Passed ICND1

Passed today with a 920.

I have jumped right into studying for ICND2. I plan to take that test by the end of the month.

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gbdavidx

your already a network engineer without a CCNA?

NetEng

I have been a network engineer for 12 years with my current employer. I started off in Network Operations with a CCNA I got in 2002 which expired in 2005. I have since worked my way up to a senior network engineer position without further certification. My employer has never required certifications but they have recently started "strongly" encouraging. They are allowing us to expense the cost of the certification plus offering a bonus once we pass.

fov001

NetEng wrote: »

Passed today with a 920.

I have jumped right into studying for ICND2. I plan to take that test by the end of the month.

Congratulations man! I also passed the ICND1 two days ago and jumped into ICND2 right away. I have to take my test by the end of the month....only difference is that I don't work as a network engineer yet

good luck!

NetEng

fov001 wrote: »

Congratulations man! I also passed the ICND1 two days ago and jumped into ICND2 right away. I have to take my test by the end of the month....only difference is that I don't work as a network engineer yet

good luck!

Thanks, and good luck to you too.

I don't know much about the job market in NY, but down here, I see job postings for network engineer positions almost daily. I recommend trying to get on with an ISP. You will get exposure to network gear and technologies that you would never see in most enterprise roles.

Jon_Cisco

Congrats on the pass. GL with ICND2!

aftereffector

Congratulations! ICND2 will be easy for you.

NetEng

aftereffector wrote: »

Congratulations! ICND2 will be easy for you.

Thanks. I'm not too worried about it. I just need to read up on EIGRP and frame relay. Working for an ISP, I have add no exposure to either.

SharkDiver

Congratulations!
Great score.
Good luck on ICND2.

Masked_King

Nicely done timmy! kindly share what materials used and ancillary thoughts.

JeanM

Nice job. And as you said, you won't need luck with ICND2 either

Dakinggamer87

Congrats on pass!!

fov001

NetEng wrote: »

Thanks, and good luck to you too.

I don't know much about the job market in NY, but down here, I see job postings for network engineer positions almost daily. I recommend trying to get on with an ISP. You will get exposure to network gear and technologies that you would never see in most enterprise roles.

there are many job postings in NYC but most require experience, usually you would find

"Jr Network Engineer Position"

We need a Network administrator with the following qualifications

Network administration experience (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
5 years Microsoft Exchange Administration experience
Ability to configure and manage ActiveSync and Blackberry Enterprise Server
Experience with VMware (ESXi host and VM performance issues)
experience managing virtual environment using vCenter
Citrix experience is a plus
experience troubleshooting XenApp

something similar to this video lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

JeanM

fov001 wrote: »

something similar to this video lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

rofl! I am sending this link to my programmer friends!

7255carl

congrats

PCHoldmann

Congrats!

Good luck on CCNA.

zxbane

fov001 wrote: »

there are many job postings in NYC but most require experience, usually you would find

"Jr Network Engineer Position"

We need a Network administrator with the following qualifications

Network administration experience (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
5 years Microsoft Exchange Administration experience
Ability to configure and manage ActiveSync and Blackberry Enterprise Server
Experience with VMware (ESXi host and VM performance issues)
experience managing virtual environment using vCenter
Citrix experience is a plus
experience troubleshooting XenApp

something similar to this video lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

This video is gold.. as sad as it is, not far fetched from some of the job listings I've seen for Jr. positions..

NetEng

Masked_King wrote: »

Nicely done timmy! kindly share what materials used and ancillary thoughts.

As many have recommended on these forums, I used the Odom book from Cisco press along with CBT Nuggets. I also did a few labs in the Pearson Network Simulator in the areas that I needed to strengthen. I found several mistakes in the labs which I reported to Pearson and they said these will be fixed in an update due this month. The cost of the labs were included in my WGU tuition and overall, I think they are worth the $130 or so, especially if you don't have access to real hardware.

For practice tests, I used the Transcender exams included as part of my WGU course work. However, the question seemed to be outdated. Perhaps they were still pulling questions from the old ICND1. I had previously purchased Boson exams and they were up to date and had a much better interface. I also used the practice exams from the Cisco Press book. These were by far the most difficult and I think prepared me the best.

As for the test itself, you absolutely must must know subnetting. I think if you master subnetting, you can just about pass on that alone. But every test is different so yours may not be as IP heavy as mine was.

NetEng

fov001 wrote: »

there are many job postings in NYC but most require experience, usually you would find

"Jr Network Engineer Position"

We need a Network administrator with the following qualifications

Network administration experience (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
5 years Microsoft Exchange Administration experience
Ability to configure and manage ActiveSync and Blackberry Enterprise Server
Experience with VMware (ESXi host and VM performance issues)
experience managing virtual environment using vCenter
Citrix experience is a plus
experience troubleshooting XenApp

something similar to this video lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TsOHyJPpw

We have postings at my company with ridiculous requirements too. They are mostly trying to weed out the lower echelon. I still don't meet all the requirements that our listed for my current position. If I were you, I wouldn't be discouraged by the postings.

shyguyIT

Congrats!

Masked_King

Top Story Timmy! kindly share your well stored secrets about exam strategies et al. As you were..

MrPuzzlez

[/QUOTE]As for the test itself, you absolutely must must know subnetting. I think if you master subnetting, you can just about pass on that alone. But every test is different so yours may not be as IP heavy as mine was.[/QUOTE]

Heck, if that's the case, then I'm good and ready!! I can subnet as well as anti-subnet(wildcard), summarize, and mentally calculate VLSM! But I'll be a good boy and take my time.:D

[Deleted User]

Congrats man!!!! I plan on taking my ICND 1 by the end of May or possibly beginning of June!

Elijah09

Congratulations!

TheBoxer

Hi everyone, I am new here, and new in the industry. I actually am a professional boxer, WBF Intercontinental Champion.
I have always had great passion for IT, Networking. I began studying my A+ in November wrote both exams in December.
I then studied Network + in February and Passed 4 days ago.
I now am Half way through ICND 1 I feel great

at least I know I have something to fall back on after my boxing career is over.
Here is a video of my self : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKUaQLHJTT4

Regards