[j-nsp] juniper books

Thu Feb 27 09:44:12 EST 2003

Hi,

I'm gearing up for the JNCIA/S exams, so have just bought the JNCIA book.
In addition, I have the Complete reference too.

As a history thing, I haven't been that impressed with Sybex revision books
- mainly from a Cisco perspective.
This book however seems to be a step away from the norm - which is quite
refreshing.

A CD is included (like all the similar Cisco Press books for
CCNA/CCDA/CCNP/CCDP).
You get flash cards, 100's of exam questions, study guides, a palm/pocketPC
revision app & the bonus of a pdf covering the entire book (aka Cisco) !

At the front of the book is a detachable pull-out study guide which
recommends reading certain chapters for different parts of the exam, i.e. a
hint at what you will be tested on maybe ????
Book is split into sections (naturally) which run through the following;

Chapter 1: The Components of a Juniper Networks Router
Chapter 2: Interfaces
Chapter 3: Protocol-Independent Routing
Chapter 4: Routing Policy
Chapter 5: The Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Chapter 6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Chapter 7: Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Chapter 8: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Chapter 9: Multicast
Chapter 10: Firewall Filters
Chapter 11: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Differences between the JNCIA and the Complete ref are;

JNCIA has multicast.
JNCIA has CD.
Complete ref has a lot more about the 'boxes'.
Complete ref has intro to VPN (but not much).
Complete ref is a lot heavier.
Complete ref has more configuration examples.

If you're thinking of revising (and if you haven't got the complete ref)
then this is the book to go for.
Combine this with Routing TCP/IP, a glance through the most excellent
Juniper tech pdf's, hands-on the box and the Boson software exam guides
(http://www.boson.com/tests/juniper.htm - VERY good) and you should breeze
through..

On the whole I am impressed with the book, but give me a little more time
and I'll come back and tell you more.
I'm also reading the Multicast book for Cisco & Juniper, boy I know how to
have fun !

Oh, and if you are in the UK/Europe then its listed on Amazon today at
£26.59, a steal.
Alternatively there is a deal for JNCIA & JNCIP for £66.12.
(can seem to get the JNCIS yet..................)

Neil.

-----Original Message-----
From: Umar Ahmed [mailto:Umar.Ahmed at equinoxsolutions.com]
Sent: 27 February 2003 08:34
To: 'Aviva Garrett'; Joshua Smith
Cc: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [j-nsp] juniper books 

Hi all,

I've had a cheeky sneak peak at the JNCIP book in early February and it
reads very well. Unfortunately I only had a few minutes to browse through a
few chapters, but it seems like Harry Reynolds (author) has done a great job
showing practical examples with real life lab scenarios. Not only does he
explain how the configuration should be created, but also shows what you
"should" and should not expect the boxes to do. This will undoubtedly help
those of us who need a refresher of how protocols work and are configured,
as well as helping towards obtaining the JNCIP accreditation.

Regards,

Umar.

-----Original Message-----
From: Aviva Garrett [mailto:aviva at juniper.net]
Sent: 26 February 2003 21:39
To: Joshua Smith
Cc: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net; aviva at juniper.net
Subject: Re: [j-nsp] juniper books 

Hi Joshua,

The field guide and reference is a condensation of the JUNOS, M-series,
and T-series from about 9000 pages into 900 pages. This might provided a
good overview, but we lifted almost all the text straight from the
product documentation, reorganizing or reformatting some of it.

We (Juniper book publishing team) reviewed drafts of the Juniper and 
Cisco routing book, and didn't think much of it. But Addison-Wesley 
published it anyway. Maybe someone else can give you comments on this 
book.

If the third book is the complete reference, this is a good overview of
JUNOS software written by a number of Juniper training and professional
services folks.

The certification books were just released in the last week or two, so
that's probably why there are no reviews. I've only glanced at them, and
they are specifically geared towards the categories of questions on the
JNCIA and JNCIP exams. This means that they are probably very good
product overviews.

We (Juniper) haven't really gotten any multivendor (JUNOS and IOS) 
books published yet. For information about what we're doing, see
http://www.juniper.net/training/jnbooks/index.html

Thanks,
..Aviva

--------------------------------
Aviva Garrett
Director, Technical Publications
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(408) 745-2077

In message <576HBZuEx3312S03.1046291449 at uwdvg003.cms.usa.net>you write:
> hello all,
> 
> my employer is planning on the purchase of some juniper routers 
> (m20's specifically) and i am looking for suggestions on good
> books to read (in addition to the docs on their website).  i come
> from a cisco background and have only minimal knowledge of the
> hows/whys of juniper (but am looking forward to learning).
> 
> some that looked promising on amazon were:
> 
> juniper networks field guide and reference
> juniper and cisco routing: policy & protocols for multivendor networks
> juniper networks reference guide: junos routing, config, & architecture
> 
> the jncia/jncip books look interesting too, but there were no reviews....
> 
> thanks
> 
> joshua
> 
> 
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