So I honestly this test took today for the second time. The first time I took it I was going to school full time + work full time about two months ago and had next to no study time, scored somewhere around 790? Had watched CBTnuggets and taken some notes and that was about it in addition to configuring vpns and firewalls at work now and then as one of my rare duties. 802.1x and spanning tree and acls were pretty much second nature. I guess I am bitching but it doesn't make sense that I should get the exact same score as the first time after actually studying. I feel like a couple of the questions pertaining to switching were given, but maybe I just really need to consider a career in fast food.
I felt like the lab was much more buggie the second time. I had actually no trouble the first time I took this test (with the labs). The screen was way too small to actually see anything this time. I think I had a 15 inch screen as opposed to a 17 inch. doh
I use have a couple ASA5510s at work but never use CCP because Java makes it go completely **** up. I honestly made a lot of stupid mistakes because of the heavy influence CCP has on this exam. Does anyone really even use CCP in industry?
I found the whole test to not be terribly technical, just a high high standard of passing. I read somewhere that it was once 804 to pass and now it is a whopping 898. I've really never been one to pass anything with a 90% but apparently this test has been a pushover so Cisco raised the bar?
I would say the CBTnuggets videos were relevant but not applicable. I felt like perhaps a book would have been better primary source. Are their any relevant practice questions I can get that aren't hacked chinese stuff that will actually get me thinking like a true CCNA security guy?
I am so tempted to not take this exam again, it just pisses me off so much. Maybe its time to move to a all juniper shop lol. At least their tests aren't so dang pricey...
