Passed at 2nd attempt
dracula
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in CCNA & CCENT
first attempt several months ago - failed 847. used Lammle 5th edition and various router sims.
2nd attempt today - passed 898. mainly used Odum ICND + Intro books/practise exams, and Dynamips virtualisation software for hands-on.
i wrote out a subnetting table beforehand in order to save time and mental energy by quickly looking up blocksizes and their equivalent slash notation (and yet i still completed the exam with barely a few minutes to spare).
nearly panicked on a few occasions especially on the more involved, heavily-weighted questions and so concentrated on answering/doing the parts of the question i was confident with, before returning to devote time to the more troublesome areas in order to complete it.
overall, nothing appreared on the exam which really took me by surprise
2nd attempt today - passed 898. mainly used Odum ICND + Intro books/practise exams, and Dynamips virtualisation software for hands-on.
i wrote out a subnetting table beforehand in order to save time and mental energy by quickly looking up blocksizes and their equivalent slash notation (and yet i still completed the exam with barely a few minutes to spare).
nearly panicked on a few occasions especially on the more involved, heavily-weighted questions and so concentrated on answering/doing the parts of the question i was confident with, before returning to devote time to the more troublesome areas in order to complete it.
overall, nothing appreared on the exam which really took me by surprise
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networker050184
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Congrats! Nothing should take you by surprise if you are well prepared!An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
mikej412
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Congratulations!
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NeonNoodle
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networker050184 wrote:Congrats! Nothing should take you by surprise if you are well prepared!
That's what took me by surprise--that I wasn't surprised by any of the questions. I kept thinking, this is too easy. I must be doing something wrong.
Congratulations, Dracula.I recognize the lion by his paw.
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ITdude
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Congrats. I guess you could say you really sunk your teeth into the material, this time!
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ronnie1009
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congrts dear, that's a great leap.
and neon, u r right - it took me by surprise that i was not suprised at any of the questions and it also looked like smthg was wrong --- do u get