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| Hi All,
Passed The Beast today!
Lots of DNS,DHCP,RRAS,VPN,RIP and CA questions. All I've got to say is that you can not over-prepare for this exam. The amount of knowledge required on each subject is great and I still encountered a few head scratchers.
Lots of scenerio questions with choose all that apply were throw at me, but I handled them without too much trouble. You really need to take your time and re-read the questions a few times.
Materials I used to prepare were:
The MOC (solid as usual)
ExamCram (not that great)
Windows 2000 White Papers - DHCP, DNS, CA, IPSec
TechNet Knowledgebase Articles Q234320, Q255999, Q249868, Q130642, and Q253169
The Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit
Understanding IP Addressing - http://www.3com.com/other/pdfs/infr...n_US/501302.pdf
Transcenders for 70-216
Hands On lab with 2 DC's and 1 client pc
Well that's about it. I'm taking a brainbreak throughout the holiday's and will pick it back up with 70-221 next and finish with 70-217. Network Infrastructure interests me a heck of a lot more than AD so that's why I'm leaving 70-217 until the end.
Best of luck to everyone preparing for this exam! You can do it! | |
| Slinky 2002-11-19, 10:33 am |
| Good job Spid.  How many questions did you encounter regarding CAs and routing protocols? Those are my weak areas and I need to brush up on those a little bit before I go in and take it. Gonna check out some of those resources so can you do me a favor and post the links to those whitepapers if you still have them?
I actually find Active Directory to be way more interesting IMO. Thats why I took it after 70-210.  | |
| NetChild1985 2002-11-19, 10:43 am |
| Hey, congratulations Spid!! Thanks for the feedback and best of luck with the 221! BTW, did you have any subnetting questions? | |
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Hey, congratulations Spid!! Thanks for the feedback and best of luck with the 221! BTW, did you have any subnetting questions?
Thanks NetChild! I only had one subnetting question. | |
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Originally posted by Slinky
Good job Spid. How many questions did you encounter regarding CAs and routing protocols? Those are my weak areas and I need to brush up on those a little bit before I go in and take it. Gonna check out some of those resources so can you do me a favor and post the links to those whitepapers if you still have them?
I actually find Active Directory to be way more interesting IMO. Thats why I took it after 70-210.
Thanks Slinky! The White papers were included on one of the CD's I got when I took the MOC class. I'll get the links and post them later for you.
Sorry, I forgot to answer your other questions. I got about a handful of CA questions and 2 RIP questions. | |
| NetChild1985 2002-11-19, 12:29 pm |
| Because of this subnetting I rescheduled my exam for January, 2003 instead December this year and I expect to have more than 1 question!  | |
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Because of this subnetting I rescheduled my exam for January, 2003 instead December this year and I expect to have more than 1 question!
I thought I'd get more too. But they sure hammered the hell out of DNS, RRAS, and DHCP. I must have gotten 12-14 questions on DNS alone. | |
| buckwheat 2002-11-19, 1:10 pm |
| Congrats on the pass! That must be a big relief to get that out of the way. | |
| namrak 2002-11-19, 1:27 pm |
| Hearty congratulations on whipping 70-216 Spid! I didn't think you needed to study since you're a moderator and all. 
Good luck with 70-221 after your brief break. | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-11-19, 5:42 pm |
| Congrats SPID!!!
221 has at least one case study with a lot of subnetting, so don't get out of practice!!! | |
| Pavlov 2002-11-19, 5:56 pm |
| Congrats on your victory Spid! Sounds like you had the same test I did - only one subnetting question, I was a tad disappointed 
Best of luck with 221 | |
| jakob79 2002-11-19, 7:43 pm |
| Congrats on the pass Spid.. thanks for sharing with us how you prepared to face the beast.. only 1 subnetting question? I'd take DNS question any day good luck for your 221 | |
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| Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!
Slinky here is a link to the White Papers I read:
This site has the White Papers in .doc format. (These are the same one's I received on the students CD from the MOC class.
http://www.chapo.co.il/Articles/Microsoft/Whitepapers/
You should be able to find everything you need under the Security and TCP/IP sections. | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-19, 8:17 pm |
| Congrats Spid! You are a true guru. | |
| me? I dunno... 2002-11-19, 10:31 pm |
| Net Child 1985
Just answer that one subnetting question wrong, and you'll get about 10 more, just like it!
Adaptive Bleeping Bleep | |
| Slinky 2002-11-19, 11:20 pm |
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Originally posted by Spid
Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!
Slinky here is a link to the White Papers I read:
This site has the White Papers in .doc format. (These are the same one's I received on the students CD from the MOC class.
http://www.chapo.co.il/Articles/Microsoft/Whitepapers/
You should be able to find everything you need under the Security and TCP/IP sections.
Thanks a million. | |
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| Shiryu 2002-11-20, 8:58 am |
| Congrats Spid.
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| awesome job, buddy Feels good, huh? | |
| bbraunstein 2002-11-20, 8:03 pm |
| Way to go! Good luck on your next one....although you don't need luck 'cause you got game. | |
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| Congratulations !! Thax for the PDF | |
| Deja-vue 2002-11-22, 2:05 am |
| what? am i late? did i miss Spid killing the Beast?
Shame on me!
Anyways, Spid: Congrats on the pass!
For some reason i thought, you already had this one packed!
I whish you the best on the next one!
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| Kidvegas19 2002-11-23, 1:37 am |
| Hey hey Spid! Most excellent. Good job. | |
| Zaraspook 2002-11-23, 5:55 am |
| Hadn't checked the boards in a while; been too busy! Had a few minutes before I went in to work and thought I'd see what was going on. Glad I did! Congratulations Spid! Nice to get that one out the way. Best of luck on the 221! | |
| nila_40 2002-11-25, 12:00 pm |
| congrats .the best for 221 | |
| Linux_Hawk 2002-11-26, 11:58 am |
| Great job there Spidders....
On a scale of 1 to 10, on the tests you have taken, 10 being the hardest, how did this one rate for you??? | |
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| Thanks Linux_Hawk!
Out of the exams I've taken, on a scale of 1 to 10 I'd have to say it's a 10.
The tough thing about this exam is that the depth of knowledge you need to know about the subject material is great. Throw in the fact that there is a lot of subject material as well, and you've got the makings of one brutal exam. The questions are long-winded at times with exibits and choose all that apply answers. The long and the short of it is that if you are not prepared, this exam will smack you silly.
It took me almost 3 months of solid study and preparation for this exam and I still didn't feel 100% confident that I'd pass it. (first time I've ever went into an exam not 100% confident in my ability to pass it). When I put my mind to it, I usually can study for and knock out an exam in about 4 or 5 weeks. I wasn't even close to being ready after a month of studying for this monster.
Best of luck to you! | |
| Linux_Hawk 2002-11-26, 12:44 pm |
| I will defenitly bone up for this before I take and pass it.
Soon I will pass it and the 218 then try to get employed.
Thanks for your response and congradulations again... | |
| Kidvegas19 2002-11-26, 12:51 pm |
| Spid - when you study for a test (this one for example), are you starting from scratch? By that I mean no other training besides OJT, experience, personal research and things like that. Or do you take a class or seminar to go along with it? | |
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| For this one I did take the 5-Day MOC 2153 course. Other than that class, all other preparation was done via self-study, research, on-the-job experience, setting up my test domain at home and working through some of the labs, reading some "white papers", etc...
When I felt I had a good understanding of the material, I started hitting the Transcenders practice exams, and for all of the questions I got wrong, I would research out why via Technet(or the MS knowledgebase).
HTH! | |
| nila_40 2002-11-27, 6:32 am |
| spid you are giving me nightmares.Ive booked to take this one on 23rd dec normally 5 weeks solid prep's enough tho i think i'll defer this for another month.
thanks for the links. | |
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spid you are giving me nightmares.Ive booked to take this one on 23rd dec normally 5 weeks solid prep's enough tho i think i'll defer this for another month.
thanks for the links.
Hi nila_40,
I didn't mean to spook you
Everyone learns at their own pace and 5 weeks of solid prep might be enough for you, but it just wasn't for me on this exam. 
After 5 weeks, I was DNS, DHCP, WINS and subnetting machine, but I was lacking somewhat with CA's, VPN's, RRAS policies, IPSec and RIP. I probably could have booked the test and passed it. But that would have depended on the type of questions they asked, and I didn't want to go in worried about that.
If you feel that after 5 weeks you are ready, take the exam! I'm sure you will do fine!!
Best of luck! | |
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| Congrats there Spid. Glad I checked this site or I would not have known. Thanks for the tips on passing this beast. | |
| sanjbatra 2002-11-29, 4:35 pm |
| What can I say that hasn't already been said ?
Congratulations - You deserve it !
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| lamngocliem 2002-11-30, 8:29 pm |
| Congratulations on the pass. | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-12-07, 8:20 am |
| spamsoeasy!!! | |
| stoneyt1 2002-12-11, 3:17 pm |
| MOC? Is that Microsoft Online Courses? | |
| Kidvegas19 2002-12-11, 3:20 pm |
| Microsoft Official Cirriculum | |
| jluckado 2002-12-11, 4:16 pm |
| Well, I took 216 for the first time last Saturday, and I must say, that naming it THE BEAST is an understatement!!!
I only gave myself 2 weeks for hardcore studying and testking quizzing, so I have to admit that I was definitely unprepared for the onslaught.
I, too, got quite a bit of CA questions. Around 7-10 out of 50 questions! That was one of the subjects that I have no experience or study in. Also got some System & Network Monitor questions.
I've scheduled it again for 5 weeks from now, so any suggestions for good studying would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! | |
| SexyLexy 2002-12-16, 2:33 am |
| Examsoeasy strikes again, avoid like the plague.
There may be some genuine information there but as the first heading if for great exam papers. It is a bit suspect.
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Examsoeasy strikes again, avoid like the plague.
There may be some genuine information there but as the first heading if for great exam papers. It is a bit suspect.
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Relax, it's all just 1's and 0's
I sure as heck hope you aren't insinuating that I used their "product". I actually emailed MS about them the day examsoeasy decided to spam the forums. | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-12-17, 8:19 am |
| No, Examsoeasy has been posting, but the message gets deleted, so all you saw was the attacking reply to the examsoeasy post. |
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