The journey is complete...
I passed the ONT today (by a single ball hair) so I have attained the CCNP certification. What a long 11+ months...
I got my CCNA on December 21, 2007 and promptly dove into the BSCI a few days later (much to my wife's dismay). Here is a look back into time...
There you have it. I passed by 2 points. When I saw the score I didn't know whether to faint or puke. Very disappointing.
I learned a very valuable lesson from Mr. ONT today. Never, ever, ever judge a book by its cover, or, more specifically, by its thickness. I got the Cisco Press Exam Guide and was like, "Haha...wtf is this thing?" I also used CBTNuggz and various other readings and still got my ass handed to me. I did kind of rush this one as the voucher I bought was only good until 6Nov2008 and there was nothing available at the test center where I go except for today.
Wireless got me and knew it would. I just don't have access to any kind of eqipment, but a 46%?! Haha! Not sure how I passed with those scores, but, as the old saying goes, "..a pass is a pass". Wireless how I loathe thee...
My goal was to do one every 3 months this year and I did stay on pace. Like I said, 2 months definitely was not enough for the ONT. I applaud you folks who can knock these out in weeks.
Anyway, I want to thank the folks of this board. Lots of people much smarter than I in here. Lots of good material to chew on.
Next up you ask? Well, I am going to prepare for a work-paid-for boot camp for the Security+ in early December, while starting the QoS (642-642) exam. I did read the Wendell Odom QoS book in prep for the ONT, so I have a good head start. After that I'll try BGP and MPLS for the CCIP. After that I'm not sure...
Once again, thank you all!
By the way, did I say how much I hate wireless?
I got my CCNA on December 21, 2007 and promptly dove into the BSCI a few days later (much to my wife's dismay). Here is a look back into time...
================================================================================ BSCI (642-901) 09-Apr-2008 Score: 877 ================================================================================ Implement EIGRP operations 88% Implement multiarea OSPF operations 90% Describe integrated IS-IS 71% Implement Cisco IOS routing features 100% Implement BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity 72% Implement multicast forwarding 75% Implement IPv6 75%
================================================================================ ISCW (642-825) 20-Jun-2008 Score: 1000 ================================================================================ Implement basic teleworker services 100% Implement Frame-Mode MPLS 100% Implement a site-to-site IPSec VPN 100% Describe network security strategies 100% Implement Cisco Device Hardening 100% Implement Cisco IOS firewall 100% Describe and configure Cisco IOS IPS 100%
================================================================================ BCMSN (642-812) 12-Sep-2008 Score: 875 ================================================================================ Implement VLANs 100% Conduct the operation of Spanning Tree protocols in a hierarchical network 88% Implement Inter-VLAN routing 80% Implement gateway redundancy technologies 100% Describe and configure wireless client access 70% Describe and configure security features in a switched network 71% Configure support for voice 66%
================================================================================ ONT (642-845) 04-Nov-2008 Score: 792 ================================================================================ Describe Cisco VoIP implementations 69% Describe QoS considerations 78% Describe DiffServ QoS implementations 92% Implement AutoQoS 63% Implement WLAN security and management 46%
There you have it. I passed by 2 points. When I saw the score I didn't know whether to faint or puke. Very disappointing.
I learned a very valuable lesson from Mr. ONT today. Never, ever, ever judge a book by its cover, or, more specifically, by its thickness. I got the Cisco Press Exam Guide and was like, "Haha...wtf is this thing?" I also used CBTNuggz and various other readings and still got my ass handed to me. I did kind of rush this one as the voucher I bought was only good until 6Nov2008 and there was nothing available at the test center where I go except for today.
Wireless got me and knew it would. I just don't have access to any kind of eqipment, but a 46%?! Haha! Not sure how I passed with those scores, but, as the old saying goes, "..a pass is a pass". Wireless how I loathe thee...
My goal was to do one every 3 months this year and I did stay on pace. Like I said, 2 months definitely was not enough for the ONT. I applaud you folks who can knock these out in weeks.
Anyway, I want to thank the folks of this board. Lots of people much smarter than I in here. Lots of good material to chew on.
Next up you ask? Well, I am going to prepare for a work-paid-for boot camp for the Security+ in early December, while starting the QoS (642-642) exam. I did read the Wendell Odom QoS book in prep for the ONT, so I have a good head start. After that I'll try BGP and MPLS for the CCIP. After that I'm not sure...
Once again, thank you all!
By the way, did I say how much I hate wireless?
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dynamik
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It sounds like the journey is just getting started
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APA
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Well done!!!!
and I too will add that the journey is just beginning mate!!! I'll be joining this club on the 17th of this month (fingers crossed)....
once again well done and look forward to catching up and testing each others knowledge in the CCIP forums
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mikej412
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Congratulations!
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COngrats man!Xbox Live: Bring It On
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nice score on the iscw and congrats on the pass"Check both the destination and return path when a route fails." "Switches create a network. Routers connect networks." -
mikearama
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Very well done, bro.
Heck of a pace too. Good for you for sticking with it.There are only 10 kinds of people... those who understand binary, and those that don't.
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wat08
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Man, you're a killer...that's quite the condensed schedule for four exams. Congratulations!
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networker050184
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Congrats man!
Can't wait to celebrate my CCNP. Its been a long road with many detours for me. I applaud you for staying on course!An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
MACattack
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Congrats...
It seems you are a very fast learner.....
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I thank you all for the congratulates. It is greatly appreciated.policy-map type inspect TACO
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wat08
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Oh, and responding to the thread topic: you're journey is certainly not complete. Methinks the CCDP demands your attention next.
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aragoen_celtdra
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Dude that's awesome. Congratulamente!
I need to suck in some inspiration from you because I'm still stuck on BSCI for a little over 4 months now. By the looks of it, I may have to wait a couple more months before I feel I can be ready. Oh how I envy those who have their brain cells aligned rightly...
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