Are they worth the money? Can't say, never used one. Is it possible to get CCNP certified in 2 weeks? Probably.
Would I trust a 2 week CCNP to touch any of my production switches/routers? Not on your life. I often get into the "experience -vs- certifications" debate with people, and I am one of those that sees the value of both. Back when I was a "green" CCNP, I worked along side an engineer of 5 years that was surprised one day when he did a sniffer capture and saw multicast traffic. I said "We're running EIGRP, right?" (which we were). And he said "Yeah... but where's this multicast coming from?". I just turned and walked away. In that case, even the smallest amount book reading gave me an advantage over this guys experience. However, there are many times where all of the book reading in the world won't give you certain insights and knowledge the even 6 months experience can (troubleshooting memory problems in routers, etc). But either way, IMHO, there's no way you can learn all of the material covered in CCNP well enough in 2 weeks to truly understand the tests you must pass (which is totally possible, but is the goal to pass the test or to understand what you're doing?). Even some of the brightest people I know took the books for CCNP, and passed an exam every two weeks. And two months later could remember 1/3 of everything they'd studied...... I'd be lying if I said that sometimes, a couple of days before an exam, I didn't "cram" a topic (just sheer memorization) that I was weak in just to be sure to pass an exam. However, when I set out to get into the networking field and take the CCNA (and later the CCNP exams), my goal was to become someone who understood the technologies, methods, concepts and commands well enough to be able to think on my feet or at least know how to find the answers to that I needed (via searching Cisco's website, etc...). And I believe that's what I've done. Personally, I'd say to spend the money on some books, even a couple of routers and a switch, take more time, and make your goal understanding what your learning, not just passing a test. My 2 cents. Mike W. "Dejan Ristovski" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > > I was wondering what you falks think about CCNP boot camps. Are they worth > the > money, is it possible to get CCNP certified in 2 weeks? > > Thanks, > > Dejan Ristovski > Cisco Technical Support, CCNA > EKONET > Authorized Cisco Distributor > Address: > Partizanski odredi 101, 1000 Skopje > Macedonia > Tel./Fax: ++389 2 361284 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42481&t=42427 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
