Inc Syngress Media
1 Warning, don't buy! Buy Cisco press instead!
If you use this book alone you will fail! I have passed 7 certification exams and never failed one until now, by one question! Book mentions next to nothing about SAINT, SAGE, SAMBA, and Phoenix ASICs. Chapters on 1900/2820 and 3000 appear to be written by a different author who is less qualified with both Cisco switches and technical writing! Book does not clearly cover the stated Cisco objectives! Technical Inaccuracies throughout the book! The questions at the end of the chapters are way too easy! The questions on the CD are the same as in the book! Why did I buy this book? Buy the Cisco press book, it has none of these shortcomings! Buy the way, anyone want to buy this book from me - cheap?
2 A very good orgnized book.
I found this book is very useful, it is better orgnized than Todd's book. It first build all the information you needed to understand the following material regarding config C5K, ANE,etc.
I found it best read with other books such as Cisco Switched Internetworks(McGRraw-Hill).
3 Read the book and passed the test
Overall this book is far better than any other I have read on the same subject. I failed the first time I took the test so I bought the book and I passed. Good examples and real depth to what you see when entering certain commands. I've used all the books from Syngress so far and have passed all tests.
4 too sketchy
too sketchy,too sketchy, very few config exmaples. guaranteed to fail the exam if using this book alone as a test prep. Richard A Deal's same title is much much fleshier.
Syngress' ICRC & ACRC are very good. 4 stars.
