I discovered one thing that you can't do that you might think you could do. After I recertified as a CCDP, I wanted to just take Support to recert as CCNP. After all, theoretically I had recertified for everything else just by taking CCDP. Alas, they wouldn't let me do that. I had to do the gruelling CCNP recert test. It was quite a bit harder than the CCDP test mainly because the routing questions are based on BSCI. CCDP recert was still using the Routing questions.
Priscilla Scott Roberts wrote: > > thanks for the advice. seems like very good and concise info! > > I have to laugh though, I started my ccnp over two years ago, > passing three > of the four tests and then got caught up in work related > projects (damn > work!) and put my certificatiosn on the back burner. the funny > thing is, my > ccna was about to expire in less than a month, so I took my > final ccnp test > (CIT) and renewed my ccna at the same time. it almost seems > like you can > find a way to work the system; I was kinda even hoping that > ccie would renew > my ccnp/ccna and then I could wait the three years complete > that and then > forget about the renewal issue altogether. > > scott > > ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in > message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The CCNP Recertification Exam was gruelling, and that's no > April Fool's > > joke. But I survived it! ;-) > > > > Exam number: 640-851 (the current one) > > Number of questions: 112 > > Time: 2 hours > > Passing Score 732 > > My score: 834 > > > > Is anyone else taking it soon? Here's some advice: > > > > Do study. > > Take each question one at a time. > > There's plenty of time. > > Despite some of the gruelling questions, there are some > give-aways too. > > Read carefully. > > Don't guess unless you absolutely have to. > > BREATHE! ;-) > > > > There's a variety of question types, including one right > answer, multiple > > right answers (they tell you how many), drag-and-drop, type > in the > command, > > select a command from a list, and that new simulator thingie > that Cisco > uses. > > > > One reason the test is so hard is that it covers so many > topics, in quite > a > > lot of depth. After a while, your brain gets fried and you > forget, is it > > OSPF that considers a high priority a good thing (for DR > election) or it > STP > > that considers a high priority a good thing (for root bridge > election?) > > (It's OSPF). And with OSPF, does a 0 in a mask mean "must > match" like in > > access lists or does it mean "don't care" like in static > routes (and OSPF > > range commands?!) (0 means must match in OSPF network > statements.) > > > > Those things may seem obvious, but by about question 72, you > start to get > > confused, if you're like me. You just have to relax and > realize that you > DO > > know this stuff. Don't let your brain get into a Mobius strip > like mine > > almost did. > > > > The good news is that the questions from the different > qualifying tests > are > > not merged. It's very clear when you move between the > following tests: > > > > Routing: > > It's based on BSCI actually, not Routing, and is quite hard. > Know your > BGP, > > OSPF, and IS-IS. I used Doyle and papers at > CertificationZone. You won't > be > > able to just use books that you read when you passed 3 years > ago. > > > > Support: > > This didn't seem to have changed. So you could use the Cisco > Press CIT > book, > > but there is a new resource available too. (Troubleshooting > Campus > Networks. > > :-) > > > > Remote Access: > > This didn't seem to have changed. The Cisco Press book edited > by Catherine > > Pacquet is still an excellent resource. Yes, you may > encounter BCRAN > > questions from last millennium's technologies and products. > > > > Switching: > > This had changed. So know the topics listed for the latest > version. I'm > not > > sure what you should study. I guess the official BCMSN book? > I studied > with > > Cisco LAN Switching, by Clark and Hamilton, which is > excellent, but I > still > > couldn't answer a lot of the questions. I suspect you need a > lesser book > so > > you know all Cisco's latest misconceptions about LAN > technologies. ;-) > > > > For the switching exam, know your stuff because some of the > questions are > > unanswerable by anyone with a logical brain. You'll get > things like: Which > 3 > > statements are true? > > > > IEEE 802.3 > > FDDI > > SONET > > Gigabit Ethernet > > > > Notice, the answers aren't statements! ARGH. > > > > Finally a word about CertificationZone. I have written > troubleshooting > > guides for them but am no longer compensated by them, so I > hope you won't > > think this is biased. Their papers were extremely helpful. > Also they have > > practice exams for BSCI, Support, BCRAN, and Switching. The > practice exams > > are very helpful, with one exception: SWITCHING! (The bane of > my > existence.) > > Their switching exam covers too many topics that aren't on > the current > exam. > > > > Well, that's all for now. I'm just happy to be certifiable > for another 3 > > years. > > > > _______________________________ > > > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > > www.priscilla.com > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=66805&t=66644 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
