Why is it that some of you so underestimate the importance of SNA and token ring in the industry? Why do you think that everything orbits around tcp/ip, ethernet and windows? Where do you think your insurance company, your bank, DMV, state and federal agencies keep their data? On a pentium II 233 with 4.1 G hadrd drive, running ip? Hell no. All the huge databses are kept on IBM mainframes and they run SNA and are token ring based. That is why Cisco improves DLSw to DLSw+. That is why Cisco makes sure that his ccie's know RIF and know how to calculate it. SNA and token ring are here and they will be here for at least another 6 to 7 years. You underestimated the CID. I bet you finished with still 30 minutes to go and you were sure that you have passed. This happens to everyone. It is a tough, SOB exam. You can not compare it with DCN. If you got 500, it means that you did not take it seriously. If you can get your hands on the official Cisco courseware (on ebay?), buy it and read it line by line and memorize and understand line by line. Also, buy the practice test from Boson and make sure that you score 100% every time. Then go take the test and pray that you pass. For your information, I passed ACRC with the first try, but it took me three tries to pass CID. And when I passed, I passed with a very very very narrow margin. I have a good news for you though. After you pass CID, you are just a tiny bit away from ccie written. A. Strobel. "Aaron Moreau-Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone tell me why I need to care about SNA, IPX, Token Ring, or ATM WAN > Switches in the CID Exam? > > I was very disappointed in this exam, I've been reading this exam sucked. It > really sucked when almost 20% of the questions were SNA, 20% were Token > Ring.... I had a few ATM WAN Switches, but I have never needed or seen one > before. Working at a content provider I don't have the luxury to order a > strand of fiber and try to make a ATM network off of it. > > Question: > > What is the backplane of the BGX ATM Switch Have? > a) 9.6 gbps > b) 1.2 gbps > c) 45 mbps > d) I have never seen a BGX ATM Switch before. > > Lame... Lame... Lame... > > I'll be retaking this exam on Monday. > > Score: 500/1000, 650 needed to pass. > > _________________________________ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
