I'd also suggest for course prep that he purchase "Cisco LAN Switching" by
Clark and Hamilton. Cisco Press ISBN: 1-57870-94-9
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 6:44 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Course Recommendation
>
>
> In my experience with Cisco Training Providers (6 classes) and other
> training providers, "Prerequisites" is a misnomer,
> "recommended background
> or training" would be closer to correct. The only folks
> worse at describing
> what the "prerequisites" should be are the cisco course
> manual writers, most
> of their suggested "prerequisites" would make some or all of
> the specific
> course unnecessary or of marginal use. If you have a CCNA,
> you have an
> entirely adequate background for BCMSN, if your concerned
> about CCNA v1 vs.
> v2, do some reading (say, on VLANs). Training is precious,
> get as much out
> of it as you can, and enjoy.
>
> Sammi wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> >Thanks for the recommendations.
> >The BCMSN seems the consensus and was also the one I had thought be
> >best for my situation.
> >However, it seems they want ISND as a prerequisite. Perhaps I can
> >contact them and see if my CCNA will suffice. In the month
> or so prior
> >to the course I can get hands on and bring myself up to speed via
> >study.
> >
> >On 26 Mar 2001 15:46:26 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sammi) wrote:
> >
> >>Hello all,
> >>I have been given the go ahead to attend a one week course of my
> >>choice, to be scheduled in May. In the meantime I have been
> doing home
> >>study via books recommended on the groupstudy.com page.
> >>I have been doing research and am leaning towards a course
> offered by
> >>globalknowledge; Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices .
> >>My background; I have CCNA 1.0 (is it even valid anymore?), but no
> >>hands on. I am now in an environment where I must quickly
> bring myself
> >>up to speed on switches, 1900-2800 series, and basic router
> config. I
> >>am particularly interested in V-LAN.
> >>Can anyone provide perspective on my choice, or recommend other
> >>avenues? I very much want to get the most bang for the buck and be
> >>able to apply the knowledge upon course completion.
> >>
> >>All thoughts, comments, advice greatly appreciated.
> >>
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