Yeah Kris you are right. I lost about $120 on the CID and got angry. Because of this, I converted a $500,000 Cisco network into a $300,000 Foundry network and my customer is really happy about it. ;-) I wasn't angry that I failed the test. It is acceptable. However, a 0% in security!?!?!?! That got me angry. I could understand 50% or even 33% but 0% is just impossible for me to accept and not only once but twice!
Pointed said, if Cisco asks me stupid questions on a tests that I think are ridiculous and I lose money on it, I will simply stop promoting Cisco networking equipment to customers. Although I have to admit that I kept all of the Cisco PIXs in the network because I like Cisco's security support a lot more vs Checkpoint which is absolutely terrible, and Cisco tests along with their books properly reflect reality. FW-1 has 0 offical books and that test was Voodoo! That was a pure" memorize and just answer as they want only" kind of test. What can I say than that I don't like tests which seem to promote training courses. I liked the CCIE writtens because, yeah, all of that was techology and concepts that engineers should know everyday and if I don't know it and got it wrong it was because I didn't study enough and should have studied. No complaints. I went home and reopened Doyle with a Latte. What I learned for the test was used in real life. A win win situation. I can simply say that I felt the CID was badly written, the grammar was bad, and I didn't leave the test with a conviction that I needed to study more as I did with most of the other Cisco Tests which I respect. It was more like, "Damn... was that the rough draft or something? What's up? Can they write a test for 2002 vs like 1997??" I personally like that Cisco is rewriting the tests. Good for them! I use DSL, MPLS, IPSec, Optical, SSL, PKI, QoS, IDS, 802.11...etc daily in a multi-protocol setting. If I don't have to know SNA, X.25, IPX, Apple, and any network speed under a T1 then I would be happy because it represents my reality and the common internetworking environment environment. Theo "Kris Keen" Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/26/2002 10:08 PM Please respond to "Kris Keen" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: written [7:45056] Its the cost! here here.. In any case, the exam is fairly straight forward and basic, I wouldnt pass a student if he scored 1% below the pass, because its clear that he doesn't know the work. If he scored 95% and was debating a answer, I'd be more inclinded to hear what he has to say. Cisco answer, or no answer. If you've done the CCNA/DA/DP/NP You should know this by now. Cheers all! Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=45080&t=45056 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]