Firstly a big congratulations - it is an achievement to be proud of...
Now you will receive loads of email requesting your advice on the exams you
have taken. A word of advice when answering them, be wary of the
Non-Disclosure Agreement - take note of what happened to those MCSE's that
broke the Microsoft NDA recently (they were stripped of there certifications
(quite rightly too)).
Also I found that I was that used to having a technical book in my hands
that I can no longer read an ordinary book and have resorted to having to
study the specialisations...
Congrats again. You'll enjoy the CIT - its a good course (I dont think I
would pay for it out of my own pocket though)
Keith.
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> I just thought I would drop a quick note to let the group know that I
passed
> CID on Friday gaining me my CCDP.
> I started pursuing this certification earlier this year when I took a new
> job. Now that I have passed, I don't have the excitement that I thought I
> would have. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited and relieved that I am
> past it now. The problem is that I don't have anyone close to share the
> excitement with. My wife was happy for me but she, as well as the rest of
my
> family, doesn't really understand what I have accomplished.
> Does anyone else feel similar?
>
> Anywhoo, here is my path to CCDP.
> I took the CCDP 2.0 path.
> Jan 2000 - Passed BCMSN beta. I studied CLSC course book a little. Not
much
> help for this test. I did have lots of hands on including 29xx and 5500
> switches. Know spanning tree, Cisco multicast, MLS, VTP, ISL etc.
>
> April 2000 - Passed DCN test for CCDA. I studied DCN CD. Not to difficult.
>
> June 2000 - Passed BCSN. I studied the Cisco Press ACRC book. Skip WAN,
IPX
> and AppleTalk stuff. Read Cisco's BGP tutorial on CCO. Just search on "BGP
> TUTORIAL". Know OSPF and EIGRP.
>
> June 2000 - Passed BCRAN. The group said this was the easiest but I
thought
> it was fairly difficult. I used Cisco Press BCRAN book.
>
> July 2000 - Passed CID. This was also difficult. I used the Cisco Press
CID
> book. Study Cisco's ATM product guide.
> Know specs on ATM gear.
>
> I hope to take CIT in August. I may take this class just because the hands
> on will be good practice for CCIE.
>
> Thanks to the group for all of your posts.
>
> Tim Claxton CCDP CCNA
> Systems Design Engineer
> SBC DataComm
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