CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide)

  Author:    Scott D. Empson, Scott Empson
  ISBN:    1587201933
  Sales Rank:    14362
  Published:    2007-07-18
  Publisher:    Cisco Press
  # Pages:    384
  Binding:    Paperback
  Avg. Rating:    5.0 based on 25 reviews
  Used Offers:    6 from $17.78
  Amazon Price:    $19.79
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CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide)
  

CCNA Portable Command Guide

Second Edition

All the CCNA 640-802 commands in one compact, portable resource

Preparing for the CCNA® exam? Here are all the CCNA-level commands you need in one condensed, portable resource. The CCNA Portable Command Guide, Second Edition, is filled with valuable, easy-to-access information and is portable enough for use whether you’re in the server room or the equipment closet.

This book has been completely updated to cover topics in the ICND1 640-822, ICND2 640-816, and CCNA 640-802 exams. Use this quick reference resource to help you memorize commands and concepts as you work to pass the CCNA exam. The guide summarizes all CCNA certification-level Cisco IOS® Software commands, keywords, command arguments, and associated prompts, providing you with tips and examples of how to apply the commands to real-world scenarios. Configuration examples throughout the book provide you with a better understanding of how these commands are used in simple network designs.

The ten topics covered are

  • TCP/IP
  • An Introduction to Cisco Devices
  • Configuring a Router
  • Routing
  • Switching
  • Implementing a Wireless LAN
  • Network Administration and Troubleshooting
  • Managing IP Services
  • WANs
  • Network Security

Scott Empson is currently the associate chair of the bachelor of applied information systems technology degree program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, teaching Cisco® routing, switching, and network design courses in certificate, diploma, and applied degree programs at the post-secondary level. He is also the program coordinator of the Cisco Networking Academy® Program at NAIT, a Regional Academy covering central and northern Alberta. He has earned three undergraduate degrees and currently holds several industry certifications, including CCNP®, CCDA®, CCAI, and Network+®.

  • Access all CCNA commands–use as a quick, offline resource for research and solutions
  • Logical how-to topic groupings provide one-stop research
  • Great for review before CCNA certification exams
  • Compact size makes it easy to carry with you, wherever you go
  • “Create Your Own Journal” section with blank, lined pages allows you to personalize the book for your needs
  • “What Do You Want to Do?” chart inside back cover helps you to quickly reference specific tasks

This book is part of the Cisco Press® Certification Self-Study Product Family, which offers readers a self-paced study routine for Cisco® certification exams. Titles in the Cisco Press Certification Self-Study Product Family are part of a recommended learning program from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press.

Category: Cisco Press–Cisco Certification

Covers: CCNA Exam (640-822 ICND1, 640-816 ICND2, and 640-802 CCNA)

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10-03-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Very Handy book
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To me it's a great reference for someone seeking or already has a CCNA certification. There has several times in this first week I had found uses for it.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-08 05:00:56 EST)
10-02-08 3 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  good book which adds additional info
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I found the book extremely handy with the upcoming CCNA exam. If you're looking for some shortcuts and extra info I would recommend this book.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-08 05:00:56 EST)
09-28-08 4 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Great Pocket Guide!
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This guide is great "pocket guide" that can help you when you forget certain things. I recommend any network administrator should have this book kept at their desk!

You never know when it might save you in a pinch!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-03 06:27:15 EST)
09-08-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Excellent
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This product only has one word to describe itself, "EXCELLENT". If you really want to have a bonifide supplemental reading to what ever Cisco Training your pursuing...this will definitely suffice all of your ambitions and endeavors. Not only does the author make the material legible and understandable, he simplifies it by giving real world application (which is the best type of training in my eye).
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-29 05:06:43 EST)
09-03-08 4 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Good Book
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This is a great book for getting detailed information on Cisco CLI routines. I would recommend this book for any network admin tasked with supporting Cisco equipment.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-09 05:00:13 EST)
09-03-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  CCNA Portable Command Guide
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This is certainly a good value. Explicit commands that are used for basic configurations. Worth the investment if you don't normally use these commands every day, or already have them memorized.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-09 05:00:13 EST)
07-18-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Great experience
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This guys were great. Timely delivery and the item was in better condition then I thought. Will use again on next purchase.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-09 05:00:13 EST)
06-21-08 1 0\1
(Hide Review...)  Only Connected can have an AD of 0
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I rate this book with a zero (amazon requires me to supply at least one star, this is amazon's fault) hoping that the "usual" mistake will never appear again in Cisco Press books. I have sent e-mail about this to Cisco Press many years ago. Still, authors do not seem to get it. Perhaps a zero rating might help.

The book has just been delivered to me. I open and directly look for the usual suspect. On page 71 it says that static routes that refer to an exit interface have a default AD of 0 rather than 1. This is awfully wrong. No routing protocol (neither static nor dynamic) can beat down Connected routes. If you do not know this, you know very little about routing.

Only Connected can have an AD of 0. (period)

This confusion comes from the output of the "show ip route" command for static routes that refer to an outgoing interface (says "directly connected" or something). This has nothing to do with the AD. Do a "show ip route " and you will see the AD of static being non-zero no matter what.

Other than this, this guide seems very covenient for review before the exam or a quick reference at any time. Sure it does not fully deserve the zero I give to it. Hope you understand the purpose of the zero. It has to do with the AD of 0 after all :-)
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-07-18 16:35:10 EST)
05-18-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  A Must Have
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If you are taking the Cisco Academy classes, you will wonder why this book is not a required text. I sure did. One of the other students in the class bought one in and, after taking a look at it, I ordered myself a copy the next week. The book very clearly lays out, with examples, the commands needed to configure Cisco routers and switches. The text does not give you detailed background as to what all the commands mean and the various options for each command, so you will still need to "know your stuff" in order to get the desired results. However, if you are like me and spend time trying to remember the right words to type in on the less common configurations, this is a great tool to quickly get you to the "Oh, yeah! Now I remember."
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-06-22 04:39:11 EST)
04-16-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Great book
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This is a great book, if you know about cisco. Is perfect to estudy for the certification
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-05-20 06:02:13 EST)
02-28-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Concise and well organized
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CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide)
I am new to Cisco devices and have a a fair amount of them in my new job. This book is great since it balances small size with great information. If you want to do something you just look at the table of contents and pick router, switch, etc. Then you go to that section and it tells you how to perform commands on the device and what ones you need to use. Perfect for the new person or the experienced one that needs help remembering all the commands and there are a lot. I would recommend this book.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-04-17 04:41:29 EST)
02-08-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Excelente material de ayuda rápida
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Excelente producto, conciso, de forma rápida es posible ubicar los temas de interes para resolver algún topico especifico, facil de llevar a las áreas de trabajo, material resistente. Lo recomiendo.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-29 06:01:21 EST)
02-03-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Great reference book
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I owned the first edition of this book, so when the second edition came out I bought it right away. I continue to use this book as a reference when I cant remember a certain command. They need one for the CCVP!!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-09 06:06:25 EST)
02-03-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Great book for a complilation of all Cisco commands
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I'm currently preparing for my CCNA and this book is really good to review everything from simple configuration to complex ones.
The "Tips" in each chapter are really well done.

Ofcourse this cannot be your only source for preparing for the CCNA but its worth every penny and makes a great addition to your Cisco book collection.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-09 06:06:25 EST)
01-16-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Awesome Reference Guide
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I own the Quick Reference Guide and this book is a lot more indepth. Great reference.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-21 06:21:57 EST)
01-15-08 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Awesome Reference Guide
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I own the Quick Reference Guide and this book is a lot more indepth. Great reference.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-22 06:30:20 EST)
12-30-07 5 (NA)
(Hide Review...)  Good Book
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Great book to have. Small so it fits in my lap top carrier. Cisco has so many commands and when you don't use all of them everyday, sometimes it's hard to remember. Also if you are a CCNA student, this is great for CCNA-2 when you start working in the lab. You can find any command in this book that you need.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-16 06:22:33 EST)
06-08-07 5 1\1
(Hide Review...)  Fantastic Reference Book
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This book has been invaluable to me as a reference. I'm a full time head admin for a medium sized company and day to day this is great for some of those commands that you just can't remember off the top of your head.

The book is laid out in a clear and concise manner covering 90+% of what you will use on a day to day basis as a network admin. It's small and even has a couple of pages at the end of the book set aside for you to add personal notes.

It is NOT the book to purchase if you want to know why something works, there is no theory or explanation, only the commands needs to get something up and running.

This book is great and I would highly recommend any network admin to carry it.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-31 06:21:28 EST)
01-11-07 5 3\3
(Hide Review...)  A great book if you don't already have a CCNA.
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I would have loved this book while I was still studying for my CCNA. I grabbed this, because I thought it would be like a command dictionary. It's more of a step-by-step for beginners. I would Cisco made a CCNP portable command guide.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-14 06:24:33 EST)
01-09-07 5 1\3
(Hide Review...)  Great Portable CCNA Guide
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It's a kick way to remember all the commands you need to pass
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-14 06:24:33 EST)
03-26-06 5 5\5
(Hide Review...)  As good as you can get for a dry subject
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This is one of the better study aids, but as with all study aids it is boring to read. It may just be me, but I hate to read anything like this, but I have to keep my certs. It is up to date with the latest verion of the test and very informative. It will make a great companion to use along side the bigger complete CCNA test prep books and also to use in the field when you need to remember those odd commands.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-14 06:24:33 EST)
03-03-06 5 2\2
(Hide Review...)  Excellent book for CCNA
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it is an excellent book for your preparation for the CCNA.it is also very useful for the memorizing the commands that most used in the router confiruation in your job.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-14 06:24:33 EST)
02-25-06 4 1\1
(Hide Review...)  Good Resource
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This is a good resource to study with for the CCNA. It contains almost all of the commands that should be known for the test, and then some. All I can say is watch out for $9.00 shipping charges if you buy used! Don't "one click shop" it as you will agree to these shipping charges without seeing them like I did.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-12-14 06:24:33 EST)
  
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