Don't waste your money   August 25, 2002

Not up to standard yet   January 19, 2002

Awesome little book... quick and easy..   April 14, 2001

Some people writing reviews here would have you believe that purchasing every Cisco Press title on the CCDA exam and DCN is required to pass the test. Well, its not. Just because they like to waste time and money should be of no concern to you, and just because they lack the skills and competency to get it done right is also not your concern. This book is a great reference, and I highly recommend it. I do think using the Cisco Press CCDA Exam Certification book is not a bad idea, but ONLY for the case studies. All I used was this book, and the case studies in the Cisco Press book and it was a pretty easy test.


I passed - but BARELY.   March 11, 2001
  1 out of 2 found this review helpful

1/3 of my exam included questions about advanced technologies that are either not mentioned or barely discussed in this book. Nothing in this book prepares you for the structure of the test either - particularly for the case study questions. I give it 2 stars because it, along with my CCNA and a couple of years experience, helped me pass the test. However, if I had it to do over, I would have gotten Cisco's DCN book - and a more respectable passing score.


Not good   January 2, 2001
  2 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book does not have the neccessary information for someone to pass the CCDA. If someone is not familiar with general networking design guidelines, than this book is a adequate source to start with. If one wants to get a good score, it is very important to have a very broad knowledge of many networking technologies. I did pass the CCDA, but it was not because of any information in this book.