Half Way There...Passed ICND1 today!
CCIE Wanna Be
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Early present to myself, passed ICND1 today with a 973, I studied pretty heavily for about 6 weeks straight. I do not have a background in networking but I do touch on some networking task at my work, but nothing equipment related.
Study Materials:
Let me know if I can help with anything else (be mindful of the NDA). I have week-long break over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday that I plan to enjoy (with a little less stress now), then back to it for ICND2.
Study Materials:
- Cisco Press Official Certification Guide
- Chris Bryant’s CCNA Boot Camp Videos
- Boson NetSim 10
- Boson ExMax Test
- Make a study plan, set a date, and stick with it
- Practice, Practice, Practice, and then Practice some more
- Did I mention Practice?
- Doesn't matter what practice test you use, but take several to get a feel (Boson are the most realistic, but way more detailed than what is expected for you to know on the exam (IMHO))
- Use this forum to your advantage, I did!
- Know subnetting as if your life depended on it
- Any and all show commands are your friend
- Know OSPF and its configuration
- NFLB everything (Network Address, First Address, Last Address, Broadcast Address), thanks “Byronicbluez”, great tip!
- Pace yourself and don’t rush, some questions are harder than others, so time really does end up balancing out.
Let me know if I can help with anything else (be mindful of the NDA). I have week-long break over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday that I plan to enjoy (with a little less stress now), then back to it for ICND2.
In Progress:
WGU B.S. - I.T. - Security (and all the certs that come with it)
WGU B.S. - I.T. - Security (and all the certs that come with it)
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JoJoCal19
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Congrats on the pass and thanks for the tips! I'm two chapters in to CCENT study and will use your advice. I'm using Lammle's book, and I also have the Chris Bryant videos I will follow up with. I will definitely be checking out Boson when I get through those items.Have: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, eJPT, GCIA, GSEC, CCSP, CCSK, AWS CSAA, AWS CCP, OCI Foundations Associate, ITIL-F, MS Cyber Security - USF, BSBA - UF, MSISA - WGU
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CCIE Wanna Be
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Congrats on the pass and thanks for the tips! I'm two chapters in to CCENT study and will use your advice. I'm using Lammle's book, and I also have the Chris Bryant videos I will follow up with. I will definitely be checking out Boson when I get through those items.
Another tip I tried is to (best you can) correlate the CB videos to the corresponding chapter/topic in the book (whichever one you are using). Reading the chapter(s) and watching the video(s) that were related seemed to help reinforce the subject matter being learned.In Progress:
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Chev Chellios
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Congrats on the pass and thanks for the tips. Planning to go down the Cisco route next year
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Doyen
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Congrats
Closer and closer you are towards your goal of CCIE Also, great test tips! Goals for 2016: [] VCP 5.5: ICM (recertifying) , [ ] VMware VCA-NV, [ ] 640-911 DCICN, [ ] 640-916 DCICT, [ ] CCNA: Data Center, [ ] CISSP (Associate), [ ] 300-101 ROUTE, [ ] 300-115 SWITCH, [ ] 300-135 TSHOOT, [ ] CCNP: Route & Switch, [ ] CEHv8, [ ] LX0-103, [ ] LX0-104
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CCIE Wanna Be
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Thanks guys/gals, a little rest for the weary mind, but ICND2 start promptly after X-mas!In Progress:
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Congrats on passing the exam! I made notes of your suggestions. Thank you for that. I'm currently getting ready to take ICND1 here in a couple weeks.
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Switch1
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Congratulations @CCIE Wanna Be. Hopefully will be joining you in a few months. Just finished Part II of Wendell's book and am fairly comfortable with subnetting. Your tips are much appreciated
Currently Reading :study:
100-101 ICND1 Official Cert Guide
CCNA in 60 Days
CCENT Study Guide Exam 100-101
OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet Routing Protocol
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siggnation
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Congrats buddy. I am also choosing the CCENT --> CCNA route. Thank you for the tips and best of luck on the ICND2.Currently Reading:
CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam v. 5.1
CCIE Routing and Switching 5.0 OCG, Vol. I
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Dakinggamer87
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Congrats!! *Associate's of Applied Sciences degree in Information Technology-Network Systems Administration
*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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CCIE Wanna Be
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You mention OSPF, my understanding is that OSPF is on ICND 2.
It's a topic for INCD1 as well, it covers single area OSPF for IPv4 and IPv6In Progress:
WGU B.S. - I.T. - Security (and all the certs that come with it)
