For what it's worth, posting a second time... {Posting thru nntp, if that matters?} BSCN review Test : BSCN 1.0 # of Questions: 61 Score : 850 Passing score : 690 Preperation : A bunch! Exam Prep Specifically, I took the BSCN 1.0 class through IMS http://www.imsinc.com/ two weeks ago. Not an indorsement, just stating where I went. The class started off kind of rough, as the instructor did not show up until 1pm on the first day...travel probs. Additionally we had a power outage for approximately 4 hours later in the week. Luckily, I did not pay for the class directly...work tuition reimbursement. I took the test this past Thursday. The class covered the meat of the material. I think more importantly, it allowed you to configure the commands on the routers. And at this time, that worked out for me as my lab is in a _Public Storage_ facility, until we move into the house. Self Study BGP BGP BGP. Haven't done the ISP thing {yet!}. This was my biggest lacking. BTW, thanks go out to the 3 guys who replied to my BGP Sync & Next Hop thread. I wish it had spawned a bit more conversation in the group... thought it was a good question...ah well. ;-) I gave OSPF about 1800 ticks of my study time, due to experience. However, check the links section at the bottom for OSPF stuff. All my OSPF books are also in _Pub Storage_ facility, so I sorta winged it there, with the class being my reinforcement. EIGRP reinforcements actually came from the course. And while I had experience with EIGRP, I didn't know things like the HELLO/ Update/ Query/ Reply/ & Ack packets. So if you don't either...search Cisco. ;-) VLSM...you are _EXPECTED_ to know it. Both for the test and for the class. Not a problem for me, but if you don't have it down tight, you need to. Both the test & the class EXPECT you to know how to summarize {supernetting}. Experience First 10 years, I did long haul telecom. T1 guru, back when T1 was considered High speed. Luckily I saw the writing on the wall, and hi-jacked into the Networking scene 5 years ago. During those 5 years, I had to clean up other's messes...5 users with a /24...that kind of stuff. Discontiguous networks etc...all the while integrating non-Cisco gear into the mix. So I ended up buying 2 books from Amazon on OSPF, had 10 days to figure it out & implement it. You either beat the learning curve or you don't! ;-) Well, that's about it. I got 100% on the IP portion; I think that was the VLSM/Summarization. The funny part was I got an 85% on OSPF, and 88% on BGP. Well, it's funny to me, because I feel I should _know_ OSPF better. ;-) Still wondering what I missed on OSPF. BRCAN will be _my_ hard test. Half the time I mis-spell TACACS ;-) Good luck all... and keep pressing the packets to the routes ;-) TroyC The links: {watch the word wrap} ========== http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/bgp-toc.html which consists of: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/13.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/14.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/15.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/16.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/17.html READ ALL THE ABOVE ^^^^^^^^^^ AT LEAST 5 TIMES . .. ...then read it again! ;-) Extra BGP links: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/21.html thru http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/27.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/29.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/ ** http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/4.html http://www.cisco.com/cpress/cc/td/cpress/design/ospf/on0407.htm ___________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]