ICND2 Passed!

After 5, yes 5 failed attempts ive finally passed my ICND2 exam! It was so disheartening failing all the time, but this time i literally studied non-stop from my last failed attempt and managed to pass with a 896! I am so happy! After all the hard work i've put in over the last year it's all paid off! So my words of wisdom are dont ever give up, you will get there!

My IT Moto, "If you stop learnin, you'll stop earnin!"

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earweed

Congrats man! Perserverance pays off in the end.

networker050184

Congrats! Way to stick with it.

ccnaomkar

congratz

what study material used

veritas_libertas

Congratz! I respect your dedication and willingness to keep trying!

lochmoigh

Congrats,
If I may ask what was stumping you on the test?

rob_crossley

ccnaomkar wrote: »

congratz

what study material used

Used a Mix of Odom and Lammle's books. along with packet tracer for my labbing.

rob_crossley

lochmoigh wrote: »

Congrats,
If I may ask what was stumping you on the test?

I think OSPF and EIGRP were the main weaknesses, but i turned them into my strength in the end and obviously it paid off.

ehnde

Holy crap dude you just slightly changed my perspective. 5 times....that's amazing. I can't imagine what it would take (personally) to go back and do that another 4 times!!

We are conditioned to believe we must pass the first time. Maybe it has something to do with traditional academics, but Cisco exams make traditional academia look benign.

Grats on the pass!

viper75

Congratz on the Pass!!!

lochmoigh

rob_crossley wrote: »

I think OSPF and EIGRP were the main weaknesses, but i turned them into my strength in the end and obviously it paid off.

There is a lot to remember. Did they hose you with the details or troubleshooting aspects?

I ask becasue I have gone over those sections a number of times because fo the amount of detail involved.

Thanks and again congratulations.

MrRyte

rob_crossley wrote: »

After 5, yes 5 failed attempts ive finally passed my ICND2 exam!.....

You are a true fighter. Don't know if I would have had the same amount tenacity as you but the fact that you kept pressing on is commendable to say the least.

I've failed the CCNA last August and the CCENT back in January and started asking myself if I'm in the right field. Then after reading your post I've become more determined than ever to master Cisco computer networking.

CONGRATS RC!!!!! YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!

mikej412

Congratulations!!

ccnaomkar

thanks for replying

best luck for next studies

brad-

thanks for the dose of reality. it seems to me that most posts make me feel as if everyone else gets it easily - not just ccna, but any cert.

I wish the cert world was different. It seems to me that they kill you with trick questions and trivia all the time. My .02, if you can DO all the tasks that a skill level would be expected to do, then you should be able to get the cert. Instead of so much trivia, it should be more practical.

jktwardos

Getting ready for my third attempt. Failed both times with a 811. Damn annoying if you ask me!!

Chris_

Congratulations, a lesser man would have given up. Respect.

Deathgomper

veritas_libertas wrote: »

Congratz! I respect your dedication and willingness to keep trying!

+1

Congrats!!!

Hypntick

That's pretty dang inspiring. Congrats on a very well earned CCNA.

rob_crossley

Update:

i recently passed my CCNP: Switching exam!!!

Just goes to show hard work pays off! Keep learning, stay earning!

dsgm

rob_crossley wrote: »

Update:

i recently passed my CCNP: Switching exam!!!

Just goes to show hard work pays off! Keep learning, stay earning!

Im going for my ICND2 this month
then thinking of going for my ccnp

Congrats on your Certs

SGIT

Nice, Congrats. ICND2 for me soon.

safari___

Awesome! Congratulations.

Congrats on the pass

Congrats on pass!!

Congrats!

Congratz on the pass. I too have had my butt kicked by ICND2, but finally passed.

snadam

excellent job! Keep up the good work, sir!

rob_crossley

Thanks guys really means alot! Studying Cisco is no walk in the park and there are dark days believe me, but if you apply yourself you will get there!