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I am starting CCNP studies now. I am going to start with switching.

I have got CCNP Prep Library and Boson.
I think that should be enuff along side Cisco CCO.

Encouragement please !!
I took my CCNA over a year ago and CCDA back in March 2001

I need some encouragement / motivation because I am going through a low patch in my present job. ( Actually what I am doing is so boring - 1 st line support !(zZzZzZzZzz...)

I've started CCNP bcoz you can't get a half decent job with CCNA anymore.

Just my 2pence worth

Fast IP

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Welcome FastIP; nice to have another UK Islander on board. You will get plenty of encourage here.

Your other posting about cable modems and networking at home should be straightforward. Maybe a Cisco 700 or if you can afford it, a 1600 series. Config, including NAT for 'firewalling' is covered in the BCRAN study guide - that's the one I am doing now - testing 11th Jan 2002.

Good luck

hippo

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hi fastip,

sorry if you get two copies of my reply, the first one seemed to disapear! What I wrote was along the lines of:

you don't need encouragement, you've bought the books and want to move on and that's really all you need.

If you read the books, play around with some kit, practice with Bosun and refer to CCO or the forum with any queries then you'll pass the exams.

I managed to pass the first three so they can't be that hard!

BTW, what's a 1st-line support...and actually what's a 3rd-line support? I see these jobs advertised and I've no idea if they mean me or not.

I assume that if I can't understand the job-advert then the job isn't for me!

regards
Peter

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Originally posted by peterd
hi fastip,

BTW, what's a 1st-line support...and actually what's a 3rd-line support? I see these jobs advertised and I've no idea if they mean me or not.

I assume that if I can't understand the job-advert then the job isn't for me!

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Hi Peterd

1st line support is the first level of trouble shooting done in I.T Support.
The support process is normally split into 3 tiers. Starting with 1st line. They will be the first people who gather all the facts regarding a network problem and will try to troubleshoot the problem within their 'parameters'. Telnet, pings, traceroutes, show commands etc... are usually the limit of what 1st level are allowed to do. Any further investigation will be escalated to 2nd level who have permission from the company to perform configuration etc.. on the routers. Anything they cannot deal with is escalated to 3rd level 'Engineering' types.

I think you are catching my drift here.

Anyways, I'm bored stiff of doing 1st line because I feel that I'm not being pushed to the limit of my knowledge. I started this job one year ago as a new CCNA, but the learning curve wasn't a very long one and now I require a different challenge. Hence the CCNP and hopefully - a new job ?

I didn't do the CCNP earlier because I felt that I wouldn't be using it in my current role and I didn't want to get certified for the sake of it.

I beleieve that one should be utilising the skills that they have learnt. What's the use of becoming CCNP if it's no benefit. you'll only be waiting for re-certification and it will not increase your salary ( unless your company asks you to do it).

Enough said.

Nice to be part of this forum. The best Cisco forum on the net in my humbel opinion.

FastIP

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HEY FASTIP YOU GO FOR IT AND DON'T GIVE UP I AM WORKING ON THE ROUTING TEST MYSELF AND DLOADED THE BOSON SIMULATOR HOPE TO FINISH THE CCNP BY MID NEXT YEAR

HAVE Q'S POST THEM MAYBE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

LATER DUDE

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hi fastip,

thanks for the info, that was how I assumed it worked but I wasn't sure. I work on my own, the only network engineer in a small company. I have 12 sites to look after but the number is reducing gradually as the boss sells off different parts of the company.

Not much doing for me, I occassioanlly get to remove a router from a site and some time later it gets installed in a new site but most of the work is done by the PC support guys.

I was ideally qualified for this job as a CCNA but I'm some way beyond that now. Unfortunately my qualifications have come a little late as there's a full-blown recession coming along and the jobs market has dried up...

I've been considering recently that I may drop out of IT within the next year and go full-time on the local markets...

no pressure and it makes loads of money if I find the right products!

regards
Peter

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