Preparing CCDA with Sybex... Opinions?

agustinchernitsky

Hello Friends,

I have Sybex book 2nd Ed. for CCDA... But now that I have it, I'm starting to read very bad reviews on it. I used Sybex books a lot, but it seems this one is not "that good".

Anyone read this book and sat for the exam? I'm thinking of buying a Cisco CCDA book now... Any feedback is welcome!

Saludos!

mikej412

The Sybex CCDA book doesn't match the current exam objectives -- its missing a lot of material.

The Sybex CCNA book is missing NAT, but you can download an update for that. You can use that Sybex book to fill in some of the "CCNA Level Knowledge" that's the suggested prerequsite for the CCDA.

CCDA Self-Study: Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) by Teare is your best choice.

Top-Down Network Design, 2nd Edition is also helpful to read.

The Cisco Press Flash Cards were useful -- the reference sheet pdf file on the CD was priceless -- the practice exam was way easier than the real exam.