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Passed Security+ today, 822. Used Gibson's book, his study site with the question gimmicks and listened to Prof Messer while on the road. There was a few questions I was seriously grasping at but hey 
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I started using the LabSim material for WGU for Security+. I can't even do the simulations/tests because Sophos has detected Mal/MSIL-A on LabSim's site. :P
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Aug 1, 2015 20:05
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RightClickSaveAs posted:I want to say I remember seeing something at the beginning of the test when I took the 801 and 802 that said there would be some questions involving material that wasn't on the objectives that may not be counted towards the overall score? I wish I could remember the exact wording, but they used them as control questions or something. Does anyone else remember seeing anything like that in the preamble before you take the test, or am I remembering way wrong? quote:Some questions on the exam may be unscored. Unscored items are generally seeded on an exam to allow for the collection of preliminary psychometric data. These exam questions are included in the exam but are not scored. These questions have not impact on whether a candidate passes or fails the exam. Occasionally these questions may test a topic area that is not part of the exam objectives, and therefore is not covered in training materials. Again, performance on these questions has no impact on the candidate's score.  Also "preliminary psychometric data" huh
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Aug 2, 2015 01:16
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http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/86634-dealing-cheaters-braindump-users-real-life.htmldraught posted:I met a relative this weekend that had worked in IT for several years as a server admin. He wasn't really talkative about his job and I soon found why. Once I mentioned I was working on my CCNA the first thing out of his mouth was go to (popular well known braindump site) and I'd pass easily. He told me that's how he was able to earn his 3 Microsoft certifications one of which was the MSCE. haha yeah gently caress THAT GUY I HOPE HE GOES HOMELESS the gently caress is it with the people in this industry sometimes?
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Aug 3, 2015 05:49
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His reaction is too much and your reaction to his reaction is too much. Ain't nobody right.
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Aug 3, 2015 06:03
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DPG posted:This doesn't bother me as much as it did when I was new to IT certification. In the end, all certifications prove is that you know how to pass the test. There are so many other factors that decide who is "going to make bank" and most of them have nothing to do with intelligence or skills. PFH, look at this motherfucker EDIT: Mrock4 posted:I have fought this for a long time, and it's a losing battle. While it's true that if they know their stuff they'll be good at the job and if they don't, they'll be found out..but this isn't always the case. theres not enough in this post
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Aug 3, 2015 06:12
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Race Realists posted:http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/86634-dealing-cheaters-braindump-users-real-life.html Whatever you do, don't read the Working in IT thread 
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Ashley Madison posted:Whatever you do, don't read the Working in IT thread Too late. good thing is DAF has long since been exiled from there 
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Aug 3, 2015 17:14
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:It sucks but you're in good company. Those tests are pretty brutal depending on your actual hands-on experience. Even real world hands on experience isn't enough to pass the Microsoft Exams. They throw so much MS specific poo poo at you that isn't used in the real world. No one uses MS Server for VPN dammit, we all get Juniper or Cisco appliances for that poo poo. I've failed 3 out of my last 5 attempts on Microsoft exams. They're much harder than they used to be.
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Aug 3, 2015 17:44
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Took and passed the F5 101 (Network Fundamentals) exam today. It's pretty damned easy so long as you read through the study guide once beforehand to learn some of the product information. Apparently the 201 exam is quite a bit harder, but isn't too bad so long as you've worked with F5s before.
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Aug 5, 2015 23:06
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skipdogg posted:Even real world hands on experience isn't enough to pass the Microsoft Exams. They throw so much MS specific poo poo at you that isn't used in the real world. No one uses MS Server for VPN dammit, we all get Juniper or Cisco appliances for that poo poo. Failing twice on the 70-685 kinda soured me on Microsoft certifications. I know I'll have to come back around to them with the Server 2012 MCSA eventually, but for now I'm trying to cert up without getting anything else from them for a while. My score actually went DOWN on my second attempt, and that was after a few legitimate weeks of studying, wherein I really did get a stronger grasp on material.
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Aug 5, 2015 23:13
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skipdogg posted:Even real world hands on experience isn't enough to pass the Microsoft Exams. They throw so much MS specific poo poo at you that isn't used in the real world. No one uses MS Server for VPN dammit, we all get Juniper or Cisco appliances for that poo poo. This concerns me because I'm studying to take the MCSA (70-410, 70-411, 70-412). Finished reading for the 410 and 411 and about to start on the 412 section Is there anything I should watch out for when I actually go to take the tests? On the practice tests some of the command line programs can trip me up a bit but usually they have the right one listed in between 3 that don't exist
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Aug 6, 2015 04:42
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Danith posted:This concerns me because I'm studying to take the MCSA (70-410, 70-411, 70-412). Finished reading for the 410 and 411 and about to start on the 412 section I've passed the 70-410 but failed 411 multiple times. Expect questions in the form of: pre:You need to perform administrative task x What command should you use: [ ] [ ] [ ] Add-TaskProduct -ServerName Server1 -Reciprocate Set-TaskComputer -ComputerName Server1 -Mirror Set-TaskServer -HostName Server1 -Correspond Approve-TaskServer 
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Aug 6, 2015 04:59
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Anyone thinking of studying for 410-411 should go through PowerShell in a Month of Lunches first. Really you should do that even if you're not studying for the MS tests.
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Aug 6, 2015 12:51
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Got my CCENT today  Used bits of Odom, Lammle, and CBT Nuggets.Not sure if I wanna try for CCNA this year or next, but feeling good about getting Security+ and CCENT in one year.
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Aug 6, 2015 19:21
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beepsandboops posted:Got my CCENT today Congratulations! I waited forever between my CCENT and CCNA, take my advice dont be like me. Just keep studying for it and try to take it sooner rather than later. Getting your mind back into the mode of being able to subnet on the fly took me some time. I really regretted waiting, just for how much harder it made it later and how much more quickly I could've advanced my career.
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Aug 6, 2015 21:23
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Grats beepsandboops, hope to join you in that category (I got my Sec+ two weeks ago, started in on CCENT pretty much right away). Man, I keep getting the impression that getting your CCNA is just a big jump-start to your career. Trying to keep my expectations grounded, but I'm excited that I'm finally studying for this, and to feel like I legitimately have a chance at learning the material. Hoping to take the CCENT before the year's up - I think that's pretty doable (my studying's a little hindered by having an 11 month-old daughter crawling around). Maybe even ICND2, though I'm definitely less sure about that. Just got GNS3 up and running with a few routers and switches, learning the interface today.
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Aug 6, 2015 21:57
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Don't be a complacent half rear end like too many people I know. Get your CCNA.
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Aug 6, 2015 22:05
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:Grats beepsandboops, hope to join you in that category (I got my Sec+ two weeks ago, started in on CCENT pretty much right away). I passed ICND1 after about two months of studying a couple hours a day. Maybe about 150 hours total? I was way over prepared too. I think passing both by the end of the year is definitely realistic if you're focused.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:Grats beepsandboops, hope to join you in that category (I got my Sec+ two weeks ago, started in on CCENT pretty much right away).
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Aug 6, 2015 23:15
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psydude posted:Don't be a complacent half rear end like too many people I know. Get your CCNA. QFT. Keep the train rolling while you still have a habit of doing your homework.
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Aug 6, 2015 23:56
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I hear they do a cool thing with the R/S lab now, wherein the troubleshooting section is up front, and graded ad hoc, and if you don't actually pass that section, the rest of the lab you're given will be virtually impossible to finish in the time constraints and have almost no chance to be memorized.
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Aug 7, 2015 00:17
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Ashley Madison posted:QFT. Keep the train rolling while you still have a habit of doing your homework. I am seriously considering going back to school just to get back in the study mindset. I work a job where I could study for hours almost every day but I am so complacent it makes me feel like poo poo.
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Aug 7, 2015 08:43
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Set aside an hour a day and consider that your school hour. For me it was making my day longer, optionally staying from 5 to 6 four days a week. All I would do is study for the CCNA with no distractions because I wasn't expected to do work and I wasn't at home with thousands of other things to do. Finished much faster than I thought I would.
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Aug 7, 2015 10:34
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Does anyone have a preferred book for the CCNA Security exam? I've been using the Lammle book for RS and like it a lot, but I'm not seeing anything comparable to that.
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Aug 7, 2015 17:40
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Danith posted:This concerns me because I'm studying to take the MCSA (70-410, 70-411, 70-412). Finished reading for the 410 and 411 and about to start on the 412 section How much experience do you have with the products? Actual hands on.. in a lab, VM, work, whatever. The odds of you just reading the books and passing the test are slim to be honest. The books are a good guide, but nothing beats actually doing it. For example, I've been doing this about a decade, but I just stood up my first Mircrosoft based Enterprise PKI system (ADCS)a few weeks ago. I knew the basics from studying for exams, but the amount I learned by actual doing it, making mistakes, and then fixing those mistakes just can't be replicated by reading.
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Aug 7, 2015 18:26
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crunk dork posted:Does anyone have a preferred book for the CCNA Security exam? I've been using the Lammle book for RS and like it a lot, but I'm not seeing anything comparable to that. I have Keith barkers book and it has been thorough when I've referenced it at work.
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Aug 7, 2015 21:58
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Bigass Moth posted:I have Keith barkers book and it has been thorough when I've referenced it at work. That's the Cisco official one right?
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That's the one I used, that and the lab manual to round it out as there's not much in the way of exercises in the official cert guide.
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Aug 7, 2015 22:49
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these CCNA/P Data Center certs seem intriguing to me anyone here know someone whos taken it or has it?
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Aug 8, 2015 07:14
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Race Realists posted:these CCNA/P Data Center certs seem intriguing to me The CCNP Data Center will cover a lot of UCS, a lot of Nexus and a small amount of storage (MDS switching.) The exams for them are also partner specialist exams and I don't think there are any simlets on any of the tests.
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no sims is a good thing, right?...  Watching keith barkers ipv4 subnetting videos. if there was ever anything to remind me how much i am literally retarded when it comes to math, these videos would be it
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Aug 9, 2015 18:21
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Can you count to four? Congrats you can learn submitting.
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Aug 9, 2015 19:17
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Keith Barker posted:what is the subnet that the host 22.23.24.121/26 is connected to? Im supposed to reverse engineer this, but the CIDR notation is throwing me off and making it difficult to find the block size. EDIT: Nevermind, I see what I was doing wrong. I was count the bits in the third octet instead of the FOURTH octet  Just so im sure, they dont give the CIDR notations for Subnetting questions on CCNA/P exams? BornAPoorBlkChild fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 19:21
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You need to know it all man.
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Aug 9, 2015 21:06
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i ask, how expansive are Subnetting sections on CCNA/P exams? Im finding converting to binary to be relatively simple, but the rest is going to take awhile.
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Aug 9, 2015 22:02
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Race Realists posted:i ask, how expansive are Subnetting sections on CCNA/P exams? Im finding converting to binary to be relatively simple, but the rest is going to take awhile. If you can't subnet quickly and correctly it's going to be painful.
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Aug 9, 2015 22:18
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so be it
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Aug 9, 2015 22:36
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Race Realists posted:so be it http://subnettingpractice.com/ I had trouble with subnetting at first too, just drill with the basic questions until you're doing them extremely fast and without error, and then move onto the regular ones and do the same thing.
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