Passed CCENT!

scored 970, the exam was easier than I thought, but I kept feeling paranoid about the time! In the end I still had around 30 minutes remaining, but the time factor is always in the back of your mind, unlike an MS exam.

Prepared using
Sybex CCENT book
Cisco Press books for old CCNA exam 640-811 and 640-821
McGraw Hill- CCIE Lab Study Guide (my father-in law let me use for some of the easier labs)
This site of course

and my lab

3x2600 series routers
1xCatalyst 3500 series switch
1x1710 router

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shednik

Congrats on the pass!!

dynamik

Megadeth4168 wrote:

scored 970, the exam was easier than I thought, but I kept feeling paranoid about the time! In the end I still had around 30 minutes remaining, but the time factor is always in the back of your mind, unlike an MS exam.

That was identical to my experience, spooky

Congratulations!

I don't think I've ever used that emoticon before...

networker050184

Congrats!

jbaello

Congrats

Mishra

I'm not going to be able to get my CCENT before October 15th

Good job on the pass. I bet it is nice to see that score.

kadshah

the exam was easier than I thought

congrats!
it was easy cause you must have studied hard

dazerski

Gratz!!!! Thanks for the info as well.. it makes me feel more confident when I hear people pass LOL

I hope I do... 6 days until my test.

mamono

Congrats!

ITdude

Congrats on the pass and nice score. Good luck with part 2 and welcome to the other side as in non-MS!

Daniel333

good job!

Megadeth4168

dynamik... that is spooky! Hey, lets shoot for the same ICND2 score as well

I honestly felt ready for the exam about 1 month ago, but I decided that since my exam date was already booked, I would just leave it a lone and keep studying. To be fair, this isn't my first experience with Cisco.

I had a 4 semester class during my senior year of high school... But that was 1999/2000. I also have been working in an environment which gives me the opportunity to configure PIX firewalls and Cisco switches sometimes. Not often, but enough to have kept refreshed on some of the CLI.

It also doesn't hurt that my father in law has his CCIE written and has been studying for the lab. He also teaches a college networking course.

Cessation

Megadeth4168 wrote:

It also doesn't hurt that my father in law has his CCIE written and has been studying for the lab. He also teaches a college networking course.

Now thats awesome!
Unfortunately I live with mine and after he gets home from work he watches TV till he goes to bed.

mikej412

Congratulations!

Glynixx

Grats!

I'm still studying!

G.

wbosher

Congrats on the pass and good score!!! ddzierzek, just try to relax before the exam and don't think about anything Cisco for a while.

You'll be fine.

LBC90805

That is a great score and wicked fast. I past with an 896 with 25 minutes remaining. I'm not one to dwell on questions I don't know or can't figure out. No matter how much time you take on them you won't think up the right answer any quicker. That is what I learned from years of getting an A.S. and B.S. degree. The right answer will of course become clear to you four hours after the exam and when you are driving down the 405 freeway; that's if you are in Los Angeles or Orange County.

snadam

contgrats megadeth!

it will be nice to finish up the MS track and branch off...this one is on my to do list sooner or later.

Megadeth4168

snadam wrote:

contgrats megadeth!

it will be nice to finish up the MS track and branch off...this one is on my to do list sooner or later.

Truthfully, I had a lot more fun studying for this exam than I did for any of the MS exams. Mostly, it was the hands on with the routers that was more fun, the reading was about the same.

bertieb

Congrats Megadeth!! I must have missed this the first time round

7255carl

congrats

human151

Since it was SO easy for you, why didnt you just take the 802 test?

Sounds like you could have aced it, and it would be more convenient, no?

Megadeth4168

human151 wrote:

Since it was SO easy for you, why didnt you just take the 802 test?

Sounds like you could have aced it, and it would be more convenient, no?

I wanted to test the waters of a Cisco exam. The last time I took one was over 8 years ago (640-407) and I failed. Back then the test was far different. I knew going into this exam that the exam had changed quite a bit.

I also like the 2 test approach because I can break the objectives up and spend more time on them. Since I felt ready for the exam a month ago, I decided to read another book to further reinforce the material.

Work pays for my exams, and I'm not required to take the exams, so I'm working on these at my own pace. So, it feels convenient for me.