Hi,

I am taking the 70-227 exam in June.

Can anyone recommend the best text book for this.

I have never used ISA server, but have a test server
already.......
I just completed and passed 70-214.

I need to purchase a 70-227 text book and any reasonably
priced exam resorces - exam simulations etc.

Please help !

Thanks

Shelly

Re: 70-227 advise by Christopher

Christopher
Fri Apr 02 08:28:00 CST 2004

ShellyQ,

Tom Shinder is recognized as the authority on ISA Server 2000. While there
are a good many free resources, I would give his book serious
consideration. http://tinyurl.com/2w9f7 Amazon has the book. Not too
expensive and it is has the best coverage of the topic. I liked it because
it was easy to follow, understand, and excellent at guiding you through
installation etc.

Furthermore, the ISASERVER.ORG http://www.isaserver.org offers a wealth of
additional resources that will make the exam that much easier. All the
stuff here is free (whitepapers, etc) with exception of the application
filters that are linked to the website. You will find information on the
VPN deployment kit, Service Pack 1, the feature pack, etc. ISA Server 2000
really hasn't changed that much since it's inception a few years ago, so you
will find the application of the book relevant to your experience with the
product.

Practice exams, I am not all that fond of. However, I suppose any of the
major ones are going to be alright. I did have the opportunity to view the
CBT Nugget course for ISA Server, and will say that it's put together rather
well. For the price, you can't go wrong of 149.00. But see if they are
running a special or something. http://tinyurl.com/2fay5 It makes for a
nice review of information before the exam.

Personally, I am glad to see that someone here in this forum is willing to
take time to learn something, rather than rush through it or dump it. Good
luck.

Christopher Beasley

"ShellyQ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17a0f01c418ac$9043f1f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I am taking the 70-227 exam in June.
>
> Can anyone recommend the best text book for this.
>
> I have never used ISA server, but have a test server
> already.......
> I just completed and passed 70-214.
>
> I need to purchase a 70-227 text book and any reasonably
> priced exam resorces - exam simulations etc.
>
> Please help !
>
> Thanks
>
> Shelly
>



RE: 70-227 advise by anonymous

anonymous
Fri Apr 02 09:46:09 CST 2004

I agree with Christopher. The Shinder books are the best for ISA Server, along with the isaserver.org website. I sat 227 back in February, very long & wordy questions. The test server will deffinately help however with a ISA Server you need to have a few workstations to test the rules and filters you are setting up via the firewall and web services. So I strongly think you need to have a mini network setup not just a test server

Justin

Re: 70-227 advise by anonymous

anonymous
Mon Apr 05 07:17:41 CDT 2004

Thank you.......Just checked out the reviews at
amazon........i'm going to order this book today.

ShellyQ
>-----Original Message-----
>ShellyQ,
>
>Tom Shinder is recognized as the authority on ISA Server
2000. While there
>are a good many free resources, I would give his book
serious
>consideration. http://tinyurl.com/2w9f7 Amazon has the
book. Not too
>expensive and it is has the best coverage of the topic.
I liked it because
>it was easy to follow, understand, and excellent at
guiding you through
>installation etc.
>
>Furthermore, the ISASERVER.ORG http://www.isaserver.org
offers a wealth of
>additional resources that will make the exam that much
easier. All the
>stuff here is free (whitepapers, etc) with exception of
the application
>filters that are linked to the website. You will find
information on the
>VPN deployment kit, Service Pack 1, the feature pack,
etc. ISA Server 2000
>really hasn't changed that much since it's inception a
few years ago, so you
>will find the application of the book relevant to your
experience with the
>product.
>
>Practice exams, I am not all that fond of. However, I
suppose any of the
>major ones are going to be alright. I did have the
opportunity to view the
>CBT Nugget course for ISA Server, and will say that it's
put together rather
>well. For the price, you can't go wrong of 149.00. But
see if they are
>running a special or something.
http://tinyurl.com/2fay5 It makes for a
>nice review of information before the exam.
>
>Personally, I am glad to see that someone here in this
forum is willing to
>take time to learn something, rather than rush through
it or dump it. Good
>luck.
>
>Christopher Beasley
>
>"ShellyQ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:17a0f01c418ac$9043f1f0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am taking the 70-227 exam in June.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend the best text book for this.
>>
>> I have never used ISA server, but have a test server
>> already.......
>> I just completed and passed 70-214.
>>
>> I need to purchase a 70-227 text book and any
reasonably
>> priced exam resorces - exam simulations etc.
>>
>> Please help !
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Shelly
>>
>
>
>.
>