Guilty!!! I'm another lurker.
I just wanted to come out of the woodworks to say thanks to everybody for contributing to a really awesome forum. Its been really helpful to me in a couple of ways. The links for subnetting practice have been the best thing I've picked up here I guess... but here's my perspective on the exam:
I got a 912 today in 48 minutes.
There was a pretty even mix of topics that were covered, and it wasnt all that difficult. I couldnt believe the exam was over as quickly as it was!
The questions are fair, and are not worded in a way designed to trick anybody.
I studied for a couple hours a day for 2 weeks, then took an ICND1 5 day boot camp, and for the last week I have dedicated my waking hours to the material. I used the following material:
Wendell Odom's CCNA/INTRO (the 2004 version, lol)
The Cisco Student Guide (from the boot camp)
CBT Nuggets (Jeremy makes it fun when I start losing focus)
I have 2x800 series routers at home (no serial int)
I used Cisco Packet Tracer
Todd Lammle's 6th Edition
I'd say these are more than enough to aid in a good understanding of the material, as it is explained in so many different ways from author to author. Also, this was my first attempt at any IT cert, and I have never worked in IT. I am actually a tattoo artist, looking to start a new, more stable career.
I'm really looking forward to the ICND2 boot camp I will be starting on Monday, and the next exam
I hope the above info helps somebody out.
so helpful for the exam!
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