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Oh and I found the book to be quite detailed, going beyond the exam in some areas, and with a CD-ROM of material from the earlier editions of the book. This is material that isn't covered on the current exam, but is still included as a supplement based on feedback from readers saying they found...

I just passed this exam yesterday (woo-hoo!) As mentioned by lerdalt, I used the Exam Cert Guide by Wendell Odom, and supplemented it with research on Cisco.com (IE when I read something that didn't go in, or wanted some clarification). And yes, you can simulate everything on dynamips except...

Cisco's website is a great resource. I used it by firstly reading up on the certification I was attempting (eg BCMSN) and finding what was covered in the exam. I would then read up on each topic (I used Ciscopress books, others here use different ones). Anything that I didn't understand or...

May sound obvious, but try www.cisco.com I found the best way to utilise Cisco's website was to study from the book, but when I came upon a specific topic that didn't make sense or I needed more information on, I would go to Cisco.com and start researching that one topic. Graham M. CCNP

I tend not to worry too much about what the passing score for any exam is. Whatever the passing score may be, doesn't change how hard I'm going to try when I'm in the exam room! Below is an answer to a question on Cisco's Certifications Online Support page "Exam simulation questions carry...

I used the Ciscopress books when I did my CCNP. They vary in quality, the BSCI and BCMSN Self-Study books were excellent, the BCRAN Exam Certification guide was not detailed enough for me (I should have got the Self-Study book), and the CIT was awful! Some people recommend Ciscopress because...

Hi reddevil2 It's been a few years since I did my CCNA, but from what I hear it's gotten harder over the last couple of years. If you are uncertain of your practical ability you should probably take the two exams separately. Graham M. CCNP

Are you able to get hands-on experience with actual networks? If so you may find that buying the self-study books and reinforcing the theory learned from these with hands-on practice will suffice. Graham M. CCNP

The statement network 192.168.10.64 0.0.0.3 area 1 defines the interfaces to run OSPF on, and the wildcard mask is used as a shorthand way to cover multiple interfaces. So the above statement would start the OSPF process running on any interfaces with the following IP addresses 192.168.10.64...

Not knowing this particular exam or the simulation, but maybe you need to look at the network topology and try to pick up some clues from that. For example: does it say something about "This network is using RIP". So once pings are working, I would look at the routing table to see if I'm...

Definitely congratulations! When you pass the last one it feels so good, doesn't it! :) Graham M. CCNP

I might as well add my 2 cents worth :) Good to hear you're not frightened of failing! I've seen many comments from people who have failed their first, second, even third (or more) attempt at gaining a Cisco qualification. Of course you need skills and experience; having said that, some...

Well done. I found BCMSN pretty difficult too, I sure didn't score 925! Graham M. CCNP

Everything I've seen on Cisco's website indicates that you must book one of the "old" exams by 15th November and you then have until 31st December to sit it. If you book an exam on the 16th of November you will have to sit the new version. So this would be the new version of BSCI or BCMSN, or...

Hey! Finally! What a relief. Man, I bet you almost passed out with relief when you saw, "Congratulations. You have passed" on the screen. Congratualtions. Take a well-deserved break for a couple of weeks. Graham M. CCNP