Passed ICND2 today, tips inside

Just passed ICND2 today on the first shot. In the last month i went from knowing zero about networking to passing ICND1 and ICND2 (2 weeks each).

Just some tips on what i did. I HIGHLY recommend CBT Nuggets video series for each. I watched the video series then i would go and read the chapters that corresponded with it from Sybex (Todd Lammel). Doing things that way seemed to make a whole lot more sense and the content stuck better than just reading from a book by itself.

Thanks all for posting info on here as well, that answered a lot of the questions i had about the exams and other things as well.

Onward to MCITP

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chmorin

Congrats, don't forget to update your Cert List!

earweed

Congrats! That is quite an accomplishment to do the 2 test route in 1 month. I plan to take several months to do the 2 test route myself.

chmorin

Did you have any experiance walking in?

JZegers

The only thing i knew going on was how to subnet a bit, other than that id never touched anything cisco or any brand for that matter

earweed

Did you at least lab with a simulator or something?

JZegers

yeah i forgot to mention that, i simmed the hell out of everything

earweed

What simulator did you use? I'm still trying to decide which one I'm going to use.

JZegers

the one that came with the sybex ccna cert test kit

mikej412

Congratulations!!

jamesleecoleman

JZegers wrote: »

yeah i forgot to mention that, i simmed the hell out of everything

LOL thats the way to do it

erfolg255

wow, Coongrats

I have one month left for my CCNA Exam , a bit scary though,

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Carpe Jugulem

Like Whoa! Awesome accomplishment, man! I'm green with envy!

lanrexng2

WOW I am impressed. Did you get the Network+ cert and did you really not have any experience? congrats go on and get the whole series

....JEALOUS.lol

mtorres

Congrats, i'm starting my ICND2 studies this week. Took 2 weeks off after the ICND1, just because I have a ton of birthdays at the end of September and beginning of October.

jojopramos

Wow, almost an impossible one ha. from zero to CCNA in 1 month, I hope you remember all the topics specially the switch and router configuration. Maybe you have "a beautiful mind" (from Russel Crowe movie). I am already an admin for many years and with MCSE on my belt but I finished my CCNA after 4 months of studies. Well, just remember, learning is the key.... Congratulations again...

thehourman

Congrats dude.
That is awesome, CCNA in a month. I have been studying since April, I think, and planning to take the test this month.

Are you getting the CBT nuggets for MCITP?

notun1

A big congratulation!!!