ISCW - Test scheduled for 2/5/09

tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
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It's on. I've been studying for this test for the last 5 months and I'm ready to kick some IPSec/MPLS/DSL/Firewall ass! I'm not sure why but I'm more intimidated by this test than I was for the BSCI or BCMSN. Anyway, I'll be hittin' the books and GNS3 pretty hard for the next 2 weeks. Wish me luck!
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  • msteinhilbermsteinhilber Member Posts: 1,480 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Best of luck! Sounds like you have put a lot of prep into your studies, I'm sure you'll do fine!
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  • mamonomamono Member Posts: 776 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Good luck! :)
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  • scheistermeisterscheistermeister Member Posts: 748 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Good luck, to me this one was just about as hard for me as the BSCI with the BCMSN and ONT being cake in comparison
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  • nelnel Member Posts: 2,859 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Good Luck mate!
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Good luck!
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  • cdad2000cdad2000 Member Posts: 323
    It's in the bag just take your time. Time management.
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  • tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Thanks guys! I'll post a follow-up with my results.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Good Luck!! icon_thumright.gif
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    Good luck! :D
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  • ITdudeITdude Member Posts: 1,181 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Good luck!icon_wink.gif
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  • tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Going in for the test in about an hour. I'll be back to post my results :)
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  • ColbyGColbyG Member Posts: 1,264
    I'm sure you haven't heard this before lol, but good luck!
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  • tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Well damn........I failed. Got a score of 778 and I needed 790 to pass. Guess I'll take it again next week. I do find it annoying how little time they give you on these tests.

    Here's my results:
    Implement basic teleworker services.......50% (Damn!)
    Implement frame-mode MPLS.................57%
    Implement a site-to-site IPSec VPN........77%
    Describe network security strategies.......85%
    Implement Cisco Device Hardening..........66%
    Implement Cisco IOS Firewall.................77%
    Describe and configure Cisco IOS IPS......62%
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Sorry to hear about the fail. I found this exam more difficult than expected also.

    Looks like you have now identified your weak areas (pretty much all of them :D) now go hit the books and knock it out next time!
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  • tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I hate the section on PPPoA. Too many obscure references and odd configurations. Part of the reason I did so bad on the teleworker section.
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Pick youself up. Dust yourself off. And get back to the books and lab icon_study.gif
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  • tomsettomset Member Posts: 79 ■■□□□□□□□□
    mikej412 wrote: »
    Pick youself up. Dust yourself off. And get back to the books and lab icon_study.gif

    Well, did quite a bit better this time. Got a score of 950. I think I just needed to take the test, see where my weak areas were, and study them hard.

    On to the ONT!
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  • mamonomamono Member Posts: 776 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congrats! :)
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  • miller811miller811 Member Posts: 897
    congrats
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  • mikej412mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Congratulations! icon_cheers.gif
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