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| CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-811, 640-801) (Exam Certification Guide) | 
| Author: Wendell Odom
Publisher: Cisco Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 493396
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 720
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.9
ISBN: 158720083X
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
UPC: 619472200834
EAN: 9781587200830
ASIN: 158720083X
Publication Date: August 4, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 More than Enough covered to pass CCNA November 9, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all, I assume you want to opt for the single CCNA test instead of taking the separete INTRO/ICND tests (And I certainly encourage you to do so!). This assumption is important because in the single CCNA test you will NEVER need to memorize useless tiny details (e.g., "What is the RFC# defining ICMP?") that might appear in the INTRO test; instead, you definitely have to be able to tell what the right implementation is in a given scenario where something is not working right. This book does have all you need - Yes, read this book and you are exposed to everything you need! Someone who mentioned poor OSPF coverage by the book is definitely wrong. Please make sure you get a copy that says "2005 update included." For some reason, I still see the outdated copies of Cisco press books out there.
[PROS]
Excellent coverage of all major topics, especially (1) frame relay, (2) NAT, (3) Different behaviors of default routing depending on classfull/classless routings, (4) supernetting, etc.
[CONS]
Too much coverage in fact - you will never see RSTP in the actual exam, for example, so skip it completely. Also don't bother memorizing RFC#s, ITU#s, etc. even when Odom says you should memorize them (Such a comment in the book is for those who take the separate exams - certainly not for the single CCNA test).
Two pieces of advice that are probably the most important things of all: (1) No hands on experience? Definitely buy a simulator program! I recommend Bosom though it has some *obvious* bugs that won't slow you down. SemSim is a joke, fyi. (2) The only test engine you ever need is pass4sure (Don't even try one that comes with this book). Do some research online until you find it. Good luck!
A prefect choise for CCNA exam preparation February 7, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide and CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide by Wendell Odom are prefect choise for CCNA exam preparation. Both books are easy to read for non-native English speakers (like me), all concepts are well explained and illustrated with good examples. Books also covers all exam topics, I used only those books for exam preparation and I answered all questions except one.
CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide September 26, 2005
Excellent book and I got it overnight. it is clearcut and precise and not techy talk
 Recurring problem May 24, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book set and passed the INTRO exam easily but have failed the ICND exam twice. I found the exam to be much more difficult than the practice questions. The exam gave me 60 minutes and at the end of 50 minutes I still had several questions left. Starting to have doubts as to whether this book was the best source of my study material.
 Almost, but not good enough. April 5, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Two big problems exist with this text
#1 Insufficient coverage of OSPF. The designated router ID election process & neighbor discovery are NOT sufficiently covered in this text. You WILL be asked several questions on the CCNA exam.
#2 DEBUG/SHOW outputs are not properly explained; case in point FECN/BECN-- which one is from the DCE/DTE? Hmm? You certainly wont find out from THIS text.
/!\NOTE: be sure and download the errata from ciscopress.com
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