Taking TSHOOT today at 3:45....

poguepogue Member Posts: 213
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To be honest, I got the TSHOOT FLG, but after flipping through it, I put it down and went back to using my Boson Ex-Sim Max TSHOOT prep engine..

Given the massive concentration on the actual trouble tickets in the exam, I just didn't feel it was worth the time given my overall comfort level with troubleshooting methodology.

Given that, however.. I have found the Ex-Sim Max engine very helpful, and fun, to boot! I don't remember who suggested it, but frankly, I think it will easily get you 95% of the way towards getting a 1000 on the exam.

I have found myself getting MUCH faster at identifying root cause, narrowing down issue to which device pair is causing the issue, and knowing which commands to use to verify the issue. Highly recommended, and only $99.00-$100.00. (Depending if you have previously purchased Boson software.)

Hopefully around 6PM or so, I will have my CCNP!!

Russ
Currently working on: CCNA:Security
Up next: CCNA:Voice
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Good luck!
    An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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  • YFZbluYFZblu Member Posts: 1,462 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Good luck! Rooting for you
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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Best of luck!
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  • wavewave Member Posts: 342
    Good luck!! I've been using Ex Sim Max preparing for TSHOOT too and I now feel confident taking the real exam tomorrow morning.
    ROUTE Passed 1 May 2012
    SWITCH Passed 25 September 2012
    TSHOOT Passed 23 October 2012
    Taking CCNA Security in April 2013 then studying for the CISSP
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  • f0rgiv3nf0rgiv3n Member Posts: 598 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Yeeehawww, good luck on that exam today! Both you, and wave!
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  • Patel128Patel128 Member Posts: 339
    Good luck!!
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  • jamesp1983jamesp1983 Member Posts: 2,475 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Good luck! You got this!
    "Check both the destination and return path when a route fails." "Switches create a network. Routers connect networks."
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  • Death DreamDeath Dream Member Posts: 149
    Goodluck!! Can't wait to hear the good news :)
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Member Posts: 520
    Good luck pogue!!!
    Currently reading: Internet Routing Architectures by Halabi
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  • poguepogue Member Posts: 213
    I got in to the testing center a couple hours early so I could get back home prior to the debates..

    Passed TSHOOT with a 986/1000.. I am pretty sure I missed one of the multiple choice questions, but felt pretty confident on the actual Trouble Tickets...

    As I said, I used Boson Ex-Sim Max, and felt it adequately prepared me, but I did encounter a few problems that took me by surprise.. All in all, I thought it was a very fair assessment of a CCNP's ability to quickly work through common problems in a real world environment..

    Yahoo! I am officially a CCNP!

    I think I might work on either CCNA:Wireless or CCNA:Security now..

    Russ
    Currently working on: CCNA:Security
    Up next: CCNA:Voice
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  • wavewave Member Posts: 342
    Excellent work!!! Congratulations!
    ROUTE Passed 1 May 2012
    SWITCH Passed 25 September 2012
    TSHOOT Passed 23 October 2012
    Taking CCNA Security in April 2013 then studying for the CISSP
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Member Posts: 520
    Congrats on your CCNP pogue!!!
    Currently reading: Internet Routing Architectures by Halabi
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  • YFZbluYFZblu Member Posts: 1,462 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Nice work!! Might I suggest CCNA: Security, it's a fun one. Wireless sounds awful, but that's just me.
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  • Death DreamDeath Dream Member Posts: 149
    Congratz!!! How long all together did it take you to get your CCNP? All three tests combined.
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  • nelnel Member Posts: 2,859 ■□□□□□□□□□
    congrats dude!
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  • poguepogue Member Posts: 213
    Death Dream wrote: »
    Congratz!!! How long all together did it take you to get your CCNP? All three tests combined.

    I think I took the ROUTE either in February or March, and took the SWITCH last week.. All in all, about 8 months of solid work on it, plus another 3 or 4 months of somewhat lackadaisical study/labbing..

    Russ
    Currently working on: CCNA:Security
    Up next: CCNA:Voice
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