Pretty sure this has been discussed in the past, just wanted to see if any body is taking exam lately,self-studied and thinking to take soon..so any response would be great...

Regards

bump

Are you already working in the field?

@crush...remind me of old days...

CBT nugget videos were easy to grasp beside Cisco pub books. Don't forget to check youtube for tutorials. Also practice is very important. If you don't have physical equipment, use GNS3 emulator, search online for working image files of routers. I took my CCNP about three years ago.

good info, m doing on cisco packet tracer n following dumps & nuggets..still getting hang of GNS3

Packet tracer is not that good for ccnp level, unless cisco updated it.

What ramas said also check out gns3vault.com

How hard is it to land the job after the certification? I have been looking to get entry level and it tough in the field hahaha...

And, I met this old white guy who talks about getting certification after working in the field like 2 decades. I asked how the heck did he get the job without any certification and then he said that someone he knew in the field got him in the job. His job was to manage routers and switches. Some lucky guy like him even gets by without certification and do the real jobs and here we're struggling to get the edge even after certifications. Phew...

@ vlan & Jerry thx....as of now m trying for NA if all goes well ll shoot for NP...
@64..isn't that something, i often encounter ppl like that and tell myself why not me...well may be one day....

Hi daru,hope u don't mind me asking this but where are you located at? In the city where I currently live there are some boot camps to help you pass the test...I was thinking about joining them...how long do u think u need to study before u can take the test..cisco says this is for so.e one with a 1 and half years of networking experience

If u just need a certification -cbt nugggets+gns3+dumps is enough. If you want to go in depth use ine ccnp videos with gns3. If you want to go further study cbt nuggets and ine ccie videos. You should atleast go through routing videos ccie from cbt nuggets and ine(if you have time), if u want to start your career in cisco networkig. Good luck!!

@Dark...thats the goal...lets c

on the side make sure you grasp the concepts well, be it cisco or other vendors concepts is the same everywhere.

If any of you guys have a lead on 1099 type job (not W2) in networking (cisco related, working remotely/VPN), I would like to know.

Done with CCNA...now preparing for CCNP,any body have dumps and nuggets,m having tough time getting it..Thx in adv.

preferably Switch,,,thx

Ccnp which one? Route/switch/tshoot?
Route gets job at core/distribution
Switch at distribution
Tshoot i guess at access/core/dist
Best of luck