Strike One...ICND2

SMR511

So hard to use the word...FAIL

Well 68 points under , not so great but I'm studying hard again and when I earn this thing, it will be from sweat and not some ****. In my opinion ICND1 was a breeze compared to this one.

I was interested in some other ICND2 specific study materials. I've been using the Train Signal (Chris Bryant) videos, Odom book, Boson exam, Transcender exam, this website and some iphone apps.

I was a little disappointed by some conflicts between the Odom and Bryant stuff, Both are amazing but for example Train Signal focuses only on Local DLCI's and in my recollection doesn't even mention Global. Odom's section on Frame Relay barely mentions local DLCI's and focuses on Global. As well as a couple things that directly contradicted eachother in VTP theory.

Any advice ?

SMR511

And my lab too 4 routers & 3 2950's.

alan2308

You're close, and now you know what you're up against. Hit the areas you were weakest in and get back there and kick that things butt.

wbosher

Yeah, I've noticed some contradictions between the different videos/books too.

One example is the hold down timers for RIP. In CBT Nuggets, Jeremy says that once the timer starts, it won't believe any more updates from anywhere until the timer finishes. This will help with flapping interfaces. Yet some other material I've read or watched says that it WILL believe updates from the original source, which won't help with flapping interfaces at all!

I just hope I don't get a question on this.

SMR511

Thanks guys. Yeah without revealing anything I definitely got a question where Odom seemed to say one thing and Bryant said another. I tried to laugh when I saw it. Not sure it helped.

jovan88

Bad luck, I remember sitting that exam - it was a tough one.

alan2308

wbosher wrote: »

Yeah, I've noticed some contradictions between the different videos/books too.

One example is the hold down timers for RIP. In CBT Nuggets, Jeremy says that once the timer starts, it won't believe any more updates from anywhere until the timer finishes. This will help with flapping interfaces. Yet some other material I've read or watched says that it WILL believe updates from the original source, which won't help with flapping interfaces at all!

I just hope I don't get a question on this.

I wasn't sure myself, so I thought I'd look and see what Cisco had to say. I learned a couple things about the hold down timer tonight. First, it's a Cisco thing, not a part of the actual RIP specification. Second, the Cisco site is incredibly lacking in documentation on the hold down timer (at least as far as documentation that I can find). So here's a couple other things that I found along the way that may help:

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/12427
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/20422
How basic are RIP timers? Test your knowledge now. | CCIE Blog

I'd still like to see what Cisco has to say on the topic, since they actually write the test questions.

Sliznut

I have to take the CCNA the 23rd of this month. My school failed to tell me I had to buy my books (I assumed they were already covered like my last few courses), so I had a 2-3 week delay getting started even. I've taken practice tests on here and COMPLETELY BOMBED. I think I'm doomed.

peanutnoggin

Sliznut wrote: »

I have to take the CCNA the 23rd of this month. My school failed to tell me I had to buy my books (I assumed they were already covered like my last few courses), so I had a 2-3 week delay getting started even. I've taken practice tests on here and COMPLETELY BOMBED. I think I'm doomed.

What's your experience level with networking? Do you deal much with routers/switches for your day-to-day duties? Do you have any exposure to lab equipment? If so, then you shouldn't be too bad off. How long have you been studying? Why do you "have" to take it on the 23rd of this month? Can you push the exam back until you feel more confident?

-Peanut

SMR511

Yeah...In my experience, you have to get to the point in which you are very confident with all the material and theory, hands on etc....then you can STILL have problems due to the pressure and timing.

ToddB

Sliznut wrote: »

I have to take the CCNA the 23rd of this month. My school failed to tell me I had to buy my books (I assumed they were already covered like my last few courses), so I had a 2-3 week delay getting started even. I've taken practice tests on here and COMPLETELY BOMBED. I think I'm doomed.

I would put it off for another month, I feel you need to walk in saying there is nothing they can give me I'm worried about. Walk in as Chris Bryant say's and KILL IT"

I took my CCENT saying i think I got it and "just failed. Then I got the info walked in and killed it.

SMR511

And in my experience, there is no substitute for seeing this stuff happen on real equipment. Many times a concept like VTP config revision etc...only means so much from a page.