Upgraded from CCNA to CCNP!

I passed the ISCW exam this morning and now am a CCNP (one of the cool kids).

Glad I finally made it to the end! Going to take a few weeks off and then knock out CCNA Security since alot of the exam subject material ties in with that exam.

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dynamik

Don't you mean, upgraded?

Congrats!

networker050184

Congrats!

Bl8ckr0uter

btowntech wrote: »

I passed the ISCW exam this morning and now am a CCNP (one of the cool kids). Glad I finally made it to the end! Going to take a few weeks off and then knock out CCNA Security since alot of the exam subject material ties in with that exam.

Congrats!! How long did it take? What material did you use?

btowntech

knwminus wrote: »

How long did it take? What material did you use?

Took me about 3 months. Would have been done a little sooner if I didn't start getting that burned out feeling.

Materials:
ISCW Cert Guide
ISCW Lab Portfolio
CBT Nuggets
Cisco Website

Bl8ckr0uter

btowntech wrote: »

Took me about 3 months. Would have been done a little sooner if I didn't start getting that burned out feeling.

Materials:
ISCW Cert Guide
ISCW Lab Portfolio
CBT Nuggets
Cisco Website

Awesome. I guess I should have been more specific. I meant the time from CCNA to CCNP

btowntech

Earned my CCNA Nov. 07 and now my CCNP Aug. 09. Little less than two years. Plus I switched jobs from working as a computer technician to a network engineer in between that time (helped to push me to start CCNP). I had to learn a lot of new stuff for my job that slowed me down a little but also helped a lot! It's a great feeling to look at our network and being able to understand so much more now.

TechStriker

Congrats, nice work.

mikej412

btowntech wrote: »

passed

Congratulations on the pass!!

btowntech wrote: »

now am a CCNP

Congratulations on the CCNP!!

btowntech wrote: »

Going to take a few weeks off

Wow!! Sounds like you're planning for one heck of a Celebration!!

Sirsamon

Great news, well done.

I just started ONT my last exam for CCNP, hope to go in for the exam before xmass.

Then do the same have a rest.

nel

Congrats well done!

What was the lab portfolio like for the ISCW? i've just started reading the book and are wondering how folk practice the DSL portions of the material?

Cyanic

Indeed, well done! <thunderous applause>