You will most likely read these books many times. I've found that doing the hands-on while reading the books helps me understand what is being said. At the same time, it takes some of the boredom out of trying to plow through books of this size!
Hands-on experience is so critical that I can't stress it enough. When I first started doing the Cisco certification track many years ago, I learned a quick lesson that the "real world" is very unlike "book-learning". So, my suggestion is to read the books while doing the hands-on. Shawn K. -----Original Message----- From: Marcus Faust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CCIE preparation [7:31305] I have recently attained the CCNA and CCNP certifications and was a little curious about preparing for the rigorous CCIE. I would like to know some information pertaining to preparing for this certification. I do have some access to Cisco equipment, and I know that nothing beats hands on experience. However, I was most curious how to go about the "reading" part of the preparation process. Now I know that there are some "must-haves" out there such as Jeff Doyles 2 volumes of "Routing TCP/IP" and Halabi's "Internet Routing Architectures" , and that book by Caslow keeps popping up. Is it a good idea to invest in these books and then prepare for the lab with the "hands-on"? Or is it a better idea to read these books while doing the "hands-on"? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31312&t=31305 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
