The really hard Cisco Security exam is the the Intrusion Detection exam, the others (CSPFA, MCNS, CSVPN) are really easy to pass.
Ole Drews Jensen wrote: >It is my pleasure to announce that I passed the CSPFA this morning with a >good score. > >During the examination, I was beginning to doubt that I would pass. Some of >the questions were worded very weird, and there were about 4-5 that I simply >did not understand the meaning of. > >My recommendations to those of you who wish to attend this exam are as >follows: > >1) A Cisco PIX Firewall. > >You can get a cheap 501 with DES for less than $400.- and one with 3DES for >less than $500.- Goto www.cnet.com and search, and they will show you the >best prices. You might be lucky to find one on eBay for less, but it's still >a relatively new model. > >2) A Cisco Router with 2 ethernet interfaces. > >If you look hard enough, you can probably find a 2514 for about $300.- on >eBay. It won't (as far as I know) do all the auth-proxy functions, so if you >need them, you might want to look for a 2600 model instead. > >3) Cisco Connection Online (CCO). > >This is still the best place to search for information about everything you >need to know. > >4) CiscoPress' Cisco Secure PIX Firewalls. > >This official coursebook covers everything you need to know. > >5) Boson's Practice Test(s). > >I can strongly recommend the CSPFA test # 1, written by Bernard Omrani. >These tests are only $39.95 each, and they helped me to test myself to see >if I was ready for the exam or not. > >Some of you might have questions about the exam itself, but since I signed >the NDA, I cannot really answer those. > >Good luck to you all - I will click 'SEND' and open the next book :-) > >Have a great Easter weekend, > >Ole > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ole Drews Jensen > Systems Network Manager > CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I > RWR Enterprises, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.RouterChief.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NEED A JOB ??? > http://www.oledrews.com/job >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40738&t=39946 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
