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Posted by Scott Perry on January 24, 2008, 1:11 pm
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the year?????
One step at a time please or you may fall. Please target the CCNP next and
put off the thoughts of the CCIE until you finish the
CCNP/CCSP/CCDP/CCIP/CCVP or whichever "professional" level exam that you
select to be next. Rememeber that the CCNP (if you continue in support
certification) is 4 additional tests beyond the 1 CCNA test. If you are
stuck on test #1 of 5 then consider that the BIG #6 will be more of an
undertaking. CCIE is a written pre-qualification ($300?) followed by the
immense on-site lab ($1250?) which brags an average 70% fail rate. Going
CCNA and then proceeding onto CCNP with a lateral additional CCVP, CCDP, or
CCSP can be very benficial.
Hawk, for CCNA training and study, I recommend Wendel Odom's CCNA study
guide book because of his work as an author: ISBN 1587201836 /
978-1587201837. Anything by him is a pretty decent book because of his
complete discussion of topics. I highly recommend his work.
C = Cisco
C = Certified
? = Whatever you selected: Networking, Voice, Design, Security, Internetwork
. . .
? = Whatever level you are: Associate, Professional, Expert
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Scott Perry
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:17:01 -0500, Hawk wrote:
>> > I'm 54 with little Cisco experience. I flunked the 640-801 test (647)
>> > after studying with SkillPath CBT's and CertBlasters. Can anyone tell
>> > me
>> > if the study materials were a bad choice and also, is it too late for
>> > me
>> > to get into the Cisco arena?
>>
>> It's never too late.
>>
>> Have you worked in IT? How much computer experience do you have?
>>
>> I'm 43 and have primarily worked with linux for the past ten years. I'm
>> taking the 640-802 Cisco Netacademy courses through a local community
>> college, mostly with kids half my age. Right now I'm taking switching and
>> wireless, the third of four 8-week classes. It's a lot of work but I
>> believe you get out what you put in.
>>
>> Personally, I think memorizing brain dumps is the wrong way to go. How
>> much are you going to remember six months down the road if/when you're
>> actually handed a router to configure? IMHO, you're better off taking the
>> classes and putting the time in.
>
> I agree , it's never too late. I'm 46 and just started my CCNA (CCENT)
> online training. I'm trying to go through the whole program and
> finally get my CCIE by the end of 2008. It's a hell of a lot of work
> and requires tons of revciew over and over and over.
>
> Does anyone know how I can get virtual labs to configure stuff ?
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