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It really astonishes me how fast this stuff went over my head. It's very telling how little i really know. Makes me glad I'm doing this... The small amount of ios commands and experience with ASDM I have are really nothing...can't wait to learn more. I did end up getting some really cheap 1760's, so we'll see. They were so cheap that if I have to get something different soon, it's not a big deal. I'm sure I could re-sell them if need be.
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What are some good places to get discounted vouchers? I'm trying to take a Sec+ (Pearson VUE) test, the lowest price I can find is $235 on getcertified4less, I'm taking it within the next week, so expiration is not a problem.
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May 30, 2013 18:24
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Vintimus Prime posted:Sitting for my second shot on the 685 tomorrow. I failed the first time with a higher score than expected, had a lot of medical crap going on. I feel I am ready tis time. I passed!!! Scored a 925! Feeling so great like I can walk on air.
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May 30, 2013 18:28
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Cenodoxus posted:Looks good. That'll get you a good bit of hands-on experience with the hardware, which even though isn't strictly required for CCNA, is a great plus. Balance that kit with GNS3 for more advanced topologies and you're all set. Can you or anyone else shed a little light on lab suggestions? I took some notes previously in the thread, but they're a little sparse: code:Currently, I have a work-owned 2948G of unknown state and vintage, Qty 6 SC GBICs (30-0759-01), a few SC/SC patches, and the 3548XL I got a few weeks ago for ~$20. We also use a 2948G-GE-TX internally, but literally none of the management features are in use, and of course it's not like I can experiment with that, either. Obviously I need routers, but what about interface cards, cables, which interfaces are essential if I am thinking of a CCNA, versus maybe interface cards that would be useful for learning Cisco networking whether you plan on getting certified or not? Would there be some interfaces and protocols I'd be less likely to need to study? I only ask this odd question because I want to brush up my networking knowledge across the board, but I'm in the middle of a planned certification track for work that's MS-focused, and I'm not necessarily pursuing certs for their own value, rather the knowledge attendant to pursuing the certification. I have broad, sparse network knowledge, but in big Lync endpoint deployments or video conferencing trouble shooting it's easy to get out of my comfort zone quickly with our clients' IT people. Between asking them to open 10,000 ports bidirectionally for both TCP and UDP in the OCS 2007 days, to 5,000 ports, also bidirectionally, also both TCP and UDP, for H.323 video systems, they occasionally act like you personally ran over their dog. At the other end of the spectrum, there's one client who'll let me into his Sonicwall and then go get lunch, leaving me to possibly fat finger something awful.
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May 30, 2013 21:04
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Vintimus Prime posted:I passed!!! Scored a 925! Feeling so great like I can walk on air. Congrats! After my Network + I'll probably be knocking that one out as well. I have the opportunity to start helldesk at a university soon; how long should I gain knowledge and experience there before I take the Security +? I'm trying to gauge where in my career I should knock that one out.
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May 30, 2013 22:02
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Oddhair posted:Can you or anyone else shed a little light on lab suggestions? I took some notes previously in the thread, but they're a little sparse: The 2948G is a CatOS device. CatOS is basically EOL, although you might see it in huge switches like the 6500 that can still run it in hybrid mode (CatOS + IOS). It won't hurt to play around with, but it won't be as helpful as having an IOS switch if you decide to pursue Cisco certs. The 3548XL is an IOS switch, but it's old and only does layer 2 switching - the XL is a misnomer, it's actually a step backwards compared to the 3550, which does full layer 3 routing. IOS 15 isn't a big deal - it's 12.4 with new restrictive licensing features, and almost everyone I've talked to said it's silly to make it a determining factor in lab design. I'd steer clear of it anyway until Cisco comes up with an IOS student license, which will happen approximately never now that they're selling virtual lab access. As far as interfaces, the only two you really need to worry about for CCNA are serial and ethernet. They're the most common by a long shot and are the easiest to work with in the lab. In a lab with two routers, you can get by with one serial interface (WIC-1T) each for a simple point-to-point. This gives you some hands-on experience with the ports, connectors, and cables. Anything beyond that can be covered pretty well in GNS3. Here's my small-time lab recommendation:
If you want to go above and beyond to the CCNP, or just want a more "practical" lab, swap out the 2950s for 3550s. Layer 3 switches are covered on the CCNP and all the cool kids are doing it in the enterprise to route between VLANs.
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Thanks a lot, that's pretty much exactly the kind of answer I was looking for! I just know we could fix some of the general crust in our environment given the will and some time, hence why I mentioned my currently-in-use stuff as well. It also ties into my practice MS labs - I've got bandwidth and IPs to spare, but I always have to be careful not to damage anything because while my test server is outside production, the rest of the network isn't.
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So I'm taking ROUTE on Saturday. Any major areas I should focus on for last minute studying? I know there's a ton of sims.
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May 31, 2013 00:48
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psydude posted:So I'm taking ROUTE on Saturday. Any major areas I should focus on for last minute studying? I know there's a ton of sims. Go here, and review all the defaults and how they differ per protocol: http://packetlife.net/library/cheat-sheets/ The sims you can do when you know how everything is supposed to work. Questions about default AD, you either know or you don't.
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May 31, 2013 07:01
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Jelmylicious posted:Go here, and review all the defaults and how they differ per protocol: http://packetlife.net/library/cheat-sheets/ Thanks. The practice exam I took last night had a metric fuckton of IPv6 on it too, holy poo poo.
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May 31, 2013 11:57
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psydude posted:Thanks. The practice exam I took last night had a metric fuckton of IPv6 on it too, holy poo poo. IPV6 is alot simpler than you might think. Just realize everything is optimized for point to point links and know what :: is and you should be fine. At least, that's my take on it. The current CCNP tests are 5-10% IPV6 so enough to screw you if you have no idea, but not enough if you can fudge your way through it.
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When I took ROUTE it asked questions like what the first two hex's FE represent, and what the loopback looks like. Just brush up on it if poo poo like that has you wondering.
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How valuable is the Security+ certificate without any actual job experience? I'm fairly certain I can pass, I know my stuff. I just don't have any actual experience. I'd be fine with an entry level job I'm just worried I'll shell out the time and money only to get nothing due to lack of experience.
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May 31, 2013 18:05
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Elucidarius posted:How valuable is the Security+ certificate without any actual job experience? I'm fairly certain I can pass, I know my stuff. I just don't have any actual experience. I'd be fine with an entry level job I'm just worried I'll shell out the time and money only to get nothing due to lack of experience.
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Well fun cramming and studying. Passed my test to get my EMCISA cert. Felt like the exam studying was a dive into EMC products and propaganda. It was touted to me as an industry cert thats more agnostic. Yeah not really, but it did have some great information if you haven't done much with storage.
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May 31, 2013 23:00
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Langolas posted:Well fun cramming and studying. Passed my test to get my EMCISA cert. Felt like the exam studying was a dive into EMC products and propaganda. It was touted to me as an industry cert thats more agnostic. Yeah not really, but it did have some great information if you haven't done much with storage. Yeah, it basically is that for the test. It felt like a VSTP to me
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Any of you cool dudes have recommendations on study materials for CISSP? I only saw Sec+ listed in the OP.
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Jun 1, 2013 02:06
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642-747 in about 11 hours, if I hate wireless so much, why am I still taking wireless tests.
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psydude posted:So I'm taking ROUTE on Saturday. Any major areas I should focus on for last minute studying? I know there's a ton of sims. If you can do the ROUTE lab manual, you'll not have problems with the sims. Know your redistribution as well. All I can recall at the moment. Good luck.
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Because it's  THE FUTURE
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Tasty Wheat posted:642-747 in about 11 hours, if I hate wireless so much, why am I still taking wireless tests. Line to check in at the testing center, oh I hate that, bet I will get the crapy mouse again. e. Ahha, drug pushers taking tests, drat pharmacists.
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Welp, got my rear end handed to me by a few sims, particularly one on redistribution and one on EIGRP that I spent like 20 minutes a piece on. I think the EIGRP one was bugged, though, but whatever. Time to study up and take it again in two weeks.
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AgentSythe posted:Any of you cool dudes have recommendations on study materials for CISSP? I only saw Sec+ listed in the OP. Im studying for it now and the two main books are "CISSP All-In-One" by Shon Harris and "CISSP Study Guide" by Eric Conrad. Everyone that Ive talked to used the Harris book almost exclusively so Im grinding my way through that one first.
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Jun 1, 2013 21:38
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psydude posted:Welp, got my rear end handed to me by a few sims, particularly one on redistribution and one on EIGRP that I spent like 20 minutes a piece on. I think the EIGRP one was bugged, though, but whatever. Did you open a cert support case? I doubt you'd get a full voucher out of it, but they might at least confirm or deny the bug.
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What's the best book for the new CCNA? Is it still just the Odom Cisco Press book? There's no chance I can be ready to test by September and I figure I might as well get a jump on the new one since that's what will be required for retests.
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Doug posted:What's the best book for the new CCNA? Is it still just the Odom Cisco Press book? There's no chance I can be ready to test by September and I figure I might as well get a jump on the new one since that's what will be required for retests. I hear a lot of people saying this, but man, you have four months. That's like an academic semester.
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forever gold posted:I hear a lot of people saying this, but man, you have four months. That's like an academic semester. This is probably a bad example, but...I did a two week boot camp and passed the older CCNA back in 2004 (single test). I actually understood the stuff, too. Granted, I had access to real hardware to practice on, and it did take me two tries to pass the test (paid for by the boot camp), but what I'm trying to say here is that even with GNS3 or Packet Tracker alone, you can do this. Don't sell yourself short.
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I'm also already committed to a work required certification that I'll be taking in July. I have no physical hardware to work on, and I'd just really like to take the new test since that's what all retests will be based on. What's the point in studying an old test when in 3 years I'll be at minimum taking the new test possibly with even more material if it gets updated again.
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Jun 3, 2013 01:23
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Doug posted:What's the point in studying an old test when in 3 years I'll be at minimum taking the new test possibly with even more material if it gets updated again. Getting the CCNA is still valid, better to do it now than when it is harder. Even more so if you don't feel like you can't get poo poo done right now. Unless you really really want to learn OSPFv3.
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Doug posted:What's the best book for the new CCNA? Is it still just the Odom Cisco Press book? There's no chance I can be ready to test by September and I figure I might as well get a jump on the new one since that's what will be required for retests. If you've already got experience with networking (subnetting, switch configuration, etc.) you can easily do it in 4 months. If you're coming fresh out of the helpdesk you might be pushing it, but doing the current CCNA will be a lot easier than doing the new one.
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Doug posted:I'm also already committed to a work required certification that I'll be taking in July. I have no physical hardware to work on, and I'd just really like to take the new test since that's what all retests will be based on. What's the point in studying an old test when in 3 years I'll be at minimum taking the new test possibly with even more material if it gets updated again. At the least you should be taking one of the CCNA Specialized tests, or one of the CCNP exams, not the CCNA exam again.
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I'm preparing to take the CCNA by taking the Cisco Networking Academy courses with CCENT next week and the CCNA proper in late July. I have a Cisco book from 2006 in my possession but is their anything else available I can use to prepare for either exam?
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Island Nation posted:I'm preparing to take the CCNA by taking the Cisco Networking Academy courses with CCENT next week and the CCNA proper in late July. I have a Cisco book from 2006 in my possession but is their anything else available I can use to prepare for either exam? '06 is when I got mine, I can not tell you chapter and verse, but that book should have extra info and be missing some stuff. When I did the CCNA, IGRP and DDR was still subject matter, that is not going to be on your test now.
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I wonder if they'll finally stop talking about Frame Relay and DSL.
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psydude posted:I wonder if they'll finally stop talking about Frame Relay and DSL. I think that Frame Relay will be testable for some time, its easy and cheap to set up in labs.
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psydude posted:I wonder if they'll finally stop talking about Frame Relay and DSL. Does anyone actually use frame relay any more? Surely it's so drat slow at this point that it is no longer useful.
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Powdered Toast Man posted:Does anyone actually use frame relay any more? Surely it's so drat slow at this point that it is no longer useful. I've still heard of it in the wild, yes. I've also still heard of token ring networks and ISDN lines in production.
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psydude posted:I've still heard of it in the wild, yes. I've also still heard of token ring networks and ISDN lines in production. Frame Rely, that's what I using over VSAT, as long as your talking slow links, I bet it will be around for some time.
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