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Recommended books for CCNP routing and switching ?

drareg_ge4225drareg_ge4225 Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Good Day Everyone, I just want to know what are the books you are using or was used to pass CCNP exam ? :) Advance Thank you for your replies :)
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    bermovickbermovick Member Posts: 1,135 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Cisco Press is always a safe bet. For ROUTE, I used both the Foundation Learning Guide followed by the Official Certification Guide.

    Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Foundation Learning Guide: Foundation learning for the ROUTE 642-902 Exam (Foundation Learning Guides): Diane Teare: 9781587058820: Amazon.com: Books

    CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guide): Wendell Odom: 9781587202537: Amazon.com: Books

    For SWITCH, the Official Certification Guide I found sufficient

    CCNP SWITCH 642-813 Official Certification Guide (Exam Certification Guide): David Hucaby: 9781587202438: Amazon.com: Books

    TSHOOT I also got the Official Certification Guide (I actually just bought the 3-set box), but found if you know the material well, you don't really need to study separately for it.

    The CBT Nuggets were also pretty good. I used them to give a high-level overview of the material and to get a general understanding before digging in to the details with the books.
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    Master Of PuppetsMaster Of Puppets Member Posts: 1,210
    I like the OCGs. CBT Nuggets are also a great resource. I know I say this every time but it wouldn't hurt to check out the Networking Academy.
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    KoryKory Member Posts: 43 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I know I have been a broken record about this but Rene's books over at gns3vault.com were indispensable to me. I would say read the OCG, then jump to Rene's book, he gives an explanation of the concept, then a link to a GNS3 lab that demonstrates the concept. For me this was an extremely effective way to learn.
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    networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Do a search on the forums. Most people list the materials used when they post about an exam pass.
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    FloOzFloOz Member Posts: 1,614 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Currently I have the FLG for Route + TShoot. I picked up the OCG of Switch since it did have slightly better reviews on amazon then the FLG. I also heard that the Chris Bryant Ebooks are very good so I may pick the up as well since they are only 10 bucks each. One thing I don't understand is why did he not include these books with his course on udemy icon_sad.gif
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    DCDDCD Member Posts: 473 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Amazon won't let him do it.
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    drareg_ge4225drareg_ge4225 Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    thanks for the recommendation guys. I will take note of the recommended books. It really saved me time finding great books :) thanks again and have great day ahead :)
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    paq7512paq7512 Member Posts: 102 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I have the Chris Bryant and GNS3Vault books, they are cheap and awesome.
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    Danielh22185Danielh22185 Member Posts: 1,195 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Yes this form is littered with people discussing what materials they are using for exam prep, a search would prove valuable. I myself have used the Route OCG book so far, paired with CBT nuggets videos, INE Videos, Network Academy Lab Book, and plan on finishing with some Boson exam prep software.
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