No I definately didn't have any in my exam, and I don't recall it in the course.
"Wilson, Christian" wrote:
> I am looking at the exam outline, and it mentions DDR, LANE, and ATM. Is
> DDR really covered on this exam??
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert O'Brien [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:48 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: BCMSN passed with 934, details inside
> >
> > I found only limited product knowledge and a fair balance of spanning
> > tree, VTP and
> > Multi-cast.
> > There was also a reasonably indepth dose on the MLS-SE and MLS-RP
> >
> > Hope this helps those yet to do the exam.
> >
> > By the way I was surprised with a result of 912 as I did not feel
> > comfortable with my
> > responses while doing the exam.
> >
> > Rob O'Brien
> >
> > Neal Rauhauser wrote:
> >
> > > I took the BCMSN this afternoon and exited the testing center
> > > with a very surprising 934.
> > >
> > > Background:
> > >
> > > I have a couple of years time in grade with cat 19xx/28xx, about
> > > the same more recently with 29xx/35xx, and I once worked for three
> > > months on an incredibly psychotic Cat 5500 with 800 MACs in the cam and
> > > one subnet(!). I've also done one Cat 5500 + NFFC + RSM layer 3 deploy
> > > to an ISP with 40k worth of public IPs being routed through the switch.
> > >
> > > Study gear:
> > >
> > > I had two Cat 3524s running enterprise attached to a Cisco 2621
> > > running 802.1Q VLANs in production at work. I had a loaner Cat 5000 with
> > > a Sup 1 and a ws-x5213 for the last few weeks of my studies. There was
> > > an idle 7206 in a remote facility that I used to brush up on mls rp
> > > commands. I did some multicast work with my 25xx collection at home.
> > >
> > > Study Materials:
> > >
> > > Didn't refer to Caslow once(!). The Cisco Press BCMSN book (only a
> > > few errors) and the official Cisco Press LAN switching were all I used.
> > > The LAN switching reference does an excellent job of covering some items
> > > that the BCMSN gives what I felt was a lightweight treatment.
> > >
> > > The boson.com pretests were *excellent* - my only gripe is that what
> > > is in boson's stuff is *way* harder than the real thing - I was getting
> > > mid 60% on the boson stuff and I thought I'd squeak by the exam ... the
> > > 934 was a huge surprise.
> > >
> > > What to watch for on the exam:
> > >
> > > I think the BCMSN question base is *very* broad. I've talked to
> > > folks that had to examine network sniffer traces and so forth and I saw
> > > none of that. The possible broadness being mentioned the details are ...
> > >
> > > Pound VTP operations into your head and do it twice for that stuff
> > > about version numbers. Use the same amount of effort on spanning tree
> > > and VLAN configuration issues. MLS is there but if you *understand* the
> > > BCMSN chapter on it and then read the Cisco Press LAN Switching you'll
> > > be fine.
> > >
> > > I am amazed at how little there was on multicast - knowing how to
> > > convert an IP address to a MAC address covered 50% of what I saw. This
> > > makes me think the exam question base is broad because I've talked to
> > > others who got a lot of multicast questions.
> > >
> > > I really got flogged on Cisco product line knowledge. I worked for an
> > > equipment dealership and I've troubleshot/tested/sold/refurbed
> > > everything Catalyst from 1912s to 65xx series include all of the layer 3
> > > modules and I was streeetttttccchhhhhheeeeeddd by what the test wanted
> > > to know. I can eyeball a box full of Cat 5500/6500 cards and tell you
> > > part numbers and specs on them - I rarely need to refer to the fact
> > > Cisco product guide any more - and I was really reaching on some of this
> > > stuff. If my experience is represenative you should call 800-553-NETS
> > > and order DOC-CISCOCATALOG= and memorize the 55/6500 layer three stuff
> > > before approaching the exam.
> > >
> > > Well, thats all the wisdom I have to offer at the moment ... I am
> > > going to go pounce on CIT and see if I can be a CCNP by this time Friday
> > > .. I left the easiest exam for last :-)
> > >
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