Cisco CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide: Exam 640-503 [With CDROM]

excellent and well paced the cd covered the material very well.I recommend for any routing 5 students or pre ccnps.

I thought it was a pretty good book. I used this book and a few cisco whitepapers, and I passed the first time. I thought it covered each topic more than well enough to pass the test.

This book series has an excellent format with questions before and after the chapter, followed up by a chapter summary and scenarios. The CD included contains the book in PDF format and test questions. This book in particular also included a glossary of terms, which I liked. Allot of command examples show only the command, missing the configuration location where the command should be entered. I wish more authors would be more considerate to detail that. There were a number of questions on BGP commands in the test engine that were not even covered in the material of the book. Some figures in the book did not mach the text ect. Some examples and scenarios were just flat out sloppy wrong. I also had apprehensions when I learned that the author would be using company case studies to present the topics of the chapter, but their usage was very light and unnoticeable. Occasionally, I felt like the author assumed knowledge that should have been explained. Chapter 3 on hierarchical IP addressing was very well done. It really presented the next step from what was learned in the CCNA exam track. I needed to supplement with other materials to cover the missing continuity of the chapters that dealt with BGP and controlling route updates. The coverage of OSPF and EIGRP was sufficiently understandable. Overall this is a great study guide that would deserve 5 stars if it weren't for the number of mistakes.

A quality book written by Cisco Press that preps you for the new routing 2.0 exam. After passing the CCNA, this was the next logical step for me since I work with routers daily. It helped me pass the Routing Exam with a 890. The book has several approaches toward studying and focuses on the exam material itself, which is cool so you don't get bogged down in hardcore minutia. You can red it cover to cover or a chapter quiz at the beginning of every chapter to see how much you know or don't know about a certain topic. If you plan to get your CCNP/CCND, this book is a must for certification and building your Cisco skills. Make sure you do not use it as your sole study material...why put that much faith in one book. I am also reading exam cram and download various docs on the Cisco web site for more detail on a protocol where the book lacks. I talked to Yoda about this book and he said 'Network Jedi you will be, yes!' Buy it and get your CCNP and you will be the MAN!

The CCNP Routing Exam Certification Guide is the perfect book to use to pass your Routing 2.0 exam. Remeber this book is from Cisco Press.In this book there is plenty of technical information included. There are lots of valuable notes that keep you from drifting into space.