late_collision wrote: » Checking in. I sat and passed ROUTE last Saturday. I honestly didn't expect to pass, it was more of a hail mary to get some seat time and determine my weak areas, but it worked out. Since I passed SWITCH last May, the pressure is on to wrap up TSHOOT in the next couple of weeks. Keep at it, there is still time.
theodoxa wrote: » I scheduled TSHOOT for Jan. 17. I finished my ROUTE studies and feel good on everything except Route Maps/Policy Routing (I understand how they work, but need to do some labbing), and EIGRP Queries/Responses/SIA (this material was at the very beginning of my ROUTE studies). I plan to focusing completely on passing TSHOOT for now, which will also be a good review for ROUTE, which I plan to get done by the deadline. I studied SWITCH before ROUTE, so I'll have to do a little review of some of the more advanced topics (MST, etc...)
xnx wrote: » Do you guys work on routers day to day? I work mostly on switches and Server 2012
xnx wrote: » Are you doing T-Shoot first??
ninjaturtle wrote: » I touch everything in our data center, so it's kind of a double edge sword as I'm spread all over. But for the most part, I get my router and switch time in the lab. Both home lab and work lab. I think the vast material that's needed to be covered, you'll need the lab. Unless you're working on a fresh network, you won't get that hands on you want, respectively.
ninjaturtle wrote: » I was going to ask the same thing. That's a first. It's typically the last exam you take in the series.
Levithan wrote: » Im also working on ROUTE, been studying fairly steadily since july. Ive been reading TCP/IP Volume 1 2nd edition and taking alot of notes in the process, with the idea that i can head for the ccie later if so desired. since the deadline is fastly approaching, im also in a bit of a rush. Id love to bang out route and tshoot within a week, but not sure if i can manage it. I work with cisco routers and switches on a daily basis, mainly doing dmvpn and other stuff.... Wish everyone luck!
RouteMyPacket wrote: » What is all this "study for TSHOOT"? If you passed ROUTE and SWITCH legitimately then just take TSHOOT right away, it's pathetically easy, you have to do no configuration at all. It's an embarrassing exam and Cisco should have made it so that you find the root cause and configure it correctly IMO, that would be more accurate for skill assessment. Again, if you have taken the other two exams what is there to study for, do you need to learn what ping, traceroute is?
RouteMyPacket wrote: » What is all this "study for TSHOOT"?
late_collision wrote: » I'm beginning to side with you. I always err on the side of caution, so I've cruised through the first 10 chapters in the TSHOOT book so far. I paid for it, might as well read it, right? There have been a couple of nuggets throughout the book, but at this point, it feels largely like a waste of time. There are a couple of later chapters in the book that seem interesting, but it looks more to satisfy a curiosity rather than prepare for the exam. I guess I'll let you know how it goes in about 2 days.
dracula wrote: » NinjaTurtle - I failed ROUTE today with a score of 745 (argh, the sims) but similarly to yourself am also determined to get it. Been studying on and off for about a year using the OCG so figured I might as well book the exam allowing myself time for a second shot. Now I know I need to put the theory to one side and focus on labbing. Good luck!
RouteMyPacket wrote: » Follow the packet.....
theodoxa wrote: » That is how I passed TSHOOT. ping 10.2.1.254 ping 10.1.4.5 ping 10.1.1.9 ping 10.1.1.5 ping 10.1.1.1 ping 209.65.200.226 ping 209.65.200.241 Wherever the PING failed, I started my troubleshooting there. I built the topology about half a dozen times, so I knew the physical IPv4 addressing (had to check the topology for IPv6) and what routing protocols were used where like the back of my hand.
