CCNP Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Exam Cram: Exam: 640-404

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 600 pages
• Published by: Coriolis Group Books July 6, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1576104354
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1576104354
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Book Description
Provides readers with the experience they need to place, configure, and maintain Catalyst LAN switches. Covers technologies and strategies for medium to large networks that use Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM LAN Emulation. Describes the major features, architectures, and functions of the major components of the Catalyst switches.

About The Author
Richard Deal (Tampa Bay, FL) is a Certified Cisco Instructor who has been teaching Cisco LAN Switch Configuration classes for over a year. He also teaches Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration, Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, Cisco Internetworking Design, Managing Switched Internetworks, and Multiband Switch and Service Configuration. He is the owner of The Deal Group, Inc., a network consulting company based in Tampa, Florida. He has been in the networking consulting business for more than four years and has over ten years of experience in the computing industry.

Reader Reviews
I generally shy away from Exam Cram books, but the reviews on this one got me to buy it. I can't say enough about it -- it's one of the best IT books I've ever read. Mr. Deal does a great job making a book that goes into great detail interesting to read. It is much more than a "cert book". The detail is wonderful for those of us who are interested in learning more than just enough to get through an exam. And as far as the exam goes, after answering his exam questions, you should be more than ready for the exam. Another compliment for the questions -- the answers are explained in detail, and the reasons other answers are incorrect are explained as well. As you'll see by reading these reviews, there are two camps of Cisco certification candidates -- the ones who want to learn "just enough" and those of us who want to really learn how things work, and why. If you just want to pass the exam, there are other books that will suit that purpose, and you'll probably get tired after 50 pages of Mr. Deal's book, anyway. But for those of us who want more detail and a true learning experience, you owe it to yourself to get this book.