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routing and switching concurrently
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| nhat777 2002-08-16, 12:15 am |
| hi all-
just a quick question. my school offers both routing, remote access and switching for ccnp this semester. I'm thinking of taking routing and switching at the same time. the question would be how hard is it to take both?
I understand people normally take the routing first then the switching. Is it possible to study both concurrently? I might not live in the area next semester so i'm trying to take as much classes as possible.
any feedback would be appreciated.
thanks,
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| akarklins 2002-08-16, 7:55 am |
| Hello,
I think it depends upon what you know. The switching exam deals with vlans, ios and set based commands, spanningtree, trunking, switching, etc.. different topics than the routing exam.
Routing covers protocols, ios commands, detailed configuration,and much more.
Routing is the toughest of the two but it really depends on what you know.
The first preference is to take a topic, then absorb it and move to the next level.
Certainly remote access has a lot of isdn, frame relay other route type topics. I would take routing before this remote access. I know you said switching and routing but just incase you had that thought.
Good Luck in your endeavors!!! | |
| ZacDogg 2002-08-16, 2:55 pm |
| In addition to the above post; switching also covers HSRP, multicast, and Multi-layer switching. I wouldn't want to try to learn these w/o having a thourough understanding of routing. I would personally suggest taking one at a time. Don't spread yourself too thin. You are studying this because you would actually like a job in networking and would like to know what your doing right?
Just my opinion. | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-08-17, 1:44 am |
| if no choice and you want to start then you can start both of them because HSRP & Multicasting you will study almost at the end ,by that time you will be covering eigrp . So you will be having some understanding of routing . Then HSRP and multicasting will not be a big problem (IF YOU UNDERSTOOD ROUTING WELL) By the way who put HSRP in switching instead of routing ? And whats the prupose of this ? Anybody would like to answer ? | |
| nhat777 2002-08-18, 12:47 am |
| thanks all for the input..
anyhow, the switching class got cancel cuz not many people enroll  sucks!! however, the routing and remote access are still avail.
I do like networking and serious about it. I dont take these courses cuz its Cisco. To rephrase the question, is it wised to take routing and remote access concurrently? I know for sure that I would have to study hard and play with the router as much as I could.
again, any input is appreciated. | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-08-18, 1:07 am |
| BCRAN & routing you can do at a time no problem for that | |
| SureshHomepage 2002-08-19, 9:14 pm |
| I agree with Haseeb. Routing and Switching are bit tough to go together. I would suggest to go for Remote and Routing first. I put this fact on to you because I used to teach the Cisco Academy students as part time work. I felt their pain in hand. | |
| mikeghet 2002-08-19, 11:04 pm |
| They are not any tougher than any other college class(well most of them). Can you take two college classes at the same time? If so then you can take a routing and switching class at the same time. You would probably want to study for the actuall cert seperatley thoguh. No matter what any documetn says I think the router is the best to start with first. The recommended cisco course is the best I think. The ccna mostly covers routing. So when you study for your ccnp you will be more familiar with the concepts although much harder. | |
| whytokayok 2002-08-20, 2:05 am |
| ""By the way who put HSRP in switching instead of routing ? And whats the prupose of this ? Anybody would like to answer ?"
The Cisco's 5000 series switch has router switch module (RSM) that can be plugged into it. This eliminates an external router for inter-VLAN routing. If your router goes down you can no longer route between VLANS. In comes HSRP....If you take the switching course you can see how Cisco is pushing the layer 3 and layer 4 switching concept. | |
| haseeb_eng 2002-08-21, 3:23 am |
| Good answer |
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