I too just finished all 4 exams, and found that if sufficiently prepared for the MCNS, the other exams were not terribly difficult... just a re-hash. Used Cisco Press MCNS book... this will get you through all but CSIDS. For that, I used used the Cisco website.
Congrats on your success.Chewy Gravy wrote: > > Just finished the CSIDS exam, completing the series of four to > become a CSS1. > > My take, if anyone is interested, is below, and tests are in > the order I > took them: > > MCNS - I'm glad I took this one first, as it covered all the > material of > the next two exams. > CSPFA - A slightly more focused rehash of MCNS. I referred back > to MCNS > quite a bit to clarify info. > CSVPN - Again, most everything was covered in CSPFA and MCNS > CSIDS - All in all, the easiest of the exams. > > In all cases, the only prep material I had was the courseware > and Boson > exams. I've worked with the Pix for 3 years, but unfortunately > have no > hands-on exposure to the CSDIS hardware. > > Almost all the tests were difficult, none terribly so, and the > CSIDS exam > was just this side of a joke. The tests were also better > written than the > CCNP/CCNA exams I've taken. > > If I wasn't so tired, this would be louder: woo hoo. > > > Doug > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ========================= > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=41245&t=41227 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
