TSHOOT passed, CCNP get!

congrats

Congrats on the pass!

Enjoy, celebrate, relax, so are you CCNP now?

nel

Congrats man, well done!

So i'm getting ready to take my BCMSN, and all ready did the BSCI, would you suggest just scheduling the test right after and just kind of do light review before hand?

burbankmarc wrote: »

So i'm getting ready to take my BCMSN, and all ready did the BSCI, would you suggest just scheduling the test right after and just kind of do light review before hand?

Are you talking about taking BCMSN and TSHOOT in the same day?

billscott92787 wrote: »

Are you talking about taking BCMSN and TSHOOT in the same day?

No, I was thinking maybe a week apart from each other.

Oh yeah man you should be good on that! Most definitely. TSHOOT is BSCI/BCMSN stuff so just review it and go in you'll land it!

But you can't beat me to CCNP. LOL.

TenisuBaka

Yeah, that's what I would do! As long as you still know the BSCI material well enough that you could pass the exam again after you finish BCMSN. Build the TSHOOT topology out on GNS3 or whatever (everything can be done completely in GNS3 except the layer 3 etherchannel) completely from scratch, including all services a few times. That's what I did, approached it like a project at work, just printed off the test toplogy and just sat down and built it out. Afterwards, just reviewed some more, then the next day completely erased the configs and did it again.

TenisuBaka wrote: »

Build the TSHOOT topology out on GNS3 or whatever (everything can be done completely in GNS3 except the layer 3 etherchannel) completely from scratch, including all services a few times.

I got frustrated that the 3725s in GNS3 couldn't do LACP or PAgP too. It's the small things that annoy me

Nuul wrote: »

I got frustrated that the 3725s in GNS3 couldn't do LACP or PAgP too. It's the small things that annoy me

Luckily I have 2 3550's and can build the topology exactly. Actually my current lab config is almost identical to the TSHOOT topology.

This is good news, hopefully I can finish this bugger up in the next 2 weeks.

Congrats again, on your pass, and thanks for the info.

burbankmarc wrote: »

Luckily I have 2 3550's and can build the topology exactly. Actually my current lab config is almost identical to the TSHOOT topology.

Hardware is the way to go if you have it. I had a few 3560s and 3550s here at the office so I went the with gns3 for routers and real hardware for the switches. It's probably what I'll do for my CCIE lab too, though if I had loads of cash I'd go for multiple 2800s and 3560s.

Good luck on your exam by the way. We'll all be cheering for you

killuah72

What Router IOS are you guys using to emulate the switches in the TSHOOT LAB?

zerglings

Congrats!

I heard it is a lot 'easier' compared to the TSHOOT beta. From what I heard, the TSHOOT (non beta) exam has less trouble tickets and lesser multiple choice questions.

I also thought that the TSHOOT beta exam was a cool and was very challenging exam. I actually ran out of time with four trouble tickets left and I accidentally hit OK or Submit for one of the trouble tickets that I was ready to answer! Luckily, I still passed the exam!

Yes, I agree that the TSHOOT book (Exam Certification Guide equivalent) by Kevin Wallace was a joke! All the trouble tickets examples were so easy. The only one that I couldn't answer was the BGP trouble ticket since my CNAP curriculum didn't cover as-path prepending!

Don't buy the book if I were you. There's probably only one topic there that will be useful for the exam. I don't want to say anything because I might be in violation of NDA if I say which one it was.

Geetar28

TenisuBaka wrote: »

Hey guys,
Like someone else said, the books are worthless, not worth any money nor the time to read them. If you pass the test, it will absolutely have nothing to do with the ciscopress material for this exam.

zerglings wrote: »

Yes, I agree that the TSHOOT book (Exam Certification Guide equivalent) by Kevin Wallace was a joke! All the trouble tickets examples were so easy. The only one that I couldn't answer was the BGP trouble ticket since my CNAP curriculum didn't cover as-path prepending!

Don't buy the book if I were you. There's probably only one topic there that will be useful for the exam. I don't want to say anything because I might be in violation of NDA if I say which one it was.

Is this because you already had plenty of experience? I plan on moving on and going for the CCNP eventually. I'd like to absorb the material alot more first though...

Are the CCNP "Foundation" books the real place to start for a recent CCNA?

Congrats!! by the way...

Geetar28 wrote: »

Is this because you already had plenty of experience? I plan on moving on and going for the CCNP eventually. I'd like to absorb the material alot more first though... Are the CCNP "Foundation" books the real place to start for a recent CCNA?

Congrats!! by the way...

I started with the self-study BSCI. it goes over everything you need. And labbing for all your exams should be solid hands on for the TSHOOT.

I actually seen the TSHOOT Certification Guide. Basically all it is, is a book showing you what steps to take to run show commands for a particular type of configuration, such as: IPV6 OSPF, OSPF, EIGRP, VLAN troubleshooting, ACL Troubleshooting, This is all hands on crap that you learn when doing BSCI + BCMSN (OR NEW: ROUTE + SWITCH, I assume), If you do the hands on work for these two and lab things out, then you should have everything you need to do the TSHOOT. Oh yeah plus some!

The secret to TSHOOT that they don't want you to know, is to ask the Cisco Nome, and he will guide your way. LMAO.

Joking of course!!!

Bluetorch

I would have to agree with billscott that the best practic for TSHOOT is the labs for the Route & Switch exams (or of course BSCI & BCMSN).

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