Yeah I see that, but I'm just wondering who is right on this one ;-) I don't know where he got this information from, but you can actually find some stuff on the web indicating that he is right (http://www.pass4exam.com/Cisco/CCNP.html says: CCNP Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for CCNP certification.)
Thanks, Bernd Brian Desmond schrieb: > If nothing else the CCNA cert will prepare you for how Cisco exams are laid > out/run. > > Thanks, > Brian Desmond > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c - 312.731.3132 > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:cisco-nsp- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernd Ueberbacher >> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 5:04 PM >> To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net >> Subject: [c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP certification >> >> Hi there! >> >> As you might know from my earlier posts I'm currently learning for my >> CCNA with the goal of achieving the CCNP afterwards. Sometimes it's a >> bit boring to learn for the CCNA, because I work all day long with >> Cisco >> devices and in the evening when I'm learning for the CCNA certification >> I have to calculate subnet masks etc. Not the most exciting stuff... >> >> A guy I know from a different company also wants to become a CCNP, but >> today he told me, that he is heading directly towards the CCNP without >> passing the CCNA. I said that this is not possible, but he was >> completely sure about it and had an interesting explanation... He says >> that the CCNA is a requirement for the CCNP if you want to attend a >> CCNP >> class room course. This prevents that you have absolutely no clue about >> networking and slow down the whole group/class. If you don't attend the >> class, but do it by self studying and just take the exam with Pearson >> Vue etc, you don't need a valid CCNA certification. This is because >> it's >> your money/problem if you fail but you are not annoying anybody else >> with your incompetence and if you have no clue you just don't pass. >> >> It somehow sounds right, because why would anybody need a lower level >> certification just to take the CCNP exam? Of course you need to know >> the >> topics from the CCNA to become a CCNP, but is the certification really >> required? >> >> So is this guy right and is it just a prerequisite for class room >> trainings or is it a prerequisite for the exam? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Bernd >> >> PS: Yes, I googled, but the Cisco website just says: "CCNP >> Prerequisites: Valid CCNA certification" and the link below says "CCNA >> ensures that CCNP candidates possess a solid foundation of networking >> knowledge, which lays the foundation for the professional curriculum. >> Without that prerequisite foundation, the student may not be able to >> keep up with others in class and learn the advanced knowledge and >> skills >> presented in the CCNP courses." so this guy might be right... >> >> >> >> http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/cgi- >> bin/ciscocert.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3825&p_created=117661 >> 7893&p_sid=tU6KJ7Li&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X >> 2J5PWRmbHQmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTM1JnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9w >> dj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1zZWFyY2hfZm5sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R >> leHQ9Q0NOUA**&p_li=&p_topview=1 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >> _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/