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Well, all, after all the horror stories I've heard
about ACRC, I just smoked the BSCN test with a 954.
Yes, I am very proud of myself :)
I like their alternative to the old 'type in the
command' box: for those that haven't already heard, they give
you an exhibit with a bunch of different commands on it, and you put in the
number of the correct command. (Or your best guess).
No more worries about trying to remember which
commands are plural (they were generally eigrp), and for the bad spellers, no
worries about if it's I before E in neighbor.
As to what I studied:
Originally, when I studied for the ACRC
exam, I read through both the Cisco Press book and Lammle's book. At the
time, I didn't feel comfortable with a lot of the material. The
books are designed primarily to get you to pass the test; not necessarily
to teach you all the material.
I read Doyle's book almost cover to cover,
(skimming over IS-IS and some of the chapters that weren't in ACRC), and was
ready to take the ACRC exam in April. Work related issues came up, was
gone through the end of June.
When I returned, I gambled and registered
for the BCSN instead of ACRC. My main reference for the new topics (BGP,
policy routing) were Hutnik's All-IN-One LAB study guide and the first BGP white
paper at certificationzone. I ran through some of the BGP and route-map
labs, reviewed OSPF and EIGRP yesterday, and took the test this
morning.
The Boson test was a big help. While
the interface is still a little buggy, the simulated exam material was
excellent.
Going for BCRAN next week,
Joel Studtmann
MCSE, MCP+I
A+, Network+ CCNA / CCDA |
