CCNP Switching Study Guide: Exam 640-604

By Todd Lammle

Book Overview

Cisco Systems continues to dominate the internetworking hardware market with a more than 80 per cent share of the routers used on the Internet. The mid-level Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification validates advanced knowledge of Cisco-based networks. The switching exam (640-604) is one of the four core exams that cover a wide range of topics, including installing, configuring and operating LAN, WAN and dial-up access services for organizations with mid-to-large sized networks. A guide for those taking the routing exam (640-604), this text features real-world scenarios, exam essentials and maps to official Cisco exam essentials.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782141536
• ISBN13: 9780782141535
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

Scored me a 903 after 1 week of studying. I just read the book, and used the flashcards. There were some confusing points, like acronyms that would pop up, and not be explained until the next chapter, but all in all, it is excellent for a study guide.

Pass CCNP on first Try

Excellent book. I took the class at a Cisco training facility and then purchased the book as a reference guide. It pulled everything together!!!! It made my life easy in preparing for the test, which was a breeze. It's a great reference guide. I was never bored with reading the materials. The labs were great. If you don't get a chance to attend an instructor Led training course, THIS IS THE BOOK TO PURCHASE AND STUDY FROM.Good luck!!!

Excellent

This book is fantastic!! I used this book in conjunction with the Cisco Press BCMSN book - it cleared up things that i couldn't understand from the Cisco text....but it is still awesome in its own right. I know it is hard to tell what is real from these reviews sometimes - but i have to say DO NOT HESITATE - get this book!!!

Right on the money for the new CCNP Switching Exam

This book was very well written. I couldn't put it down. It was technical, but funny, and prepared me for the exam. The written labs, review questions, and flash cards were excatly what I needed to help me pass the exam. I scored a 910, which isn't bad since I hadn't worked on a switch before reading this book. The amount of in-depth information on the Catalyst switch series, mostly the 5000, was amazing. The exam had questions based on the Catalyst 1900 and 5000 series, and this book had everything needed on the Catalyst switch series to pass the exam. I am well pleased with all the Sybex books for Cisco certification.

Nice CCNP Switching update book.

I bought the Lammle CLSC and then bought this since I never took the old exam. This is a nice new book. The entire book was re-written, which was a nice surprise. I thought it would just be a little update, but it is not. Nice format, easy to read, matched the exam, etc, etc, (fill in the information for all of Todd Lammle's books here..). This book was worth the money. This really helped me understand the 5000 series command structure. Todd will discuss a subject, then domonstrate it in a network and discuss the switch output line-by-line. This book is a keeper.