Passed Route

Just passed the ROUTE exam 30 minutes ago. I just barely passed, but I'm happy. To date, this has been the hardest exam I have ever taken in my life.

It took me more tries than I care to admit to pass the ROUTE, but it felt like something in me just snapped, and I spent a month studying in a public library for three hours a day. I studied until I knew how EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP worked and the interesting differences between them. I didn't stop until I had known what every LSA did, and if it was an Intra or Inter area LSA, the difference between the type 5 & type 7 external LSAs ect.... I labbed up and just broke the configuration every way I could just to see what the protocol would do. I forgot a good bit of my first and second week studies (EIGRP/BGP), but I remembered enough to pass the test. I used the INE route videos, the exam guide, and GNS3/home lab.

All I need now is to pass TSHOOT, and I can leave off routing and go back to my homeland of Voice. I'm not sure if I'll ever attempt the CCIE R&S, but I'll leave that option open in the future if I get more R&S experience.

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Comments

Zorodzai

congrats......

MrBrian

Great work and congrats! Route is a beast of an exam!

Congrats!

Congrats

Congrats!!!

@DexterPark - congratulations on a job well done!

DAVIS NGUYEN

Congrats on the pass

mitch179

Congrats, it's the best feeling when you pass

Cat5

MrBrian wrote: »

Great work and congrats! Route is a beast of an exam!

And just think...it's easier than SWITCH!

Danielh22185

Congrats! I am sure the feeling is great!

ande0255

Congratulations! Im about to start studying for ROUTE, the first of the three exams, just printing out all the labs seems almost overwhelming.

I shall persevere though, and see you on the other side some day

busines4u

Have any advice on how to know what every LSA does and the differences between them Type 5 and 7 etc.? I struggled with it when I first read over the CCNP material for it and decided to move on with other topics to revisit it to hope that it would make more sense then.

networker050184

The best way to learn the LSA types is to really understand how OSPF exchanges information. Once you have that down you just need to memorize the number to the type which is basic memorization.

DexterPark

Check out the INE videos, they are the absolute best when it comes to learning OSPF. I had a blank notebook which I used to scribble notes in, and I almost ran out of paper. They go deep.

CCNA_Ric

congratulations on this awesome accomplishment, I only hope I can do the same, good job!

TBickle

Good Job! This is a great accomplishment.

Best of luck with your TShoot studies. Keep us updated.