I've just passed Routing 2.0. I am writing here to make special thanks to
Jennifer for her input. It really helps me a lot for the exam.
Cheers,
Kevin
"Jennifer Mellone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I'm debriefing myself within hours of passing this test (my first CCNP
> test), so the information I share is fresh in my head. I hope it helps
some
> folks out there.
>
> The Breakdown:
> 61 questions, 75 minutes, need 690 (on a scale of 300-100) to pass.
> It took me 1 hour, and I'm a slow test taker.
>
> Section Analysis:
> Routing Principles (not so many questions)
> Extending IP Addresses (not so many questions)
> Configuring OSPF in a Single Area (tons of questions)
> Interconnecting Multiple OSPF Areas (alot of questions)
> Configuring EIGRP (not so many questions)
> Configuring Basic Border Gateway Protocol (tons of questions)
> Implementing BGP in Scalable Networks (not so many questions)
> Optimizing Routing Update Operation (a few questions)
> Implementing Scalability Features in Your Internetwork (a few questions)
>
> Types of Questions:
> 1) Theory, and lots of it, where you have to pick the best 2 or 3 of the
> bunch
> 2) Here's the config, and what does it mean, what does it do
> 3) Which config. accomplishes the following xxx
> 4) What command do you use to do xxx, and you select from a huge list in
the
> exhibit; know if you're in global mode, interface mode, etc.
> 5) Drag & drop "matching" style
> 6) Summarization related
> 7) Apply the theory you know to some situation, such as interpreting show
> command outputs
>
> Key Concepts to Study (theory and implementation):
> Distance Vector/Link State, How BGP/OSPF/EIGRP work (e.g., updates,
hellos,
> opens), ip helpers, OSPF LSAs, Summarizing, BGP route selection criteria,
> route reflector, next hop, prefix list, policy routing, redistribution
(for
> BGP/OSPF/EIGRP), basic show commands
>
> Resources:
> 1. If you have the BSCN course material, that's great. Or buy Cisco Press
> BSCN book when it comes out. These are bread and butter for the test and
> keep you focused on what you need to know for the test, rather than having
> to dig around multiple sources (I hate that).
> 2. Supplemental resources to further explain things that you don't fully
> understand from the above are Doyle's TCP/IP Cisco Press book, ACRC Cisco
> Press book, Halabi's Internet Routing Architectures Cisco Press book, and
> Thomas's OSPF Cisco Press book (to view the show command screen outputs).
I
> basically used these for reference, not for reading cover to cover.
>
> Practice Tests (do after you think you're done studying for the test):
> 1. Boson (I bought test 3, which has some lu lu's on there, especially
quiz
> D. Each of 4 quizzes in test 3 had 51 questions, so test 3 had 204 total
> questions. Some questions stressed the same stuff over and over, but
that's
> ok so I can retain and take each quiz just once. Test 1, 2, or 3 can be
> downloaded for about $30 each from http://www.boson.com/)
> 2. Free CCO/Colt (strange wording that will deflate your confidence if you
> use that as a basis for your understanding, plus they don't give you the
> answers; they just tell you which questions you answered wrong)
> http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/front.x/wwtraining/colt/ColtLogin.pl
>
> Misc. Tips: There is no such thing as too much studying! The questions
> really make you think and apply what you learned; very few questions are
> simply recalling things by rote (those of course, are the easy ones).
Close
> the books by 10pm the night before the test and watch ER :-)
>
> I'll post to the list as I continue the road to CCNP.
>
> Jennifer L. Mellone
> Network Systems Consultant
> CCNA, MCSE, MCP+I
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