Thursday, November 11, 2010

Day 11, CCNA/CCDA/CCDP/CCNP renewal, Fort Lauderdale FL

Hey All,

Sort of quick update.  "Re-Certification" is suppose to be easier that straight certification, right?  WRONG!  I am finding it just as difficult this time around as I did the first time.  MANY things changed, or were just added because, as we know, technology changes all the time.  The courseware seems to go through a revision every 12-18 months.

I am struggling with BGP (particularly iBGP route redistribution), PBR's (Path Based Redistribution) and pretty much all things IPv6 and IPv6 routing (RIPng, OSPFv6, EIGRP).

We have a test between noon and 5 pm tomorrow, depending how confident we are.  I am hoping for 10pm if that give you a clue on how concerned I am on this test.  I don't plan on getting much sleep tonight at all (typical anyway).  I usually get 4-5 hours and then get right back after it.

The simplest way I can explain to anyone what a technology boot camp is all about is to tell you to go and try to get a drink of water from a firehose.  And do this continually for 22 days straight for 18-20 hrs per day.  Only stopping briefly to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, and shuttle back an forth to the class.

One thing I wish is that I could share this experience in common with someone from K-12 technology.  It seems that nobody really knows what I am talking about.  Too often I hear, "Well, I could just go and pass all those exams in one afternoon, only I can't afford the tests or the time off to take them."  Well..I'll share something with those k-12 'tech' people a little later.

Back to study!

Tom

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