Very good book kind of a hodgepodge of information
I was a little weary of the book because the person who told me to buy it is best friends with the author. After reading it I think that the author is one of the best writers I have seen in a long time. The book presents a ton of interesting information and quickly explains complex concepts that I didn't understand until I read it. The book is also a very personal piece of literature. I was surprised to find that the author actually talks to the audience as I have read over 90 I.T. books and most of them are a joke here and there but mainly dry and strictly informational. This was a refreshing book to read and quite different from what I was expecting. Out of all of my books it's on the top ten list.
book speaks for itself
if ur not a CCIE or CCNP, u SHOULD have this book in ur bookshelf.
Simpy a must have
Another O'Reilly masterpiece. A must have for techs moving into the Cisco world. A lot a real world knowledge that will fill in the gaps left my many of the standard training texts. If you want to give a new CCNA something as a gift this is it.
Must have for new CCNAs
Just as the book claims - the book has on the job information essential for the new network administrator that can pass the CCNA but lacks experience in the field. While the CCNAs main focus is routing and switching on small networks, this book covers the knowledge gaps in supporting the campus network in areas including the firewall, multi layer switching, SVI's, HSRP, QoS/CoS, supporting VOIP and so on. What was immediately beneficial was the anecdotal chapters on GAD's maxims and chapter 38 titled "avoiding frustration" where the very common problems with "IT politics" always mess with the "perfect design" and the engineers ego. This book, will take your knowledge to the next step after the CCNA and get you set on a path towards supporting larger networks in the "real world" and eventually going after the CCNP. This book is on the top shelf in my library.
Best Networking Book Period
I am a network engineer, pretty new at it though. This book is my constant companion. I have had more questions answered from this book than from any 2 other sources combined. I travel alot for business and at 2am its hard to find someone to answer my questions. This thing hits the spot.
