Christmas came early.............CCNA!
Iceman25k
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As I stated in my last thread: http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/82276-successfully-passed-icnd1.html I was seeking to pass ICND2 before Christmas this year so I could finish 2012 with my goal of becoming a CCNA. I'm happy to report that I took the exam this morning (11/29) and passed with a 846 
There was a definite step up in difficulty from ICND1 to 2, but now I'm at the point where I enjoy the simulation questions and hate the multiple choice. My only real complaint about ICND2 is that you're only given 75 minutes to finish as compared to 90 minutes for ICND1, and I ended up finishing the last question with 40 seconds to spare.
So for the time being, I'm taking a small break from studying after spending the last 3 months doing little but Cisco because my brain is fried. Next year will begin the next step in my journey, the CCNP
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There was a definite step up in difficulty from ICND1 to 2, but now I'm at the point where I enjoy the simulation questions and hate the multiple choice. My only real complaint about ICND2 is that you're only given 75 minutes to finish as compared to 90 minutes for ICND1, and I ended up finishing the last question with 40 seconds to spare.
So for the time being, I'm taking a small break from studying after spending the last 3 months doing little but Cisco because my brain is fried. Next year will begin the next step in my journey, the CCNP
. 11/29/12: Begin CCNP ROUTE.
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networker050184
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Congrats!An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
Roguetadhg
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Nice, Congrats!In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
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Oscedumir
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Excellent work Iceman, congratulations!
What was your studying material? -
Iceman25k
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Excellent work Iceman, congratulations!
What was your studying material?
CBT Nuggets ICND2
Chris Bryant ICND2
Wendell Odom's ICND2 book.
The rest of Todd Lammle's CCNA book (I read the chapters I skipped for ICND1).
A couple hours of labs each day; I typically reviewed what I watched/read and did it myself on actual equipment.
I found out pretty quick that Packet Tracer had reached its limits, so I stopped using it and just focused on my lab gear.......which led me to find out that two of my routers can't do OSPFv3 due to hardware limitations while I was doing IPv6 labs.
At first I thought I just had to use another IOS image that supported it, but after looking it up on Cisco's Feature Navigator tool, all those images require more memory than my 2612s (which are both maxed at 64 MB) support. My 2621XM can handle it, but it's hard to learn a routing protocol with only one router
. I have to obtain more gear for my CCNP studies anyway, so it all worked out in the end. 11/29/12: Begin CCNP ROUTE. -
Roguetadhg
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Did you post your new geek por- for all of us to see?
I mean the your family of new routers.In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
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RouteMyPacket
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Boom! Congrats!Modularity and Design Simplicity:
Think of the 2:00 a.m. test—if you were awakened in the
middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
traffic flows in your network while you were half asleep, could you do it? -
Ivanjam
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Congrats, Iceman25k -Cisco Claus has been good to you this year!
Fall 2014: Start MA in Mathematics [X]
Fall 2016: Start PhD in Mathematics [X] -
Iceman25k
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Roguetadhg wrote: »Did you post your new geek por- for all of us to see?
I mean the your family of new routers.
Maybe once I fill out my lab rack, I'll update my picture in the "Post your lab pics" thread
. The only new addition so far was the 2621XM. 11/29/12: Begin CCNP ROUTE. -
jdballinger
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Congratulations Iceman! I agree about ICND2 really ramping up difficulty, but to me it was way more fun than ICND1.
Good job again! -
MrBrian
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Congrats!! Good luck on the NP!Currently reading: Internet Routing Architectures by Halabi -
Illumanati
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CBT Nuggets ICND2
Chris Bryant ICND2
Wendell Odom's ICND2 book.
The rest of Todd Lammle's CCNA book (I read the chapters I skipped for ICND1).
A couple hours of labs each day; I typically reviewed what I watched/read and did it myself on actual equipment.
I found out pretty quick that Packet Tracer had reached its limits, so I stopped using it and just focused on my lab gear.......which led me to find out that two of my routers can't do OSPFv3 due to hardware limitations while I was doing IPv6 labs.
At first I thought I just had to use another IOS image that supported it, but after looking it up on Cisco's Feature Navigator tool, all those images require more memory than my 2612s (which are both maxed at 64 MB) support. My 2621XM can handle it, but it's hard to learn a routing protocol with only one router. I have to obtain more gear for my CCNP studies anyway, so it all worked out in the end.
Good job. I plan on skipping the two big berthas that are ODom and Sybex and am going with McQuerry's ICND2 self study guide along with maybe CBT Nuggets ICND2. Studying for CCNA but taking two part exams. -
Patel128
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Congratulations! Good luck on the CCNPStudying For:
B.S. in Computer Science at University of Memphis
Network+
Currently Reading:
CompTIA Network+ Study Guide - Lammle
