CCNA expiring....

besh6274

Hi guys..

My CCNA is going to expired on Aug 2008.
so, from now onward, i left about months....

i was thinking, to your guys, is it enough for your guys to self study and pass 4 CCNP papers?

another questions is : If i got my BSCI and BSMSN before aug 2008, but not yet ISCW and ONT. but then my CCNA expired. so, will my BSCI and BSMCN still consider valid ?

please advise....

Pash

besh6274 wrote:

Hi guys..

My CCNA is going to expired on Aug 2008.
so, from now onward, i left about months....

i was thinking, to your guys, is it enough for your guys to self study and pass 4 CCNP papers?

another questions is : If i got my BSCI and BSMSN before aug 2008, but not yet ISCW and ONT. but then my CCNA expired. so, will my BSCI and BSMCN still consider valid ?

please advise....

I think i get you......just about.

If you take any CCNP exam and pass, your ccna is renewed yes. But it shouldnt be taken lightly, its still tough.

Steve10393

If the CCNA expires the only way to renew it is to take the CCNA again.

If you pass ANY 1 CCNP course before Aug 08, before your CCNA expires, you renew the CCNA.

Also, my understanding is that you cannot be credited with a CCNP if your CCNA is expired and you pass all 4 CCNP sections. You'd have to take the CCNA again, and upon passing the CCNA you'd be a CCNP.

techster79

Also you have 3 years from the date of passing the first test to complete all four tests to become a CCNP. The cool thing is once you have a CCNP you only need a CCIE or 642 level test to renew another three years. This is my understanding, please correct me if I'm wrong.

dtlokee

techster79 wrote:

Also you have 3 years from the date of passing the first test to complete all four tests to become a CCNP. The cool thing is once you have a CCNP you only need a CCIE or 642 level test to renew another three years. This is my understanding, please correct me if I'm wrong.

That is correct, the only exams that will not be renewed by taking a professional level cert or a CCIE written are the Cisco Qualified Specialist certifications. They are good for 2 years and the only way to renew them is to take the exams over again (if they still offer it, I have a few months left on my VPN specialist cert, but since the exam is retiring I will not be keeping it any longer.)