Selfmade wrote: » Evidently you're living up to your name
Selfmade wrote: » I heard Wireless can be passed without actually doing any labbing, I might recommend you look into that. That'd be one more cert for ya.
Selfmade wrote: » no, only pre-req for CCSP is the CCNA Security. CCSP teaches you how to do different things with securing Cisco devices on the internetwork. CCNP just teaches you how to implement, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot large scale networks, just like how the CCNA teaches you how to do the same for medium size networks. CCSP just teaches you how to secure the networks. I have heard that the CCSP is not as hard as the CCNP, but obviously I don't know if that's true or not as I haven't either certificate. It's just up to you what you want to do, but the CCSP's only pre-req is that you have the CCNA Security certification, then you can dive right in to CCSP without touching the CCNP.
notgoing2fail wrote: » Fantastic! Thanks for the info, I didn't know that....right now, I think I am completely burned out on security, I don't want to look at SDM, auto-secure, one-step lockdown or anything else right now. LOL.... A change of direction is probably needed....
Selfmade wrote: » Can I ask what materials you used to help you take the CCNA Security exam? Me and a classmate want to take this, he's passed his CCNA and is working on Security+, I am taking my CCNA exam soon, and I have already ordered Catherine Paquet's CCNA Security book and I also have Kevin's book and the lab book. How long did it take you to study and pass it?
peanutnoggin wrote: » CONGRATS!!! Hard work pays off! Enjoy the rest of your week!!!
Selfmade wrote: » I can't focus for that long, it's just not in me, I need breaks, I take the time to play games or watch movies or TV, I simply cannot do only one thing for 10 hours, god damn lol. I do have that much time to devote to it over the course of this summer, so I might as well take advantage of it
chmorin wrote: » Good job, you going a CCSP route?
notgoing2fail wrote: » I don't want to look at SDM, auto-secure, one-step lockdown or anything else right now. LOL....
notgoing2fail wrote: » Definitley. But not at the moment. I'm looking at my CCNP books that are just asking me to READ them... LOL... I'm a little weary of getting started on the CCNP track because I don't know how difficult it's going to be. SWITCH first though, then ROUTE and then TS.
*BB* wrote: » For real. I'm taking mine on Friday. One last studying binge this week. I'm tired of dealing with SDM.
Selfmade wrote: » on that note, I feel exactly like you do, I found the Switch portion of my CCNA studies to be the easiest to learn, I took 4 semesters of CCNA at my community college. I kind of am glad I did it, but I also kind of regret it, I wish I had focused more while I was there, it wasn't untill this CCNA 4 semester that I realized I had squandered a lot of time in there. If I had to do it all over again, I would have taken CCNA 1 by itself, and then Routing and Switching in the same semester, and then finished with CCNA 4 WAN Technologies. I found switching to be easier to learn than routing. Routing is pretty much straightforward with some extra elements thrown in depending on what you want to do, and it has a LOT more information to deal with than Switching did. Switching is just easy to do, everything builds on top of what you did previously. If you can do everything you did up to your current progress point, then all you're really doing is adding on the new material. With Routing you had to learn a different routing protocol and it's intricacies and then you learned a different one and so on and so forth. Nothing really builds on top of each other with Routing, the only thing they share in common is the whole addressing and subnetting thing, and the basics. Other than that, they are all stand alone. I'll be interested in your progress, maybe you can make a thread over in CCNP section to keep us updated on your progress? It might be a nice way for you to not only track your progress, but ask questions and get feedback.
notgoing2fail wrote: » Glad you feel my pain. LOL.... I was finally able to get SDM to work on my WinXP. I was then able to get SDM to work on Win7 using the same java files that worked on the XP. Thought I got lucky, only to find that when I click on the top buttons in SDM, the wording and icons disappear!!! It just seems horribly designed.... let alone, how many times it asks you to log in.... I feel the same way about switching. The concept seems so much easier. I think I am more of a switch guy than a routing guy. What you said about routing is spot on. Each protocol has it's own "rules" on how it functions, and it can get a little confusing. Which protocol has the dead timer? Which one has the hello timer? Some have hello timers but the default "seconds" are different....little things like that add up... I would be more than happy to start my own little CCNP thread, of course there are a number of threads already in the CCNP forum, but again, I'd be more then glad to create one for anyone that just wants to follow along... The CCNP forum doesn't have as much traffic as the CCNA unfortunately. It is probably true what they say, many who obtain the CCNA don't certify any further... Although I do have the new CCNP track books, I am also waiting for the foundation books. The SWITCH one comes out in June. I can get started now as it'll take me a good month anyways to comprehend all the new SWITCH topics, then go back and read the foundation book when it comes out...
Selfmade wrote: » Don't think of it or worry about any part of CCNP as being difficult, simply just read the material and do it, don't think of any of the material as difficult, and then it won't be. People tend to focus on how difficult something is rather than just focusing on learning it and doing it, if you don't pay any attention to how difficult it is then you just learn it a lot easier and better. Why? Because you don't think of it as difficult or easy, or in between, you just learn it and lab it. Since you don't know any better, you just focus on the material and not the degree of difficulty, that's probably how you've managed to come so far so fast.
Selfmade wrote: » What's your exact setup if you don't mind me asking?
Selfmade wrote: » I'm at work and I'm almost done with my work but I want to give you a quick hitLAN Switch Topologies for the New CCNP | NetworkWorld.com Community that right there is an excellent start. I would read Wendell's blog as a whole if you find the time, he also has a website where you can look up what kind of topologies and equipment you need for X amount of money
notgoing2fail wrote: » Thank you! I'll take a look, not sure where in the world you are but here it's getting late so off to bed for me... Have a quick gig tomorrow to fix some network issues at a doctor's office tomorrow and will hit the books once I get back.... Have a great evening....
notgoing2fail wrote: » I used Catherine Paquet's CCNA Security book, which is very well written. I also used CBT Nuggets CCNA Security and Trainsignal. That's about it. The trainsignal is more thorough than CBT Nuggets but more dry, Jeremy at CBT Nuggets makes it fun...so it really depends on how much time you want to spend.. I spent about 5-6 weeks studying for this thing, and I put in a heck of a lot hours, about 10 hours a day. No weekends off...
