CompTIA Network+ All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition,   ISBN:9780071614870

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Because of DOD 8570 directive, to keep my present job, I have to pass the Network+ certification. I've worked in the IT industry for 20+ years, however my expertise isn't really related to networking. I have experience with the network, but do not administrate it at all. I bought Lammle's book first. I liked it very well. There are times when he's too vague or over my head with his information. After browsing through the few pages I could see of Myers' book through Google books, it looked to me like he was a little more simple with his explanations. So I bought this book hoping that I could understand places that I couldn't understand with Lammle. The two books work wonderfully together, i think.

While Lammle is straight forward and high level, Myers' clears confusion by bringing it down to my level. The only problem I have with Myer's book is that he gets way too deep into the most simplistic things. I glazed over often when he went into great detail about security and how it works. Yes, security is a vital part of your network, but really I don't want to know the intricate details of how encryption works, I just want to know when and how to use it properly. I could care less about the conversions of a series of ones and zeroes.

And with Lammle's book, I was able to subnet after reading the chapter on it about five times, but I was still struggling with it. He used a term something like 'interesting octect'. I never did get that. I couldn't tell what made any part of the address 'interesting'. I was really hoping Myers's book would clear that up for me. But Myer's lesson on subnetting was horendous. I couldn't follow it and it made absolutely no sense at all. So I'm in the dark for that information. I'm hoping with what I picked up from Lammle that I'm able to get pass any questions on subnetting.

All that being said, I would've been disappointed if this was the only book I bought to get ready for my test. It is good, it just needs more, and more test related information. I did like the way he pointed out exam objectives and included 'Exam Tip' information, but when I try to compare the exam information to the information in Lammle's book, I think Lammle will have more information that I will use in the exam itself. However, he didn't point it out as nicely as Myers' did.

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The section on subnetting, which is a complicated process is chock full of errata. There are no corrections on the books website.

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I had just taken a course for Network + from CompTIA thru New Horizons and thew book they presented to the students fell far short of our needs. Mike Meyers book carried the majority of my classmates to passing the test. The CD also was a wonderful extra.

Thank you Mike for the splendid job in explaining all subject (CIDR)in such easy to understand terms.

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Purchased this item, read through and studied from it for two weeks, and took the exam. Passed with an 885. I did have prior networking experience, but you are supposed to when you pursue the Network+. If you have any working knowledge of networking, this book is all you need to pass the exam.

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OK, I read some sections and skimmed other sections in the Exam guide (Fourth Edition). It is the best of the three latest Network+ guide books that I've read. I wished it was my first. It is well-rounded in emphasis, introducing the subject material in an easy-to-grasp way. There seemed to be enough Mac/Linux info. I liked the well descriptive illustrations. I also liked that the material was not introduced before its time, but was described enough at the right time. This book doesn't have any bullet points at the end of the chapters. Though other exam guides are better to cram with, this guide makes a better introduction.

Of the big three Network+ exam guides out there, this is the best and most reliable. I found very few typos (4), and only three areas of conficting detail info. The good news is that none of the questions/answers in the book or in the one practice exam (50 questions) were found to be wrong (and I did all of them). I would recommend this book over the other 2 that I read.