Geezz, way over kill! With all this training and equipment you should be a CCIE by now... -- Shannon Severijn CCNP, CCDP, MCSE Snot-Nosed Gen. X Punk Kid... (Cisco Mercenary) [EMAIL PROTECTED] "John Hardman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8ntqg7$msi$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All... > > Doing the normal thing here, posting after testing. > > I completed the Routing 2.0 test is AM, making me a mixed 1.0/2.0 CCNP (as > if it matters what version a test is). I was surprised by two things, no > command line questions, and the number of questions on the "lesser" routing > protocols. Otherwise it was exactly as advertised. Much better written than > the 1.0 tests I have done, the test writer passed high school English! > > To give all an idea (since someone will ask) of what I have done to prep... > > 1) About 10 years in IT, the last 5 (give or take a few months) dealing with > systems on the Internet and the networks that connect them to it. The last > year or so, strictly networking on Cisco gear LAN/WAN. > > 2) Got the Cisco CCNP library, good set of books supplemented with Doyle, > Halbbli (SP), and Caslow. > > 3) Home lab, 3 - 25xx, 1924-en, 4500M, 3102, 2621, 2611. I consider my home > lab and my work environment the most beneficial of all in my passing the > CCNP tests. Now I guess it's time to get serious about the home lab with > CCIE just around the corner. Time for the big Cat and a LS something and > some VoX VICs. > > 4) HANDS ON! This kind of goes with #3, but thought it deserved a separate > line. There are certainly people out there that can and do pass all four of > these tests without ever touching a router or switch, but there are not many > that will remember how to configure a multi area OSPF network a year later, > or how to setup a VLAN and ISL on a Cat. There is no substitute for hands on > daily use of the equipment. > > 5) One of the best places, Group Study! I may not post a lot here, but I do > take the time to read the list/posts at least once a day. I have found no > end of knowledge, encouragement, and humor here, which makes this long trek > a fun and enjoyable one. > > 6) I have never looked at the CCNP tests/study as anything more than a means > to prepare for the CCIE R/S written and lab. I turned a corner in my study a > couple of weeks ago, the CCIE lab no longer looks like a big bad monster > that one narrowly escapes. I look forward to the lab now, I know I know the > subject matter, now it is just a matter of getting my hands on time up so > that I can configure just about anything in my sleep and as fast as > possible. > > I look forward to the next several months as I prep for the big one, sharing > my knowledge and insight and more importantly gaining from the vast amount > of knowledge that flows here day in and day out, and having a good laugh > with the list from time to time. Thanks to one and all rather you knew you > were helping or not. > > -- > John Hardman, CCNP MCSE+I > > > > ___________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
