So here's the scoop and the timeless question where to begin? I've sifted
through posts and this question is somewhat common but maybe I need a fresh
view on it. What I mean is I went from the CCNA in March 09, to the CCNP just
last week. I got laid off right when I finished my CCNA and said "Screw this,
I'll show you and go for my CCIE" so I went the path of the CCNP to learn
things along the way going towards the CCIE. I have not passed the written
*yet* but that's coming.
Now, I am sitting here with a ton of material and feel frozen on what to do
next. I just passed the CCNP on Sept 2 2009 and took some time off, enjoyed
labor day went wake boarding caught some air had fun etc. Now I am back and
paralyzed on how and where to start. For the CCNP I have a close to CCIE level
lab,(Lots of 3640's, one 3550 and 2522's, 2511 etc but missing the 3560s =
$$$) but not enough really so I am renting rack time. Before I dive into the
rack time I want to know opinions on what to do before that point.
I have the following materials as of now:
CCIE R&S guide 3rd edition (Pre ordered 4th edition which comes out this oct)
Jeff Doyle Volume 1 and 2 (The bible I hear)
IPExpert BLS (Of course!!)
Some other material I am eyeballing, Qos Exam guide, some mpls books etc.
At the moment, Im just identifying weak areas for me like BGP and Multicast and
*some* QoS etc(I found QoS not that hard in comparison to BGP, maybe im crazy)
so I know I need to work on those along with other areas to find out where I
will get bit in the ass on.
So the question is, assume I ID the weak areas and move on and I have NOT
passed the written *yet* but at same time keeping skills sharp on my rack for
my next job (crosses fingers, market is craptastic right now) how should I
approach the written? Should I just read, practice what I read on the rack and
re read to confirm move on and revisit it later for light review and to keep it
fresh?
I know when I passed the CCNP it was I would read something, go find a config
for it set it up and see how it worked then re read it again and see if I could
remember to set it up on my own and then break it to see what happens. Maybe
it's just the allure and scariness of the CCIE but I need to know what others
are doing and maybe adapt to it as I know I am embarking on truckloads of
information about to descend on my brain to issue deep psychological abuse of
memory cells.
So, how does everyone do it?
Longer post than I expected, but been contemplating it for a while and need
some direction.
Thanks,
Nick
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