Here's a good one. When I took the Routing Exam, I studied with the ACRC book, because the Routing book from Cisco Press wasn't due out for another 10 months at the time!
I did decently ok, but the BGP stuff kicked my butt. BGP in the ACRC was like 5 pages long, but in the new Routing book, it's a couple of chapters!! If I hadn't of taken a Boson Practice test, and then followed the references in it for BGP (of which I still didn't prepare long enough on), I would have failed that exam just because of BGP. I got my CCNA off of the V1 test track, and have taken the Routing, Switching, and Remote Access off of the V2 track. Without a decent lab to work with, or lots of OJT field experience in a large environment, I don't see how ANYBODY can pass the CCNP track just by reading the Cisco Press books, and maybe the Exam Crams, and then think they are masters/experts/thoroughly versed in the Cisco Networking technologies. Givem' 6-8 weeks away from the subject, and then put their feet to the fire, and see if they can walk the walk... I seriously doubt it (speaking from experience... cuz you either Use it, or Loose it). IMO, constantly read, and re-read different subjects that your not using regularly, and don't just read an Exam Cram to go know out the Cisco Exams. You do a considerable disservice to yourself, and all the other professionals you are trying to rank yourself with. It's called Character. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leigh Anne Chisholm Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: CCNP exams-The Truth [7:38249] Actually, I too believe the V2 CCNP exams are too easy - and I don't have years of experience working on Cisco equipment. The sections of the CCNP test I scored highest on were those that I learned the night before, or the day of. Just reading a chapter 24 hours prior to taking the exam was better preparation than skimming chapters of information I knew. Does that make sense? The CCNP questions were based way too closely on the CCNP course guides. I posted a message about this some time back, and said that Cisco was its own worst enemy--it was the one that was creating "paper CCNP's" as a result. You shouldn't be able to do what I did. Personally, I'm glad the tests are changing--but I'd hope that V3 doesn't have the same fault as V2. And one final point on this... I wrote the old CCNP ACRC exam and found that one to be quite challenging--nothing like the V2 exams. I also found the CCNA exams (V1 and V2) to be more difficult than the V2 CCNP exams. So in summary - posts about the CCNP exams being "too easy" aren't necessarily "big ego" issues, but rather in some part, based in fact. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Zeitz Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: CCNP exams-The Truth [7:38249] I think what happened was the guy that wrote this got his CCNP after years of hard studying, and working on Cisco equipment. Now he has it, he post that it is so easy so Cisco makes it harder. I am sorry, but a person (not saying me) going for CCNA, it might seem like an impossible task. After all the CCNA covers more areas then some of the other exams I believe. My point is that every exam is hard, depending on the persons experience. Well now you have CCNP, you can post over and over how easy it is instead of helping people in this newsgroup. What are you trying to do, trying to get Cisco to make the test harder so you have job security? Also if the CCNP was so easy for you, probably didn't do it right, because between the 4 exams they cover a lot of material. And a lot of the material is very relivant to the CCIE exams as well. How about you stop posting garbage and post something useful to this group. That's great you got your CCNP and now are looking down on everyone. I am sure you don't like it when a CCIE does the same thing to you. Could you check your big ego at the door. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38505&t=38249 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
