Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 784 pages
- Published by: Sybex
- Edition: 3rd Edition December 5, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782142958
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782142952
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.1 pounds
Product Review
CCNP: Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Study Guide offers a comprehensive study of the topic but relies on practical experience as well. The book covers all of the stated CIT objectives, beginning with a theoretical discussion of troubleshooting methodology and generic troubleshooting tools followed by coverage of Cisco's relevant tools and commands. Then troubleshooting is tackled for TCP/IP, Novell, ISDN, AppleTalk, and other environments.
Like other study guides in this Sybex series, the
CIT Study Guide includes chapter review questions and clearly states the CIT objectives covered in each section. However, laboratory exercises for troubleshooting are difficult to construct and are less frequent in this installment. A companion CD-ROM includes the EdgeTest CIT
software with 200 questions and a trial copy of Visio Professional, as well as AG Group's NetTools and EtherPeek.
Troubleshooting is often more of an art than a science. Within any product category such as Cisco switches and routers, however, there are plenty of concrete technical specifics to master. This complete course will get you ready to ace the CIT test.
--Stephen W. Plain Topics covered: Troubleshooting methodology, OSI layer attributes, test equipment, Cisco diagnostic commands and tools, troubleshooting (TCP/IP, serial lines and frame relay), ISDN, Novell networks, AppleTalk networks, and switched Ethernet networks.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
Here's the book you need to prepare the latest Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Support (CIT) exam, 642-831. This Study Guide provides:
* In-depth coverage of key exam topics
* Practical information on troubleshooting and optimizing Cisco internetworks
* Hundreds of challenging review questions
* Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine, sample simulation questions, and electronic flashcards
Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
* Establishing an optimal system baseline
* Diagramming and documenting system topology and end system configuration
* Verifying connectivity at all layers
* Selecting an optimal troubleshooting approach
* Planning a network documentation system and baseline monitoring scheme
* Using Cisco IOS commands and applications to identify and isolate system problems
* Resolving sub-optimal system performance problems
* Restoring optimal baseline service
* Working with external providers and system users to resolve service provision problems
Reader Reviews
This review is from: CCNP: Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Study Guide (Hardcover)
I bought this book as a companion to my Cisco Press troubleshooting book, but in the last few weeks, I found myself referring to this book less and less. There is some good information, but if you are taking CIT as your last or next-to-last exam, a good deal of material is copied directly from the earlier Sybex books in the series. Nothing wrong with going over the material -- after all, you're learning to troubleshoot the material you've learned previously -- but I felt like a lot of this book was simply regurgitating earlier books instead of giving me fresh insight. As I said, there were some good points. The chapter on troubleshooting methodology had some good examples, and having screen output for the commands helps those who don't have routers of their own to experiement with. Even that goes to extremes, though. At times there are pages and pages of redundant screen output when they need to be putting more solid information in. Also, there's not much information on the actual contents of frames in different protocols. For those of us working with CCIE in mind while working on our CCNP, that's detail that shouldn't be left out. Overall, the lack of detail in this book really surprised and disappointed me. You might very well be able to pass the exam with just this book if passing the exam is your sole goal. For those of us looking for more detail (and the exam has plenty of that!), I would recommend the Cisco Press book over this one.
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