Well, it's like this. The CCNP certification has 2 versions. Version 1 is
basically made up of the old exams, namely ACRC, CLSC, CMTD and CIT.
Version 2 is made up of BSCN, BCRAN, BCMSN and Support. All of the old
exams will be retired on July 31 of this year. You may write any exam from
the old track and continue with the rest of the exams from the new track to
finish your CCNP. If you write any exam from the old track you will be
considered as having been certified under CCNP version 1. What does this
mean? A post about a month ago said that Cisco doesn't consider either
version better than the other. You'll still have to recertify after a
certain period, no matter if you're version 1 or 2. Just like the MCSE
certification where you have to recertify after 2 years. What is the
recertification procedure for CCNP? I don't know but I'm checking CCO right
now.......
Cisco has no info on recertification. They said that you should check at a
later date. Good luck on your CCNP studies and exams.
Vijay Ramcharan, MCSE, CCNA
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Edmonds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 5:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Questions on CCNP exams
I was enrolled in the cisco networking academy for 2 years at my highschool
and have just graduated this year. While in the academy I was using a CCNA
practice exam program that ciscopress put out. While using this program I
noticed many errors, you know wrong questions/answers. I sent and email to
ciscopress notifying them of this problem, and they responed by asking me to
do a review of the 850 questions and let them know which ones were bad, and
in return they said that they would pay me. I wrote them back saying that I
would gladly do the review and as far as payment went all I wanted was some
free books. The executive editor of ciscopress wrote back saying just send
me a list of the books you want and you'll have them. I sent a list that
consisted of 9 books and sure enough, once I completed the review, he sent
me the books as well as a check (the check was much unexpected and much
appreciated!!!).
Now begins the questions. I've read that the CCNP exams' format has
been changed and new material will be covered in order to reach the level of
CCNP. I was wondering if the books that I got: which are the CCNP
preperation library, BCMSN, ACRC (Laura Chappell), as well as DCN (for the
CCDA), CCDA, and the CID book: will these books be "outdated" due to the
change? And if so, what will I need to supplement this change in the exams?
Basically what I'm asking is , where can I get the knowlege need to pass the
exams?
I've been reading the posts on this news group for a 2 days now and it
seems to me that this place is awesome!!! Everyone here is soo helpful and
knowlegable of cisco equipment. Ohhh, and by the way I just passed the CCNA
exam on July 8th, I only whish I would have found this group before I did.
I found it the night before the test and spent hours reading the posts.
Well this is getting rather lengthy so I'll be stopping now. Any
information be helpful.
Thank you,
Bob
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