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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm gearing up for the JNCIA/S exams, so have just bought the JNCIA book.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>In addition, I have the Complete reference too.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>As a history thing, I haven't been that impressed with Sybex revision books - mainly from a Cisco perspective.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>This book however seems to be a step away from the norm - which is quite refreshing.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A CD is included (like all the similar Cisco Press books for CCNA/CCDA/CCNP/CCDP).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>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) !</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>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 ????</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Book is split into sections (naturally) which run through the following;</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 1: The Components of a Juniper Networks Router</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 2: Interfaces</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 3: Protocol-Independent Routing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 4: Routing Policy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 5: The Routing Information Protocol (RIP)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 7: Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 8: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 9: Multicast</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 10: Firewall Filters</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chapter 11: Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Differences between the JNCIA and the Complete ref are;</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>JNCIA has multicast.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>JNCIA has CD.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Complete ref has a lot more about the 'boxes'.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Complete ref has intro to VPN (but not much).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Complete ref is a lot heavier.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Complete ref has more configuration examples.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you're thinking of revising (and if you haven't got the complete ref) then this is the book to go for.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>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 (<A HREF="http://www.boson.com/tests/juniper.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.boson.com/tests/juniper.htm</A> - VERY good) and you should breeze through..</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>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.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I'm also reading the Multicast book for Cisco & Juniper, boy I know how to have fun !</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Oh, and if you are in the UK/Europe then its listed on Amazon today at £26.59, a steal.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Alternatively there is a deal for JNCIA & JNCIP for £66.12.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(can seem to get the JNCIS yet..................)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Neil.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Umar Ahmed [<A HREF="mailto:Umar.Ahmed@equinoxsolutions.com">mailto:Umar.Ahmed@equinoxsolutions.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: 27 February 2003 08:34</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: 'Aviva Garrett'; Joshua Smith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: RE: [j-nsp] juniper books </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi all,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I've had a cheeky sneak peak at the JNCIP book in early February and it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>reads very well. Unfortunately I only had a few minutes to browse through a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>few chapters, but it seems like Harry Reynolds (author) has done a great job</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>showing practical examples with real life lab scenarios. Not only does he</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>explain how the configuration should be created, but also shows what you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"should" and should not expect the boxes to do. This will undoubtedly help</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>those of us who need a refresher of how protocols work and are configured,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>as well as helping towards obtaining the JNCIP accreditation.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Regards,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Umar.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Aviva Garrett [<A HREF="mailto:aviva@juniper.net">mailto:aviva@juniper.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: 26 February 2003 21:39</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Joshua Smith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net; aviva@juniper.net</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [j-nsp] juniper books </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Joshua,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The field guide and reference is a condensation of the JUNOS, M-series,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and T-series from about 9000 pages into 900 pages. This might provided a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>good overview, but we lifted almost all the text straight from the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>product documentation, reorganizing or reformatting some of it.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We (Juniper book publishing team) reviewed drafts of the Juniper and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cisco routing book, and didn't think much of it. But Addison-Wesley </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>published it anyway. Maybe someone else can give you comments on this </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>book.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If the third book is the complete reference, this is a good overview of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>JUNOS software written by a number of Juniper training and professional</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>services folks.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The certification books were just released in the last week or two, so</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>that's probably why there are no reviews. I've only glanced at them, and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>they are specifically geared towards the categories of questions on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>JNCIA and JNCIP exams. This means that they are probably very good</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>product overviews.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>We (Juniper) haven't really gotten any multivendor (JUNOS and IOS) </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>books published yet. For information about what we're doing, see</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.juniper.net/training/jnbooks/index.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.juniper.net/training/jnbooks/index.html</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>..Aviva</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>--------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Aviva Garrett</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Director, Technical Publications</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Juniper Networks, Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(408) 745-2077</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In message <576HBZuEx3312S03.1046291449@uwdvg003.cms.usa.net>you write:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> hello all,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> my employer is planning on the purchase of some juniper routers </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> (m20's specifically) and i am looking for suggestions on good</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> books to read (in addition to the docs on their website). i come</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> from a cisco background and have only minimal knowledge of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> hows/whys of juniper (but am looking forward to learning).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> some that looked promising on amazon were:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> juniper networks field guide and reference</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> juniper and cisco routing: policy & protocols for multivendor networks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> juniper networks reference guide: junos routing, config, & architecture</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the jncia/jncip books look interesting too, but there were no reviews....</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> thanks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> joshua</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> And along the way see how all of us are Connected.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On the Love that abounds.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> In all places at once, seemingly endless,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Like your own existence."</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> - Stephen Hawking -</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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