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Book recommendation from cisco Demigods

seuss_ssuesseuss_ssues Member Posts: 629
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So if you could recommend 5 cisco books. The kind of book you finish and think "damn i wish i would have found that years ago" What would they be.

I have access to alot of material and its tough trying to wade through it all. I always check amazon and so forth for user ratings but recommendation from someone working in the field carries alot of weight for me.

Although i am starting my CCNA (yes i have the 5th ed sybex) im looking to read any good cisco material.
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    NightShade1NightShade1 Member Posts: 433 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Well keep going :P
    i got TCP/IP - Jeff Doyle this book ROCKS!
    im planning in bying really soon
    LAN Switching - Kennedy Clark
    like next month

    keep going with the good book recomendation plz
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    NightShade1NightShade1 Member Posts: 433 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I need some CCNP books recomendations derby
    Look i have been studying from
    Cisco.Building.Scalable.Cisco.Internetworks.BSCI.Student guide
    Curriculum 5.0 BSCI
    Routing tcp/ip of jeff doyle...

    And of course google and forums....

    Im studying for BSCI there is any other book you strongly recomend i should buy? or it should be ok with those?
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    NightShade1NightShade1 Member Posts: 433 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Derby i have been looking on this ones now you mention....
    Im feel like buying soo many books lol (i kinda want to have a small library of this i like this too much)

    I was looking in amazon for the reviews and

    1)CCNP Practical Studies: Routing get a really bad review....(you got this one? what do you think of it?)

    2)CCNP Practical Studies: Routing Gets a good review guess ill buy this one for sure.

    Look i see many interesting books to buy

    For CCNA
    Sybex CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide 5th Edition
    Trascender study guide for CCNA + Practice exams
    And the curriculum
    That is what i used to Pass CCNA mainly

    For now im studying for CCNP
    For BSCI(im studying this one now)
    Routing TCP/IP Volume I (CCIE Professional Development)-->this book have help me a way too much..............
    BSCI Student guide

    For BCMSN(stop studying BSCI for a bit to start with some switching, i dont really want to forget anything of it so im raeding some of the BCMSN to then stop and finish with BSCI that im almost done)
    BCMSN Student guide


    Planning to buy

    CCNP Practical Studies: Routing
    CCNP Practical Studies: Switching
    Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development) (Hardcover)
    Cisco LAN Switching (CCIE Professional Development series) (CCIE Professional Development)

    Do you think those are goods? or there is anything else you think ishould buy but its not in the list? just tell me i will check it out :)

    Thanks for the reply
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    seuss_ssuesseuss_ssues Member Posts: 629
    Thanks Darby,

    I was hoping the topic would catch your attention.
    Im going to make sure those are on my bookshelf in the next few weeks.
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    SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    I've promised myself that I wouldn't buy any Cisco 'career-development' type of books until at least after I took my CCNA. I've already got my hands full with the study-material for the test, as well as eyeing books and training material for the CCDA. I have to admit, though, I keep 'accidentally' spotting the Routing TCP/IP book by Jeff Doyle every time I go to the bookstore. It's hard to resist wanting to read more, to wander outside the constraints of the exams to study more, but I need to manage my time and take things one step at a time. . . (this is the part of tonight's show where I'm completely fooling myself, and I click the "Buy" button on Amazon, since they have my credit card and shipping information already saved.)
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    markzabmarkzab Member Posts: 619
    DarbyWeaver wrote:
    5 Books Huh!


    1. Cisco IOS Cookbook --> Love this sucker - 2nd edition is out.

    2. Cisco Press - Cisco Router Firewall Security

    3. TCP/IP - Jeff Doyle

    4. LAN Switching - Kennedy Clark

    5. Tie -> Dr. Parkurst's Cisco Press books on OSPF and BGP


    Others:

    Frame Relay - Cisco Press

    Time Management for SysAdmins by Oreilly

    Dude, I could go on for a while...

    Tell me more about the cookbook. Is it basically a book of all the commands you can run? That's what the name sounds like to me.
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    NightShade1NightShade1 Member Posts: 433 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Well Slowhand at least you have it in your bookstore... The only ciscopress books i can see in the bookstore here are wireless ones... not the one i want tho
    So i always have to buy them trhough internet and wait like 2 or 3 weeks lol so i can have my book or pay a lot to have it in 2 days hehe
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    seraphusseraphus Member Posts: 307
    markzab wrote:
    DarbyWeaver wrote:
    5 Books Huh!


    1. Cisco IOS Cookbook --> Love this sucker - 2nd edition is out.

    2. Cisco Press - Cisco Router Firewall Security

    3. TCP/IP - Jeff Doyle

    4. LAN Switching - Kennedy Clark

    5. Tie -> Dr. Parkurst's Cisco Press books on OSPF and BGP


    Others:

    Frame Relay - Cisco Press

    Time Management for SysAdmins by Oreilly

    Dude, I could go on for a while...

    Tell me more about the cookbook. Is it basically a book of all the commands you can run? That's what the name sounds like to me.


    Ever tried to cook a dish and ran into a problem then consulted a cookbook?
    If so, I'll bet it made your dish taste much better...

    Kinda how I feel about the Cisco IOS Cookbook.... a nice quick explanation and resolution
    on problem topics.... quick, handy, clearly explained problem solvers..... tasty
    Lab first, ask questions later
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    Paul BozPaul Boz Member Posts: 2,620 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I've also got the IOS cookbook and swear by it. The only other book I own (nerd books that is) is my JunOS cookbook (because I know IOS way better than JunOS). The whole cookbook series is fantastic.

    I also have to recomend the Sybex CCNA book, 5th edition, by Todd Lammle. On the surface it seems like a newbie book, but it introduces the reader to the world of Cisco internetworking, and understanding the key fundamental concepts within that book is more important than anything else. Without a strong, solid foundation, everything else you learn is worthless.
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    Darthn3ssDarthn3ss Member Posts: 1,096
    markzab wrote:
    Tell me more about the cookbook. Is it basically a book of all the commands you can run? That's what the name sounds like to me.
    from what i've read so far it basically gives you a problem (say access lists - you want to block 10.5.5.103 from accessing the internet), it would show you the commands to do that, and then discuss and explain everything. additionally, there are occasional linux scripts you can get (i think they come on cd as well as printed in the book) to do various tasks, ie, i belive they have one to automatically log into the router and copy configuration or something

    kind of a rough explanation, but you can get a free sample from orielly.com.

    also, this tcp/ip book you mention, is this the CCIE R/S book or is this something different? that for ccna? will look into it.
    Fantastic. The project manager is inspired.

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    Paul BozPaul Boz Member Posts: 2,620 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Darthn3ss wrote:
    also, this tcp/ip book you mention, is this the CCIE R/S book or is this something different? that for ccna? will look into it.

    http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1578700418&rl=1

    http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1578700892&rl=1
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    Darthn3ssDarthn3ss Member Posts: 1,096
    Yeah i'll pick that up after i pick up my CCNA 3 & 4 book/lab book. (probably going to pick those up today icon_sad.gif < expensive)
    Fantastic. The project manager is inspired.

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    mwgoodmwgood Member Posts: 293
    An excellent way to sample/use/read/search some of the best books available on all IT topics...


    search.safaribooksonline.com

    Subscription price is a little high - but highly valuable.
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