Passed ICND2

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[FONT=&amp]892/811.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Had an email first thing this morning saying my exam was cancelled. (Apparently the test centre guy fractured his foot.) So I call Pearson Vue to see if any other test centres could book me in today. Nearest one was Wolverhampton. ([/FONT][FONT=&quot]I work quite a while away[/FONT][FONT=&amp], so a bit of a drive :')[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]So yeah, anyway. One of the most difficult exams I've ever taken. Really horrible experience. Felt like it was 50/50 by the end of the exam, but I made it. Scored pretty low on every domain besides routing and switching (which I got 100% on) so considering together they make up over half the exam, it was obviously enough to get a good pass mark. Elated at the end when I saw the score. 4-5 questions that I straight up didn't know what it was talking about (or even referring to at one point). So yeah. Big time relief. Very happy even after a long drive home.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]I used Todd Lammle's book, Packet tracer & Boson. Boson, again is what got me over the line. The simulations are just so good for prepping for that portion of the exam, and it actually gave me a few answers that weren't in Todd Lammle's book. The book as well was outstanding btw, mapped to almost every exam objective, although missed a bit of detail in a couple of areas. It definitely has enough CLI config in it. You don't need to go any deeper than his labs/instructions. Also, packet tracer is more than enough for labbing. Missing a few things, but they can easily be memorised. I always type them in anyway just to get the muscle memory going.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Had a change of plan, and I'll be working on 70-533 for my mcse next, before finishing off the year with 3-4 linux exams. [/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]I'd say time for a beer, but I don't drink.. [/FONT][FONT=&amp] Time for a sparkling water haha.[/FONT]

Jon_Cisco

Great job! Sounds like it was well worth the drive.