since everyone is saying how difficult ICND2 is, why not just go for CCNA and knock out it instead of taking 2 exams? You won't have that many concentrated questions by taking just one exam.

Which books show the best way to master subnetting along with tips and tricks as well as shortcuts? I heard ICND1 is about 60% subnetting questions.

Studied with both a 220-120 book and the How2Pass website, was able to pass with a 876. I felt I could have scored higher, but I wouldn't have passed at all without how2pass training site that had helped me understand key testing aspects that wasn't clear in the book I was reading. Thanks guys!

I'm a little baffled by this question. I have to imagine that there's a missing diagram that would provide some context.

Passed with a 933.  Used a CCNA study guide I bought, took ICND 1 class, and used the How2Pass practice tests.  The worst thing was that I only found out about How2Pass the day before I sat for the exam so I'm not sure I used the site to its fullest potential, but it was VERY helpful.  Here was my study regimen:

Read 5 study guide chapters a week. (three weeks)
Took the ICND 1 class. (one week)
Took the How2Pass ICND 1 "Random practice test all topics" about 6 times the day before I sat for the exam.
Sat for the exam the day the class ended.

About the only thing I plan on doing differently before I sit for the ICND 2 exam is to hit the practice tests earlier than the day before the exam.

I highly recommend How2Pass!

Scott

Passed CCNA today 1/6/2014 with 972. Thanks How2pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now unto CCNP.

Finally got this monkey off my back...but he didnt want to go that easy!!  Eased in with a few familiar questions then got the Lab 5 EIGRP lab. did it exactly like H2P but noticed I didnt have the summary route in table for R4 or the 2 subnets in R3!!!!! didn;t see what i did wrong....everytime i did sh run on R3 it kept showing eigrp connected summary which put me off! i know it does this by default but really put me off seeing it there...i tried changing the ip summarry eigrp 123 subnets,etc but didnt help/Every so often I saw the 2 subnets on R3 but then it would disappear next time i did sh ip route(i just think the Cisco exam simulators are dodgy!)....time was ticking so eventaully i left it after 30 mins or so as I was getting sweaty. the rest was mainly from H2P with the redistribute lab 7 a little changed with all this extra loopbacks,etc on every router but this was there simply to look different. they asked for a ping AND telnet to work from R1 loopback 101 but telnet was not available or pinging from a loopback source..again cisco simulator commands ! i just left it, carried on and came out with 976 in the end !

considering I panicked for a bit and was very surprised at my score,  to be honest these tests really aren't that hard at all! The best thing i learned from all this study was in a quote I got from the CCNP route study guide by Bryant - " Knowledge destroys fear and panic" !  - Great for exams and life

laters
Steven

Hi all,
Just a quick question on Lab 7 for CCNP route - why do the Eigrp routes have to be redistributed into OSPF as metric-type 1 ? there is no mention of this in the lab question and we get the exact same result if we just use the default metric of type 2 as the routes are chosen because of the AD (109) and not the cost metric!


R2(config-router)#redistribute eigrp 100 metric-type 1 subnets
! Redistribute EIGRP routes into OSPF as type 1 external routes.


thanks
Steven

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I passed last Friday after failing the first two tries.  The last time I had tried was over a year ago.  I studied very hard, but it was these practice tests that made the difference.  They were right on.  Interesting to note, though, was that I took the new ICND2 test, not the old one.  Very few new questions.  Hardly any IPv6 questions.  But the test number was for the new one.