Official Cert Guide: CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-105 Paperback – January 1, 2016

This book is a marvel, and written for anyone getting into Cisco Networking. I was a fan of Todd Lammle when studying Network+, but his CCENT material was very off putting. I purchased this as a replacement, and it was like night and day. Shorter chapters to digest the content easier, simpler wording, and reintroduction of some subjects throughout the book to keep your mind refreshed on what you learned previously.I did not end up taking the exam as my priorities had shifted towards the end of the book, but I am still very glad to have read it.

HiIt says in the book that the DVD contains NetSim Lite application. However it only contains the appendixes. So if you help me with that is gonna be great and I'll be thankful.Thanks

For anyone wondering this is the newest version for the 3.0 test published in 2016. The book was a little bit roughed up and smelled funny but it did travel all the way from India. Haven't yet tried the online material. If you want to save some cash this is the way to go, table of contents are exactly the same as non-international version.

Odom's convoluted, wordy and dry writing style unfortunately muddles his in-depth expertise knowledge of networking, i.e. repeated usage of the same words (define and function) within the same long sentence sometime 2-3 times! Consequently, what can be articulated eloquently within a page instead drags on for several pages. After a month of slogging through the book, I discovered, belatedly, that the accompanying CD had light wears (as expected) but also one visible crack on the back rendering it unusable!

Same book as the class but the disc in the back of book did NOT work, very disappointing.

CD ROM was not recognized by two different laptops nor my pc (all drivers up to date). Continuous run around from Pearson and CISCO press. One place sends me to another, customer support sends me to another. bottom line: if not bought directly from cisco or pearson there is NO support. The book expects you to follow along with the CD ROM. So, buy it from their site and get the download instead.

I got the book yesterday and found there is no Network Simulator Lite include in the DVD disc. Do I miss something?