What am I missing

Failed 200-120 once already. Im very low (30%) in the IPv4 and IPv6 addressing but high in everything else. What can I study to help that area. Its frustrating because I feel like I know it.

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networker050184

Subnetting would probably be the best thing to look at.

jmmmmm

I thought that too. Do the labs play a part in that area? Im just really confused because subnetting is not my weak point.

spicy ahi

I haven't found anything good for ipv6, but for ipv4 practice, have you tried subnettingquestions.com - Free Subnetting Questions and Answers Randomly Generated Online for some review?

Heero

What types of questions are you having problems with? I'm sure you remember a few from the test that confused you. Go do research for each question you remember struggling with until you completely understand the question, the correct answer, and why the other answers were wrong.

In addition, brush up on your weak areas as identified by grading. If you score a 30% in IP addressing, you have some fundamental disconnect with IP addressing. https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-17397 Expand the drop-down for IP Addressing (IPv4/IPv6) and study whichever of the subtopics you don't feel 100% comfortable.

And then do that for every category you aren't scoring acceptably in, since IP addressing is only 5% of the total score, so 30% on that topic means you only lost 3.5% on your total grade, not at all enough to sink you.

EDIT:

Also, consider the two test route. It really is easier, just more time consuming if you could pass the composite anyways.

Switch1

jmmmmm wrote: »

Failed 200-120 once already. Im very low (30%) in the IPv4 and IPv6 addressing but high in everything else. What can I study to help that area. Its frustrating because I feel like I know it.

Here are some key topics you could focus on:

Perspectives on IPv4/6 Subnetting
Analyzing Classful IPv4/6 Subnetting
Analyzing Subnet Masks
Analyzing Existing Subnets
Configuring and Verifying Host Connectivity
Subnet Design
Variable-Length Subnet Masks
Route Summarization

tldr; Subnetting

jmmmmm

Heero wrote: »

What types of questions are you having problems with? I'm sure you remember a few from the test that confused you. Go do research for each question you remember struggling with until you completely understand the question, the correct answer, and why the other answers were wrong.

In addition, brush up on your weak areas as identified by grading. If you score a 30% in IP addressing, you have some fundamental disconnect with IP addressing. https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-17397 Expand the drop-down for IP Addressing (IPv4/IPv6) and study whichever of the subtopics you don't feel 100% comfortable.

And then do that for every category you aren't scoring acceptably in, since IP addressing is only 5% of the total score, so 30% on that topic means you only lost 3.5% on your total grade, not at all enough to sink you.

EDIT:

Also, consider the two test route. It really is easier, just more time consuming if you could pass the composite anyways.

Thanks... Where can I find the testing section breakdown?

Codeman6669

You can know how to subnet but you also got to know how to apply it. I had a 100% on that section. My weak section was security unfortunately.

So, a lot of those questions require you to subnet to get part of the answer. Majority of it is just having to find the host range and apply it, but cisco likes to word things completely stupid so it will throw you through a loop. If your subnetting section is low, you wont pass, idc how good you know the other stuff, 50% of the exam is subnetting in one form or another. Just study up on it, and you will pass next time.

Heero

@jmmmmm

Go to the link I posted. https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-17397. You have to be logged in to Cisco. Just click "show details" next to the topic at the bottom to get a breakdown of the subtopics covered.