• Check Your Understanding questions and answer key—Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
• Challenge questions and activities—Strive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.  

How To—Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.

Packet Tracer Activities— Explore networking concepts in activities interspersed throughout some chapters using

Packet Tracer v4.1 developed by Cisco. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Also available for the Network Fundamentals Course

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-203-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-203-2

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides many useful tools and information to support your education:

• Packet Tracer Activity exercise files v4.1
• VLSM Subnetting Chart
• Structured Cabling Exploration Supplement
• Taking Notes: a .txt file of the chapter objectives
• A Guide to Using a Networker’s Journal booklet
• IT Career Information
• Tips on Lifelong Learning in Networking

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press®. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

Customer Reviews (17)

Excellent networking introduction - a must have.
I bought this book for a Cisco Academy class.It is a textbook, so it goes deeper into technical aspects than the well known CCNA/CCENT exam preparation books, such as Odom's or Lammle's. Of course I recommend them all.

Seller not in the U.S.
This seller (unknown to me at purchase) is not in the United States. He is apparantly in the U.K. and it's taking more than 38 days to deliver my book. Well see that is a problem, because I need this text book for a class I am in, by the time the text book gets here it'll be mid-term time and I'll have already failed the course. No where on this guys seller profile does he say he's in the U.K. or out of the United States, so now I am stuck with a $55 book that will be delived 38 days too late......THANKS AMAZON

Exactly what I needed!!!
I am taking the 1st CCNA Cisco course and this was a required book. My book store sold out of this book within the first day of selling it, and in my city, no other book store offered this book. I looked around, and ordering from Barnes & Noble, which doesn't readily have to book in store, would take over a week! I ordered the book here, and got it the next day!! I am very satisfied with my order. The book even came with a CD, which isnt mentioned in the description. I thought I was going to have to look around for the CD, what a pleasant surprise! This is an excellent book, very well written, and very well organized. I can always find exactly what I am looking for. I recommend this book! I also recommend the CISCO CCNA COMMAND GUIDE, for $30 it's well worth it.

Cisco Network Fundamentals
I ordered Network fundamentals text for my first networking class.. It is in excellent condition, and I received it before I expected it..

Great resource for the first CCNA class
I got this book because I don't like to read books online.The online material for this class is certainly good but I think it's good to have something you can hold in your hands.I find the book is fairly well written with only a few typographical errors.I have mainly been reading the book and have been acing all the exams.Of course, I've read the chapters a few times apiece. ... Read more

Product Description

• Includes the CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition; CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition; and the CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator
• Master all CCNA^® 640-802 exam topics with the official study guides
• Learn with over 1 hour of personal video instruction
• Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM
• Develop hands-on skills with 250 network simulator labs

Customer Reviews (4)

Great books but there is a big caveat!
I am going through the books at my own pace and enjoying them.They are very informative, concise and add a touch of humor to break up the potential dullness of reading technical materials.

The thing to be concerned with is the simulator.I had the same problem as another reviewer did.The activation code on the back of the Network Simulator did not work.I tried contacting Pearson and they were not willing to help.Don't even bother calling them for support.I contacted InformIT like the other gentleman did and they were able to email me a new code.

Not the full package I expected
I'm just going to write this review off the top of my head, so I apologize in advance for any rambling & lack of coherency. First off, this boxed set is basically the regular Cisco ICND1 & ICND2 books (that you can buy separately, on their own, or together in the Amazon listing titled "CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (Exam 640-802), Third Edition (Containing ICND1 and ICND2 Second Edition Exam Certification Guides)") in a box with an accompanying bonus CD. So all you really get in addition to buying the books separately is a CD that contains what are essentially practice labs in a router sim.When bundled together, Amazon sells the books for $37.79 but this item is $125.99 (at the time of this review, at least), so you're paying about a $90 premium for just the extra simulator CD. In hindsight, me buying this item was a bad idea. I'm going to review the bonus CD you get and leave my review of the books in the item listing for that particular book so look there if you want my humble opinion.As for the CD, I really didn't find it useful and actually quit using it about halfway through my ICND1 studying. On the CD you get a ton of labs in a practice simulator. The labs are basically a run-through of the problems in the book, so if you find actually doing the problems instead of just reading about them that much more helpful, then good for you. Otherwise, they're just a rehashing of what's in the book. Wasn't worth it for me, at least. The simulation software could have been made better, as well.You could not resize the window and it's pretty small to begin with. Also, you had to open the instructions for each sim in a separate PDF file, so be prepared to print out a LOT of instructions (about 3 pages per sim, and there are a lot of sims), or get a second monitor that you can flip to portrait mode.Simply clicking back & forth from the sim to the pdf windows was extremely annoying.Additionally, the Boson sim software that comes packaged with each individual book actually has a much more friendly interface that mimics what you'll find on exam day. Shame on Cisco Press for letting a third-party have sim software that mirrors the exam sim software but your own software doesn't....Most of the sims are very short & quick which also is somewhat annoying given the process of reading the problem in the PDF and then using the software.To just learn the basic commands, I would recommend that you Google & download Cisco's Packet Tracer which is basically the lab simulator without any pre-planned problems.In a sort of summary - the Boson software that comes packaged with each individual book is a much better product.It is much more similar to the actual exam simulator and is a lot easier to use.It doesn't have nearly the same number of problems on this bonus CD, but it covers a decent amount of the material and should give you enough practice with the look & feel of the Cisco IOS.Maybe if this boxed set was only $20 more than the two books combined, I would recommend it, but I think the $90 extra is just absurd for the quality of what you get. Oh - and don't buy any used copies of this boxed set, either.The bonus CD comes with an activation code that can (supposedly) only be used once.If the person selling the used copy activated it, you could be out of luck on it altogether.Not worth the risk in my opinion.As a side note - the books themselves are quite good although they only give you about 10 practice questions for each chapter (not nearly enough). Also, the Boson practice exam (in each individual book) was pretty tough & covered some material not in the book at all (kind of stupid since you're supposed to take it after reading the book). Anyway, there you go.

Way better than that other book
The reading was comprehensive.The simulator and the exam sim is a must even if you have experience, it gets you thinking in terms of the way and the what they will ask on the exam. The sims are harder than the ones on the exam. The practice exam questions/sims are not really written like the real exam but are setup to test you in a number of ways the question may actually be framed.

Overall, I thought it was more in depth than the exam.For instance multi-area OSPF, I don't think I had a question about OSPF let alone multi-area(I'm not saying don't study it!!!). Of course it's Cisco, so they test you on their own protocol. EIGRP, switching and bit-flipping is a must.

I didn't really read the ICND1 book, I just referred to a few chapters a couple of time, but it seemed OK too.
The 640-802 is heavy on the ICND2 info.

Yes...I passed 943

I'm thinking of getting the Boson CCNP Lab simulator. Any comments on that? Should I just build my own lab?

Pretty good product
Overall this set of books, practice exams, and simulators prepared me pretty well for the exam.All but 1 or 2 of my exam questions looked familiar so I'm convinced this package covered all of the major topics.

The practice test questions were a little bit harder than my exam questions, which is good.Several of the test sim's were easier than the practice ones, though two of them were of similar complexity.If you can do the labs and the practice sims in this package, then you are in good shape for the exam.Since the sims are such a substantial portion of the exam score, this product could be improved with a few more sim questions.

The books contained 2 practice question errors and a couple of typos, but not nearly as bad as the CCNA 1 book by Stephen McQuerry which had numerous practice question errors.

I advice everyone to purchase at least one other quality practice exam package so you don't take the risk of depending on a single product for an expensive exam.There's nothing substantial missing from this package, but utilizing one other practice exam package might give you a little line of questioning for the same material. ... Read more

Product Description

• Master IIUC 640-460 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

CCNA Voice Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNA Voice IIUC 640-460 exam. Senior voice instructors and network engineers Jeremy Cioara, Michael Cavanaugh, and Kris Krake share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNA Voice Official Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help drill you on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA Voice Official Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the IIUC exam, including

• Connecting IP phones to the LAN infrastructure
• Cisco Unified CME installation
• Cisco Unified CME IP phone configuration
• Cisco Unified CME voice productivity features
• Gateway and trunk concepts and configuration
• Cisco Unity Express concepts and configuration
• Smart Business Communications System
• Configuring and maintaining the UC500 for voice

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 250 practice questions for the IIUC exam.

Customer Reviews (15)

Bought and read on my iPhone 4
I love the Kindle app, works great. This book was exactly what I needed before making the jump over to full blown Unity and Call Manager. A must read & reference.

Great book¡¡¡
This book is easy to read, I'm from colombia and my natal idiom is spanish, autors explain very well. I recomend this book but to buy don't to download, is a grat adquicision.

on target
the book was on target for the test, even though i've installed a wlc and wcs system and converted autonomous APs to lwapp, it would have been tough to pass the ccna wireless without this book.

Good Information
This book has good information for an introduction to VOIP and easy to follow commands for programming the necessary equipment for your VOIP network.Excellent study guide.

ccna voip guide
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Product Description

CCNA Security

Official Exam Certification Guide

• Master the IINS 640-553 exam with this official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNA® Security IINS exam. Senior security instructors Michael Watkins and Kevin Wallace share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help drill you on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a topic-by-topic basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNA Security Official Exam Certification Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Michael Watkins, CCNA/CCNP®/CCVP®/CCSP®, is a full-time senior technical instructor with SkillSoft Corporation. With 13 years of network management, training, and consulting experience, Michael has worked with organizations such as Kraft Foods, Johnson and Johnson, Raytheon, and the United States Air Force to help them implement and learn the latest network technologies.

Kevin Wallace, CCIE® No. 7945, is a certified Cisco instructor working full time for SkillSoft, where he teaches courses in the Cisco CCSP, CCVP, and CCNP tracks. With 19 years of Cisco networking experience, Kevin has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University. Kevin also is a CCVP, CCSP, CCNP, and CCDP with multiple Cisco security and IP communications specializations.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the IINS exam, including

• Network security threats

• Security policies

• Network perimeter defense
• AAA configuration

• Router security

• Switch security

• Endpoint security

• SAN security

• VoIP security

• IOS firewalls

• Cisco IOS® IPS

• Cryptography

• Digital signatures

• PKI and asymmetric encryption

• IPsec VPNs

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

Category: Cisco Press—Cisco Certification

Covers: IINS exam 640-553

Customer Reviews (14)

Exactly what you need for Cisco Cert!
This book is an easy read unlike other Cisco books which put you to sleep in 15 minutes or less.Written extremely well, and did the job of getting me my cert.Who can complain about that?

Misses the mark...
I would say this book and the CCNA Security Lab Manual covered about 70-80% of what is on the exam. I would highly recommend spending some time in some ASA books, Security+ and reading up on remote access technologies. The old CCNP guides cover that pretty well.

I found incorrect IP addresses and a lack of real world information in this book.Overall a serious disconnect between the creators of the exam and authors of the book.

Find another book
As other reviewers have noted, this book's quality is very uneven. It contains many typographical errors, some of which completely alter the meaning of a given sentence (e.g., referring to asymmetric encryption when it means symmetric encryptions). The authors repeat themselves often, and the quality seems to decline as the book progresses. The chapter on firewalls is absolutely dreadful.

Not much of a study guide
The book explains very poorly the Site-to-Site VPN topic (chapter 5), which practically forces you to check other sources for better explanation. Also, the Fundamentals of Cryptography (chapter 4) is terrible if you really want to learn cryptography. Chapter 4 is mostly a review guide, and therefore intended for people who have already studied Cryptography in another decent book (say: Bruce Schneier's "Applied Cryptography"). Hence an induced fear of other chapters not covering exactly everything one needs to know to pass the exam!

Redundant, all over the place, typos
Let me just say this....This book is overkill. It is just words. It has redundant information in all the wrong areas, misspellings, incorrect IP addresses, and one other pet peeve of mine is this. When you have illustrations, try to have them on the same layout as the description. It is so difficult to read about an example and have to turn the page to view it back and forth - back and forth. I also found that most of the time the descriptions of the illustrated examples were vague as well. I have read Wendell Odom's Intro and ICND set as well as the ICND1 ICND2 set. I have read Jeremy Cioara's (CBT Nuggets Trainer) CCNA-Voice book about halfway and all of these Cisco Press books were well written. My head hurts from trying to obtain the CCNA-Sec knowledge in this one. I am very disappointed. I have started reading Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS): (CCNA Security exam 640-553) (Authorized Self-Study Guide) by Catherine Paquet, and it is a much better written book.Visit [...] for others commenting on this book.I am very surprised Cisco allowed this book through.

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Product Description
To become a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), you must learn the hundreds of IOS commands used by Cisco routers and switches. This handy reference from Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle is just what you need to master those commands. From a thorough introduction to Cisco's basic operating system to making the transition to IPv6, Todd Lammle walks you through hundreds of commands with short, to-the-point explanations and plenty of figures and real-world examples. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Great Quick Reference Book
I wanted a quick reference guide that was complete enough to actually program routers and switches ... not theory. 90% of the time I have a question, I can get it answered from this book in less than a minute. So, five stars from me.

No guide will be perfect for everyone. This is not a textbook and not for learning. Great lightweight reference and for review of a topic. Good style and clean layout, but not exciting. The Index in the back of the book WORKS.

Excellent reference guide
This is book is a great book to reference to when you need assistance with CLI commands. It has tremendously helped at work and also while at school. I definitely recommend this book.

Todd Lammle's IOS Commands
Lammle's stated objective is to help the reader prepare for and pass the difficult CCNA exam.This book expands a bit on that objective.He states in the introduction that this is supplementary material.It's written to assist the student in understanding the line of thought behind the technology.
I found that quite useful.The CCNA is a rigorous exam; those who pass it have a pretty good understanding of the concepts and protocols. But "real world" practice is a trickier thing, especially NAT, and Lammle's book concisely tackles those issues of keeping a network running. He clearly discusses the "why". I'm keeping the book on my desk as a reference work beyond just exam prep. It's money well-spent.


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Product Description

Accessing the WAN

CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Bob Vachon

Rick Graziani

Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Accessing the WAN course in the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA Exploration curriculum version 4. This course discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in enterprise networks. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book’s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

• Chapter objectives: Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
• Key terms: Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and turn to the highlighted terms in context in each chapter.
• Glossary: Consult the all-new comprehensive glossary with more than 250 terms.
• Check Your Understanding questions and answer key: Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
• Challenge questions and activities: Strive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.

Bob Vachon is the coordinator of the Computer Systems Technology program and teaches networking infrastructure courses at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Bob has worked and taught in the computer networking and information technology field for 25 years and is a scholar graduate of Cambrian College. 

Rick Graziani teaches computer science and computer networking courses at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California. Rick has worked and taught in the computer networking and information technology field for 30 years.

How To: Look for this icon to study the steps that you need to learn to perform certain tasks.

Packet Tracer Activities: Explore networking concepts in activities interspersed throughout some chapters using

Packet Tracer v4.1 developed by Cisco. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Also available for the Accessing the WAN Course

Accessing the WAN,

CCNA Exploration

Labs and Study Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-201-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-201-8

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides many useful tools and information to support your education:

Packet Tracer Activity exercise files

• A Guide to Using a Networker’s Journal booklet
• Taking Notes: A .txt file of the chapter objectives
• More IT Career Information
• Tips on Lifelong Learning in Networking

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

Customer Reviews (7)

Good Read
I was taking Cisco4 in the Cisco CCNA Academy and this book helped me out tremendously.If cisco recommends it, it must be good....I even reference the book now in CCNP classes.Good Buy!

No need to buy book
There is no need to buy this book.
When you take this class, it is all online through
Cisco Netacademy.

great book fast delivary
I bought this book for my college, and it was delivered so fast only 1 day.

Accessing a WAN
This is another great reference guide in the series of learning tools towards your CCNA certification.

Using 'Accessig the WAN' in CCNA4 class
This text was very useful throughout the CCNA 4 course I was enrolled in.This material, along with the instructor's information and the Cisco online material/PacketTracer labs provided an in depth look at WAN issues.I am keeping this book as reference material for any future projects that may come up. ... Read more

Product Description

Routing Protocols and Concepts

CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Routing Protocols and Concepts course in the Cisco Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum version 4. This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and the primary routing protocols. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book’s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

• Chapter objectives—Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
• Key terms—Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and turn to the highlighted terms in context in each chapter.
• Glossary—Consult the comprehensive glossary with more than 150 terms.
• Check Your Understanding questions and answer key—Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
• Challenge questions and activities—Strive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.

Rick Graziani has been a computer science and networking instructor at Cabrillo College since 1994. 

Allan Johnson works full time developing curriculum for Cisco Networking Academy. Allan also is a part-time instructor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.

How To—Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.

Packet Tracer Activities— Explore networking concepts in activities interspersed throughout some chapters using

Packet Tracer v4.1 developed by Cisco®. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Also available for the Routing Protocols and Concepts Course:

Routing Protocols and Concepts

CCNA Exploration

Labs and Study Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-204-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-204-9

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides many useful tools and information to support your education:

• Packet Tracer Activity exercise files v4.1

• A Guide to Using a Networker’s Journal booklet
• Taking Notes: a .txt file of the chapter objectives

• More IT Career Information
• Tips on Lifelong Learning in Networking

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press®. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

Customer Reviews (10)

Not Bad, but for a Cisco Product Expected More
I like another reviewer bought the book as required material for a course.I already earned a CCNA through personal study and the use of other Cisco Press study materials.The CD contained is useless unless you have access to a Packet Tracer environment because the only thing contained on it are PT scripts (not even a pdf copy to carry on your eReader).The content is very superficial on the protocols covered (only mentions IS-IS by name) with little to no additional information on it.Sample configurations covered are limited to the minimum necessary to enable the various protocols.

If your looking for a product which will contribute to an already basic knowledge of routers and routing protocols, there are other more complete products available.If you don't know even the basics of Cisco IOS commands and routing protocols, it will provide you a good, but very high level overview.

Routing Protocols
Very good condition for a used book. Quick service. Very much satisfied with the book.

CCNA Routing Protocols and Concepts (Book w/CD)
I purchased this book because I was forced to as a textbook for my Networking course with Devry University. I would never have spent money on this product otherwise. Why? Because first of all I am an avid reader, technical, recreational, educational - all kinds of material - and I hate printed material that is set in a font that is "itty-bitty" for people with AMAZING VISION. I don't have amazing vision and this book is hard to read as all the Cisco Press literature I've encountered so far because of the small typeface and point-size.

The book content is okay, not great, typical for an electronics technical book. The visual aids are a bit legacy and boring. I would rate the graphics and visual aid resources in this product ancient. The price of the product matches what you get inside the covers however so what's to complain about unless you are paying top-dollar for the best?

A bad point about the resources that come with the book; CD and Packet Tracer activities, they are worthless unless you have access to a Cisco Networking Academy server to run the activities on. This access comes from being enrolled in a course which provides that key and Devry doesn't. The content of the CD is wretched and can be obtained for free on the Internet. I don't understand why Cisco wasted the plastic providing the CDs with the book. The most useful content on the CD is the Packet Tracer Activity files and those are worthless unless you have access to the Cisco Networking Academy servers which I mentioned earlier. The CD contains the Packet Tracer Activity files; Taking Notes (a text file of chapter objectives), IT Career Information, and Lifelong Learning in Networking - a Cisco self-promo ditty. As I said before; why press all this plastic for that yuck when the big thing today is GO GREEN.

The book covers the salient points about Static Routing, Dynamic Routing Protocols, Distance Vector Routing Protocols, RIP, VLSM and CIDR, EIGRP, Link-State Routing Protocols, and OSPF. You will get little visceral networking education from this book alone and I would caution against purchasing it as a stand-alone textbook. You get no lab experience on the protocols discussed and with the routers and other physical equipment that are exercised within the virtual laboratory using the Packet Tracer Activity. Devry has us using Element K labs which do not follow this textbook and it is like learning about cooking pasta from two different cookbooks - one written in German and the other in Chinese.

The books title is generically inclined in subject context (Routing Protocols and Concepts) but the perspective of all that is taught in the book is through the operation of Cisco devices. You have to do any translation to other equipment in the networking world using your own initiative. The virtual labs work with specific devices and the operating systems implemented on the devices are not generic. All of the CCNA books talk about the Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) because these books deal with their devices. Cisco does not own the World Wide Web and all of its architecture though so your getting an education on Cisco products for the most part. If that is what you are after then you have one on the proper tools with this book to get a Cisco CCNA certification.

All in all the book provides a great deal of good information on the subject matter but the fact that you cannot work any of the labs activities is sort of like getting half-educated.

Happy Customer
Item arrived as discribed and in condition as discribed.Seller was awesome.

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I am very much thankful to amazon.com. it was a nice Package. I bought a book cost $55 just in $34 from amazon, and it is new. I didn't have to pay for shipment either just because of super saver option. but the packaging of the book was not fancy via ups. overall great deal!! ... Read more

Product Description

CCNA Practice Questions

Third Edition

Jeremy Cioara

CCNA 640-802

The Smart Way to Study™

Master Your Knowledge of the CCNA Exam!

• Simulations now included with MeasureUp’s innovative test engine for better preparation for the real exam.
• Features more than 300 questions organized according to the CCENT and CCNA exam objectives so you can easily assess your knowledge of each topic, no matter which exam you take.
• Each answer includes detailed explanations.
• Use our innovative Quick-Check Answer Key™ to quickly find answers as you work your way through the questions.
• Our popular Cram Sheet, which includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers, helps you review key facts before you enter the testing center.

More than 300 Questions on CD!

MeasureUp’s innovative test engine gives you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the exam, including

• Simulation questions
• Multiple test modes
• Random questions and order of answers
• Coverage of each CCENT and CCNA exam objective

WRITTEN BY A LEADING CCNA EXPERT:

Jeremy Cioara (CCIE, CCVP, CCSP) works in many facets of the Cisco networking realm. He is an accomplished instructor, author, and consultant. Jeremy is the CIO of AdTEC Networks and works as a network consultant focusing on Cisco network and Voice over IP (VoIP) implementations.

www.examcram.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3714-4

ISBN-10: 0-7897-3714-0

Customer Reviews (15)

Worth while your money when going for the CCNA certification
I've seen cbtnuggets video's from the author and was impressed by the way he makes even complicated material clear to the watcher. I think the author has the capability to explain stuff in a way that you really understand what is happening. For that reason I bought this exam training book and it didn't disappoint me at all. Especially the study mode is extremely helpfull on your way to mastering the exam material. Though the questions are not as difficult as in some of the other test exams it gives you a good insight in whether you've understood the material and on what material you need to spent extra time and effort. All in all a great book, worth while the money.

Solid preparation tool for a network professional
Reviews are always a bit subjective, but probably even more so with certification material like this book. I feel that this was a very effective book in my case so thats a 5 * to me.

First of all the CCNA Exam Cram assumes that you are involved in networking and your interest in obtaining certification, therefor the concentrate on giving you the Cisco specific information you need to pass. The biggest thing to recommend this series is what they are not.

The most popular book in the CCNA prep field seems to be the Lammle book which is 1000 pages and is really a time waster for someone who has been involved in networking for a few years. For instance Todd Lammle would say "Pay attention because this is very important"and then launch into 7 pages on how basic IP networking works. The experienced reader is then obligated to read through all of that looking for new information since Todd said pay attention, but then there is nothing new for someone who is in the field. Lammle's approach is valuable for someone with little experience or someone coming over from server admin, but the sheer bulk of Lammle (and the two Cisco press books at 700 pages each) make it difficult for the experienced student to just pick out the material that will be relevant to them.

In contrast Exam Cram CCNA (not this questions book) flags particular material as "Exam Tips" in a boxed sections and indicates that some material is "Highly Testable". In my experience with the exam they were exactly right- the type of material they flagged was exactly what was on the exam.

Here is the biggest reason for my recommendation of Exam Cram- the questions are hard enough to be useful to the student. The biggest problem in passing the CCNA Exam is know at what level you should be preparing. On a scale of difficult from 1-10 (devious) the questions in Exam Cram are pitched at 6-8 level. The Lammel book's questions are at a 4. The Actual Cisco exam is a 5-7.5. So even though Exam Cram is probably a bit more difficult than the actual exam it will prepare you for the multiple correct answer questions which can be tricky and for the indirect way Cisco tests your knowledge of some of the skills. For instance, Lammle might ask what a "desirable" mode is in trunking and give you 4 definitions to pick from, while the cisco exam will give you a interface config and will ask you how the switch port will behave based on some settings for a neighboring port.

Exam Cram also covers the following areas better than Lammle- STP designated port process, Wireless BSS/ISS and channel overlap, Security, IPv6. If you just followed Lammle there will probably be questions on your exam that you could not answer. In particular I had about 4 questions on STP designated ports that could not have been answered based on Lammle's treatment.

A word about the exam engine- I could suggest several improvements. It lets you test several different ways including a pop up display of the correct answer and a reasonably good discussion of the incorrect answers. This is very useful to the student. However the the exam scoring does not break down your score by book chapter, so you'll have to do that for yourself. The simulator engine is, as others have noted, atrocious as a simulator- there is no defending it as that.However- the fact that it sucks as a simulator doesnt mean that it isnt useful.

The exam engine will give you a scenario to configure, just like on the CCNA exam- for instance add ip's to a serial link, configure the link for rip v2 and advertise connected networks. The way the simulator engine works is it will prompt you for what subtask you are on and will only accept commands for that subtask before allowing you to go on. There is no auto complete and you can't use ? to see available commands at all. And there are no abbreviations allowed by the parsing engine. You must type "enable" and "configure terminal", no "en", "conf t". Ok this obviously sucks as a simulator- but as something that prepares you for the exam it works. If you can confidently configure things in the Exam Cram engine you will have no problem getting it done during the Cisco exam. Sometimes people get a little too comfortable hitting tab and ? and never really memorize the commands- that can cost you when you are in a timed test.

Another advantage of Exam Cram Questions is that it is a slim book that you can easily keep on you to peruse if you are at a sub shop and have some time. You cant really do that with a fat book like Lammle.

Summary- If you have been in networking for several years and are comfortable with subnetting and routing concepts go with Exam Cram book. You may want to do some additional reading in IPv6 as well. If you are coming to networking with little background or as a server admin use Lammel and at the very least buy Exam Cram Questions. You also should probably use the Cisco Press books for their chapters on VTP, STP, Wireless and IPv6.

Good luck!

really good questions
I've read 10-15 pages of review. I've taken ccent and got 60%. These question on dead on. There not exactly on the test but the idea's on dead on. I wished I've read this before taken the test!! haha. So far it's really good.

CCNA exam review
This book covered all areas of the CCNA exam.The questions were an excellent review and the explanations of the correct and incorrect answers helped identify the areas requiring more study.

Dont buy digital version
This book has solid content and realistic CCNA questions.However, do NOT buy the digital version as I have (on my iphone using the Kindle app).In the digital version, half of the questions are cut off at the bottom of the page.Be sure to just by the hard copy or use an "actual" kindle. ... Read more

Product Description

CCNA® Exam Cram

Third Edition

Michael Valentine

Andrew Whitaker

Exam 640-802

The Smart Way to Study™

“The CCNA exam is difficult and I would not have passed it if I did not have this book with me. The CCNA Exam Cram is an indispensable resource that guided me from the introduction of networking fundamentals to the application of networking theories. Whether you need to learn from scratch or just need a quick reference, this book is an excellent guide that will definitely reinforce your knowledge of Cisco networking and prepare you for the CCNA.”  –Vincent Gov, CCNA

In this book, you learn how to:

• Develop perfect fluency in subnetting
• Connect Cisco® equipment, make initial configurations, and connect to other devices to build a network
• Configure Cisco routers and back up and restore your Cisco IOS® Software configurations
• Explain the functions of Ethernet switching and the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Configure PPP and Frame Relay for WAN connectivity
• Understand and apply wireless LAN concepts
• Mitigate network security threats and secure network devices
• Build scalable routed systems using dynamic routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF
• Create VLANs and distribute VLAN information using the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
• Filter traffic from one network to another with access control lists (ACL)
• Understand and implement IPv6

Deploy Network Address Translation (NAT)

WRITTEN BY CCNA Experts!

Mike Valentine has been in the IT field for 12 years, focusing on network design and implementation. He is currently a Cisco trainer with Skyline Advanced Technology Services and specializes in Cisco Unified Communications instruction as well as CCNA® and CCNP® courses.

Andrew Whitaker is the director of enterprise InfoSec and networking and senior training instructor for Training Camp. He has achieved several Cisco certifications and has written on several Cisco topics.

CD features new simulation questions!

This book includes a CD-ROM that features:

• Complete coverage of CCNA exam objectives
• Realistic exam questions for effective practice
• Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
• Multiple exam modes
• Flash Card format

An electronic copy of the book

Customer Reviews (10)

A nice summary and overview of the exam
I'm a little disconcerted to read the negative reviews; I still haven't taken the test yet and it's worrisome that there are mistakes in this book that I may not even notice, since I'm a noob.

I'm part of the way through and really appreciate how well topics are organized and succinctly summed up. I've taken a CCNA course at our local university extension program, I have some old routers to play on, and a couple of other Lammle books. I do think that the CCNA study guide by Lammle (I have the 5th edition) is full of helpful info, but not great for people new to the field. I was rather lost until I took a class.

I think the Exam Cram book is great to give you a broad overview on everything CCNA related that you may have studied elsewhere, and a good review for topics you may not be completely clear on. It's also a quick and easy read, and portable... unlike the huge Lammle guide!

I agree with Uncle Joe: a half-baked book
I agree with reviewer Uncle Joe.There are simply too many errors in this book.The errors range from minor typographical errors to bungled command line examples to entire paragraphs which present topics in the most confusing manner possible.At $30 - $40, that's inexcusable.I've noticed that my PMP book from Exam Cram is even more messed up, and thus I will probably be avoiding Exam Cram books in general going forward.

Third Edition
The 16 chapters are full of detailed specifics needed to pass the CCNA without being too wordy. The authors discussed most topics with detail that gave command line and topology examples. However there were also a few topics that weren't given as much attention. For example the RSTP enhancements, port security, and route summarization. The first half of chapter 15 repeats the first half of chapter 7 (the Frame Relay section) and even uses the same end of chapter questions. Chapter 17 provides an example network that needs to be configured. Most of the end of the chapter review questions were useful. A few chapters had wrong answers to questions or were completely missing diagrams.The book includes two practice exams.

The measure up CD had the same questions as the practice exams in the book.There are also router simulations that were similar to the scenarios in Chapter 17. I did find the measure up CD useful. The router simulations were decent because they asked to have more than just a serial interface configured with an IP address.

Don't use unless you like a challenge
I last got my CCNA in 2003, and was looking to recertify. Since the test has changed a fair bit over the years, I simply got an exam cram book. I suppose the glaring errors, mistaken diagrams that don't agree with the expected quiz answers, and other mistakes are a test in and of themselves: spot the sloppy mistakes that made it past editing, and that will prove to yourself how well you understand the material. The glaring mistakes on the quiz in Chapter 12 alone made me put down the book, and seriously think about getting another one. Especially sad, given that this is the third edition.

A shame, because I've been a big, enthusiastic fan of Exam Cram in the past.

dissapointed
I just took my 640-802 and failed by 7 points... I feel as though I would have done better with some other guide. I have some major complaints. For one and this is a big one, the test pool is to small, you only get 150 test questions so after you take the exams a few times you basicly know the answers. The formating on som simple tests don't even fit the screen! the simulators are not much of a simulator at all.. You have to type everything out no short hand. All of the errors it's terrible. I spent alot of time trying to figure what i'm doing wrong on the chapter tests only to find out the questions are wrong or the ip address is wrong or they show you a diagram of what looks like a linksys router and your suppose to know that sometimes it is a switch and sometimes it is a router, interfaces inproperly labeled. I'm rambling but it is to prove a point. it really seems like the book is thrown together. the first mistake is on the second page where it says the 640-801 test costs 125.. i don't know about you but I'm interested in passing the 640-802. find something else, you will thank me oh yeah and if your reading this book already i have one thing to say COMEBACK2009 your going to need it! ... Read more

Product Description
Completely Revised for the New 2007 Version of the CCNA Exam (#640-802)

Cisco networking authority Todd Lammle has completely updated this new edition to cover all of the exam objectives for the latest version of the CCNA exam. Todd’s straightforward style provides lively examples, easy-to-understand analogies, and real-world scenarios that will not only help you prepare for the exam, but also give you a solid foundation as a Cisco networking professional.

Packed with updated topics that have been added to the 2007 version of the CCNA exam, this updated study guide features expanded coverage of key topic areas plus new material on switching, network address translation, and OSPF. Inside, find the complete instruction you need, including:

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you’re getting the instruction you need for the exam
• Practical hands-on exercises and labs to reinforce critical skills,
• Real-world scenarios that put what you’ve learned in the context of actual job roles
• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• CD-ROM Includes:
• Chapter Review Questions
• Eight Full-Length Practice Exams
• Over 400 Electronic Flashcards
• Audio and Video Instruction from Todd Lammle
• Full book in searchable PDF format

• Bonus CD-ROM Includes Platinum Version of CCNA Virtual Lab
• Learn from lab exercises created by Todd Lammle
• Access configuration consoles for network devices, including 2600 series Cisco routers and 1900 or 2950 series Cisco switches.
• Get practice with the Cisco IOS commands you'll need to know for the exam

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

Customer Reviews (7)

This is the best ever CCNA book
The Author is a wise professional writer; there is neither redundancy in this book, nor it's over summarized. in other words, you cannot miss one page and you won't get bored.. it's very concise and the auther clarifies ideas and makes it to the point just to take you to the Exam overly confident if you have already read the whole book and worked out all written labs & review questions.

Not as Good as the Ones Before...
First of all let me say that I have used Todd's books in the past. I held CCNP and CCDP but had allowed them to expire. So I'm starting back over and having experience with Todd's books in the past I thought I'd buy this one then go take the test. I have no doubt after reading it I can pass the test. To be honest I could most likely pass it right now. I've had the book a a little over a week and am about 1/3 of the way through it. After finding yet another error, I thought I'd come here to post a review. Parts of this book are just painful to read. The grammar is so bad it hurts. Then instead of than, possesive that shouldn't be, plural that should be singular and many others. Here is an example - "...by default, there's may or may not be a password set."There are two to three errors like that per chapter and it left me wondering if anybody proof reads his work. I am guilty of making typing mistakes myself. The better I get at typing my fingers seem to have a mind of their own and I'm not aware of some of the mistakes I make as my fingers fly over the keyboard. I'm not publishing a book though. The mistakes like that make Todd appear to be well... not extremely intelligent. The subject matter itself is just ok. I guess for CCNA and an introduction it will suffice but some of it is watered down and some of it it seems that he falls shy of stating what should be stated ( I have 12 years of experience with Cisco and working as a network engineer as well as an administrator for ISP's and ASP's which leads me to make that statement ).His style is also a just a hair too relaxed: "Hey dude, don't sweat it. We'll cover that neato stuff in later chapters." If you just want to pass the test, I have no doubt this book will get you there. If you want to pass the test and be competent on the job, read this and the Cisco Press book. I was very happy with my six previous books by Todd but this one is not up to par with his work in the past.

Comprehensive CCNA REVIEW
The book is not only a sure thing as far as covering all the material on Cisco's CCNA, but my and my fellow Network Academy class mates plan on using it as a comprehensive desk reference.

Mike

Nelsonville, OH

Sybex CCNA - Galahad Review
I'm very satisfied with this book this is all you need to pass the CCNA

Almost perfect!
This version of Todd's CCNA study guide is almost perfect, I've used all five. But there are small copy editor errors throughout, including those in the Virtual Lab labs. And when he says in the Tip on page 712 that if you are cramming for the Composite 640-802 exam you can skip this next section, don't do it! There are answers to 3 exam questions on the next page. ... Read more

Product Description

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide is designed to support your classroom and laboratory experience in Version 4 of the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum. Each chapter contains a Study Guide section and a Labs and Activities section.

Study Guide

The dozens of exercises in this book help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success as a CCNA exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions designed to help you:

• Review vocabulary
• Strengthen troubleshooting skills
• Boost configuration skills
• Reinforce concepts
• Research topics

Labs and Activities

Hands-On Labs–This icon identifies the hands-on labs created for each chapter. Work through all the labs as provided to gain a deep understanding of CCNA knowledge and skills to ultimately succeed on the CCNA Certification Exam.

Packet Tracer Companion–This icon identifies the companion activities that correspond to some hands-on labs. You use Packet Tracer to complete a simulation of the hands-on lab.

Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge–Each chapter concludes with a culminating activity called the Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge. These challenging activities require you to pull together several skills learned from the chapter, as well as previous chapters, to successfully complete one comprehensive exercise.

Use this book with:

Network Fundamentals,

CCNA Exploration

Companion Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-208-7

ISBN-13: 978-158713-208-7

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides all the Packet Tracer Companion and Packet Tracer Challenge files that are referenced throughout the book as indicated by the icons. These files work with Packet Tracer software V4.1.x, which is available through the Academy Connection website. Ask your instructor for access to the Packet Tracer software.

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum.

Customer Reviews (5)

Anyone use this that has taken the test yet?
I believe the CCNA exam was thoroughly revamped in Nov, 2008, after this book was written. Has anyone read this book and taken the new test? I am leery of buying this as it may be outdated. Can anyone confirm/deny?

ccna exploration lab and study guide.
the text books were in better condition than it was rated. basically brand new. they arrived a couple days sooner than expected.

Network fundamentals CCNA study guide
The book is not written for the lay person. You need a solid computer background to understand the book.

Cisco-fied
Great help for class at a greatly reduced rate than my bookstore.Excellent condition.Wonderful transaction.

seems to completement my class.
I bought this book to complement the intro to networking for cisco, which is the first portion of the cisco academy's 4 part setup.It seems to help but I'm not sure by how much.I'll know more or have a better review after I complete the class. ... Read more

Product Description

CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack

Third Edition

More than 1400 flash cards, practice questions, and quick reference sheets for CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802

Comprehensive CCENT preparation

Eric Rivard

Jim Doherty

Are you ready to take the ICND1, ICND2, or full CCNA® exam for the CCENT™ or CCNA certification? You’ve learned the concepts, you have the experience to put them to real-world use, and now you want to practice, practice, practice until exam time. CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, gives you three methods of proven, late-stage exam preparation in one package.

Test Engine

The CCNA practice exam engine includes new testlet question types and updated simulation questions for a more realistic practice exam experience.

Flash Cards

More than 700 flash cards in print and PC as well as Palm and PocketPC handheld device formats are available in customizable sets that you can tailor to your study needs.

Quick Reference Sheets

All exam topics are covered for a quick review and refresh in the nearly 200 graphical quick reference sheets.

CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Eric Rivard, CCNP®, CCDA®, CCNA, is the IT manager at Valley Center Municipal Water District.

Jim Doherty is the VP of marketing at CipherOptics. Jim has 17 years of engineering and marketing experience across a broad range of networking and communication technologies.

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains more than 700 flash cards and more than 500 practice test questions. Flash cards are downloadable to PC, Palm OS, and most PocketPC handheld devices.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows 2000, XP, or Vista

Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher

Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher

64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 Pro and XP

800 X 600 resolution or higher

256 or more colors

Internet access for registration

Optional: Palm or Palm OS®-compliant handheld device; Windows Mobile version 2003 or version 5 PocketPC handheld device

This volume is in the Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack Series from Cisco Press®. Products in this series arm Cisco Career Certification candidates with a set of exam practice tools, formats, and environments to help them in the final stages of their self-study regimen and increase recall of key exam topics.

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802

Customer Reviews (24)

Excellent Resource
I am constantly on the go and I like to keep my mind fresh while I'm studying for the CCNA exam. This product provides a quick and easy way for me to review.

Ummm... These Aren't Flashcards
Although the electronic flashcard software is versatile, there are no physical flashcards in this package. There is a paperback book with several questions per page, but the pages are cheap paper and aren't even perforated. This is flashcard software and a quizbook. If you want physical flashcards look elsewhere.

Good Study Guide
I bought this for my husband who is studying for his certs.His review, "really, really, really good."

Good reference book
This text is loaded with information that will help you pass the CCNA exam.After sitting on the exam, I don't feel that the practice questions were anywhere near the level on the actual exam.However, if you know these flash cards...you should have no problems passing the test.

A Must Have for your CCNA Exam
This is a question and answer book -- absolutely PACKED with information and questions concerning your CCNA exam. The questions are jumbled nicely throughout the book. Each question is backed up on the reverse side of the page with the answer(s). It is exactly what the title says...they are FLASH CARDS (flash pages). Being able to review your answer and get it immediately makes it extremely vital to the learning process. You are immediately rewarded with the right answer, or you immediately research wrong answers to reinforce your knowledge. Anyone studying for thier CCNA exam, or even thier CCENT, will know how difficult and exhausting it can be, with all the information and redundancies of meanings and devices. Let's face it, it's very overwhelming. This is very much a MUST HAVE. This book WILL help you tremendously if you are going for your Certification. It's all part of practice, practice, practice, review, memorize, etc. Big Help/10-Star!!!!!!

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Product Description

Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide is designed to support your learning routing protocols and concepts in Version 4 of the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA® Exploration curriculum. Each chapter contains a Study Guide section and a Labs and Activities section.

Study Guide

The dozens of exercises in this book help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success as a CCNA exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions designed to help you:

• Review vocabulary
• Strengthen troubleshooting skills
• Boost configuration skills
• Reinforce concepts
• Research topics

Packet Tracer Activities: This icon identifies exercises interspersed throughout the Study Guide section where you can practice or visualize a specific task using Packet Tracer, a powerful network simulation program developed by Cisco.

Labs and Activities: The Labs and Activities sections begins with a Command Reference table and includes all the online curriculum labs to ensure that you have mastered the practical skills needed to succeed in this course.

Hands-On Labs: This icon identifies the hands-on labs created for each chapter. Work through all the Basic, Challenge, and Troubleshooting labs as provided to gain a deep understanding of CCNA knowledge and skills to ultimately succeed on the CCNA Certification Exam.

Packet Tracer Companion: This icon identifies the companion activities that correspond to each hands-on lab. You use Packet Tracer to complete a simulation of the hands-on lab.

Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge: Each chapter concludes with a culminating activity called the Packet

Tracer Skills Integration Challenge. These challenging activities require you to pull together several skills learned from the chapter, as well as previous chapters and courses, to successfully complete one comprehensive exercise.

Allan Johnson works full time developing curriculum for Cisco Networking Academy. Allan also is a part-time instructor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Use this book with:

Routing Protocols and Concepts,

CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-206-0

ISBN-13: 978-158713-206-3

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides all the Packet Tracer Activity, Packet Tracer Companion, and Packet Tracer Challenge exercise files that are referenced throughout the book as indicated by the icons. These files work with Packet Tracer software V4.1, which is available through the Academy Connection website. Ask your instructor for access to the Packet Tracer software.

Customer Reviews (5)

Networking Textbooks
This book is not very user friendly for stand-alone usage and I would not have purchased it if not obligated to in order to comply with university requirements. I was not happy with the paper quality for it made turning the pages difficult as they tend to stick together. This textbook is intended to be properly used in conjunction with the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum and does not support learning the content without the other materials provided by the Cisco CCNA training.

I felt that both the glossary and the index are skimpy and could be more comprehensive. I had trouble finding subject matter that was in the book but not listed in the glossary or index.

CCNA
Boiler plate information and I mean nuts and bolts, one should consider buying the workbook and Packet Tracer 5.0 (or later) to fully benefit from the text. A great prep tool for a portion of the CCNA exam.

Good for over seas shipper
This was pretty good order for over seas shipper, only needed to keep customer updated on shipping status.

So So
great labs, but too many review questions when the answers are not there, or online to check yourself. Typically we are adults in this class, answers would only help be sure we are not closing the book with the wrong answer written in, and not knowing.

Very helpful for Labs and review!
The Routing Protocols and Concepts Labs and Study Guide book has been really helpful for me. As a NetAcad student, I found myself going back and rereading each section online to remember the concepts I learned. This book helped me reinforce my concepts and remember the material covered in this course. With fill-in-the-blanks,matching, and study guides in every chapter, I was able to remember all that I learned. There are also a lot of labs for each chapter, which helped me improve my troubleshooting skills and increase my knowledge. The topologies of the labs were different than the ones you find in the original online NetAcad course, so you get more practice too! You also get a CD with this book which has all the labs and packet tracer files. I brought this book to help me review my vocabulary, practice labs, and get more troubleshooting experience, and this book does just that! I'm satisfied with my purchase. ... Read more

Product Description

Accessing the WAN CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide

John Rullan

Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide is designed to support your learning the technologies and network services required by converged applications as taught in Version 4 of the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum. Each chapter contains a Study Guide section and a Labs and Activities section.

Study Guide

The dozens of exercises in this book help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success as a CCNA exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions designed to help you

Labs and Activities

The Labs and Activities sections include all the online curriculum labs plus some additional activities to ensure that you have mastered the practical skills needed to succeed in this course.

Hands-On Labs–This icon identifies the hands-on labs created for each chapter. Work through all the Basic, Challenge, and Troubleshooting labs to gain a deep understanding of the CCNA knowledge and skills needed to ultimately succeed on the CCNA Certification Exam.

Packet Tracer Activities–This icon identifies exercises created by the author for you to challenge yourself on specific tasks using Packet Tracer, a powerful network simulation program developed by Cisco.

Packet Tracer Companion–This icon identifies the companion activities that correspond to each hands-on lab. You'll use the Packet Tracer to complete a simulation of the hands-on lab.

Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge–Each chapter concludes with a culminating activity called the Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge. These challenging activities require you to combine several skills learned from the chapter–as well as previous chapters and courses–to successfully complete one comprehensive exercise.

John Rullan has been a Cisco Instructor since 1998. He teaches CCNA, CCNP®, and network security courses to students and teachers throughout the New York City Department of Education system.

Use this book with:

Accessing the WAN,

CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-205-2

ISBN-13: 978-158713-205-6

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides all the Packet Tracer Activity, Packet Tracer Companion, and Packet Tracer Challenge files that are referenced throughout the book as indicated by the icons. These files work with Packet Tracer software v4.1, which is available through the Academy Connection website. Ask your instructor for access to the Packet Tracer software.

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum.

Product Description

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide

Second Edition

• Master ICND1 640-822 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks
• Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCENT™ and CCNA® ICND1 exam. This fully updated edition presents complete reviews and a more challenging and realistic exam preparation experience.

Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. The material is presented in a concise manner, focused on increasing your understanding of exam topics and preparing you for the numerous challenges the exams present.

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks sections help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly and help increase your speed in answering questions, a difficult hurdle many exam candidates face on the new exams. A Final Preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan. Special troubleshooting sections help you master the complex scenarios you will face on the exam.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a chapter-by-chapter basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. The bonus DVD contains more than

60 minutes of personal video mentoring from the author focused mainly on bringing difficult subnetting concepts to life.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging practice questions, this book provides you with more detailed information and more realistic practice exercises than any other CCNA study guide, enabling you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He currently teaches QoS, MPLS, and CCNA courses for Skyline Advanced Technology Services (www.skyline-ats.com). Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, and instructor and course developer, and has taught authorized Cisco courses for the majority of the last 14 years.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCENT and CCNA ICND1 exam, including

• TCP/IP and OSI networking models
• Operating Cisco routers and LAN switches
• Ethernet switch configuration and troubleshooting

• Wireless LANs
• IP addressing and subnetting
• Routing protocols
• Router configuration and troubleshooting
• Network Security
• WAN concepts and configuration

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and 200 practice questions for the ICND1 and full CCNA exams, including simulation and testlet questions, all available in study mode and test mode.

BONUS DVD

The DVD contains more than 60 minutes of personal instruction from the author.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: CCENT and CCNA ICND1 Exam 640-822

Customer Reviews (27)

Remarkable
Good insight into both CCENT and CCNA.

The book from my point of view is not for people that don't have a history in the field of Information Technology. The reason towards my opinion originates from the constructive introductions of the book. The books is self explanatory, and the author does a great job when introducing each chapter. However the book simply dips really deep into the concepts, which is really good for a person that understands the concepts naturally (Not by recently memorizing)...

At the end of the line the book is the best out because it gives great comparisons to the real world, and a thorough explanation of each concept. Plus it includes a video tutor, and PDF version of the book!

Worked for me.
Passed my CCENT exam with an 890-something (need 804 out of 1000 to pass), using only this book, so it worked for me. My previous experience is limited to CompTIA Network+ certification and I have no background in Cisco products.Now, for the book - I would recommend it. Very easy to read and well-thought out and written. I did find it funny that some of the screenshots were from many, many years ago so it's obvious the author is re-using material from old versions (but why rewrite something if you don't have to?).There are two CDs included - one in the very front of the book, one in the very back. Don't ask me why they didn't put both together.The first CD was a lot of subnetting (which I didn't need since I previously learned it through Lammle's excellent Network+ teachings).The second CD contains the Boson sim/practice exam software. This software is actually great and I can now see why Boson sells extra study products separately for a much higher price. Included in the Boson CD is about 160 or so practice questions (including a few sims).The software provides you with answers/explanations to many problems and even has a link to that particular part of the book (in PDF form) so you can review what you got wrong. This kind of backfires in a few spots, though, because some of the Boson material isn't covered in the text. This is to be expected when the software is made by a third-party that uses its own materials to create the text. So, you'll get something wrong, open that part of the book to see why you don't remember seeing that particular thing at all, and still not be able to find it because it isn't in the text to begin with.That is a minor aside, and it doesn't detract from the quality of the material, but if you use the software as a practice exam when your studying is done you may get an artificially lower score because it covers some material you haven't studied. And, yes, I know, the real test will have things you haven't studied as well, but in my opinion the practice test should see how much you remember from studying the book, and sometimes it doesn't.The Boson software actually does an excellent job of mimic-ing the look & feel of the actual exam, so you get a good heads up that way.One note for purchasers of used copies - the Boson software includes an activation code that requires you to register with Boson to download the software. Fine for the first purchaser of the book, but the second purchaser may find that he can't activate the software & download his practice exam!In sum, I recommend the book and am using Odom's ICND2 book to study for completing my CCNA track.Ah - one other warning - as of writing this, Amazon sells this book for about $26.You can buy this book combined with the ICND2 book for about $38 from Amazon, so if you are planning on tackling both tests it would be in your financial interest to purchase the two books in the bundled option instead of separately. The link for the bundle is

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**edit** forgot to mention that I didn't like the fact that the book only has about 10 or so practice/review questions for each chapter. Would it have really been that hard to come up with a few more?I also used CBT Nuggets in my studying and would recommend that as a supplement to this book. I listened to it in my car on my 1-hour commute (one way) to work each day.Good luck!

Thorough but dry
This book is very thorough but it can be difficult to process if you're not from IT originally. It's a heavy read...

Good to go
I got exactly what I asked for with a few other things Ill go and destroy this test.:-)

Excellent
This Book has really given me a lot of information and prepared me for taking the CCNA exam. since reading it, I have become more knowledgable in cisco networks. ... Read more