There are two Cisco Press books that cover Semester Five. CCNP Cisco Networking Academy Program: Semester Five Lab Companion ISBN 1578702348 Semester Five Companion Guide Advanced Routing ISBN 1587130114
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kaminski, Shawn G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: The CCNP BSIN ( I Think Exam ) [7:63749] > > > Where could someone get the Cisco Academy Semester 5 - > Advanced Routing > materials? I'm curious as to what their labs are like. > > Shawn K. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: The CCNP BSIN ( I Think Exam ) [7:63749] > > It's the BSCI (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks) exam - > 640-901. I > took it about three weeks ago. It was tough for me but then I > don't get as > much real-world hands on experience with routing protocols > and such as I'd > like. > > For info check here: > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/testin > g/current_exam > s/640-901.html > > > There is a new book out for the BSCI test > http://www.ciscopress.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={E9CB > CDAF-77DF-468E > -B2F6-C902C0B78D6F} > > but I used the old for the the BSCN test and the info from > here at Cisco on > IS-IS: > http://www.ciscopress.com/content/images/1578702283/downloads/ > 2283newchap2.p > df?session_id={191E20FE-35FE-420B-94D2-D7BAA31347FC} and it > worked out OK > for me. > > I had 57 questions. Passing score was 700 out of 1000. I > passed but I ain't > bragging about my score. > Strange as it might sound, most of my routing test was on > routing protocols. > It was very pretty evenly spread between OSPF, BGP and IS-IS. > Know them. > Really know IS-IS. Probably 20% of my test was on IS-IS. I was told to > expect 3 or 4 questions max on it but I had a lot more on > mine. Understand > CLNP and CLNS. Had some questions on VLSM, redistributing and > optimizing > routes, RIP2, EIGRP too - basically everything in the BSCN > book and from the > pdf above. If you have access to a real lab or have one of > your own (thank > you, eBay) you will be way ahead of the game. If you do, get the Cisco > Academy Semester 5 - Advanced Routing - info and do all the > labs in there. > If you can't actually do them then study them. Don't know > anything about the > router sims available. They may be a decent alternative to > having access to > routers. Someone else may be able to speak to that. Get > familiar with the > commands to accomplish tasks within the individual protocols. > There's a lot > of memorization in this test. It covers a lot of ground. And > my test covered > a lot of some of it and a little of all of the rest of it. > Only surprise I > had was how much IS-IS was on the test. > > Boson, Fravo and TestKing make some decent practice tests > too. Any one of > them would probably do as they're all pretty similar. > > > Good luck. > > > Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Steven Aiello > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: The CCNP BSIN ( I Think Exam ) [7:63749] > > > I have been readibng through the boards and from what I've > seen the new > CCNP Routing exam seems to be a bear. This is the next test I am > studying for. Any one out there that have passed the test, that can > give me a generally study out line? Also what books or test prep did > you use. > > You guys ( and ladies ) are all great, > Steve Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63874&t=63749 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
