Everyone needs a break now and then. I’ve been a machine since before the final exam period in my last term at university. After that I started right up on the CCNA and BSCI. The last week and a half, I must report, were complete write-offs. I got home late every night and just vegged-out to True Blood, Entourage, and a bunch of movies.
This weekend I got back on track and covered IS-IS, which I really didn’t like very much. Well, I’m almost done with it. I read the chapters on it in both Doyle and the Exam Cert Guide, so I still have the labs in the Lab Portfolio to do. I will probably cover a big chunk of Redistribution today as well, so i’m getting back to my desired pace once again.
Lastly, I think I have said this before, but while the CCNA Cxam Certification Guide by Wendell Odom provided you with everything you needed to pass, the CCNP Exam Certification Library does not. The information in it is very terse, and often unclear unless you’ve already read something that explained the subject in much more detail. Cisco recommends the authorized self-study guide, but I am using Doyle’s Routing TCP/IP for everything. Volume 1 covers the interior routing protocols and some other stuff and Volume 2 covers bgp, multicasting, nat, etc. I had initially only ordered volume 1, but I just ordered Volume 2. I’ve just gone ahead and created a listmania on amazon for those that are interested. It’s specifically designed for people that intend on doing a CCNP and going straight to the CCIE. It distinguishes between what I think is required and what is just recommended, based on my experience with the material so far.
