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Official Certification Guide
Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945

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CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 Official Certification Guide

CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 Official Certification Guide
Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945
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Wallace, Kevin, CCNP.
CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 official certification guide / Kevin Wallace.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-844-8
ISBN-10: 1-58705-844-8
1. Computer networks—Management—Examinations—Study guides. 2. Telecommunications
engineers—Certification. 3. Cisco Systems, Inc.—Examinations—Study guides. I. Title.TK5105.8.C57W35 2010
004.6076—dc22

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