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}
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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
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