When the site went live, I immediately started to receive feedback on the updated CCNP exam’s focus areas and how difficult it was. I realized the “official” exam prep resources available do not even cover all of the exam topics, including some that you are required to configure on exam day. First-time fail rates are very high and a big part of that is because the simulation scenarios require you to know some extremely specific protocol configuration details that most network professionals just don’t know off the top of their heads.
The CCNP Switch and Route Exam Guides are an answer to the countless requests to create portable, comprehensive, and EXAM-FOCUSED CCNP prep resources.
The feedback to this site has been overwhelmingly positive from the online community! The problem is, of course, that the notes are not formatted well for off-line consumption and don’t include lab/scenario-based examples. After I passed the CCNP exams, I went to work creating professional-quality CCNP ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT exam guides.
The response has been extremely positive! Here are a few examples:
…Each of your “Exam Takeaways” is right on the money.
..Yay! Syslog, SNMP, and IP SLA! Those weren’t in any guides I read but appeared in several exam questions.
…I’m a huge fan of the overall formatting. The concept of ‘this is what you need to know’ is great and a huge departure from the standard 800-page tome of all topics that could conceivably be covered. I would have loved to see a copy like this for any of my CCNP exams instead of struggling through the usual babbling.
Exclusive Extras!
I’ve refined the notes even more and included a new Simulation Scenarios section…
- Focuses in on exactly what you will be expected to know
- No added filler like most prep material
- Explains the concepts, showing how and where they might be used
- Maps the topics potential test question styles
- Highlights the most important sections
- Incredibly valuable for those who haven’t seen the exam
The added Exam Takeaway notes give “exam perspective”…
- Maps the topics potential test question styles
- Highlights the most important sections
- Incredibly valuable for those who haven’t seen the exam
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ROUTE Exam Guide
Updated – Version 3.1
- 121 pages of material
- Covers every topic on the exam
- ROUTE simulation scenarios with step-by-step answers
The updated CCNP Route Exam is very focused on implementing routed networks using scalable, modern, dynamic routing protocols. You will be expected to understand protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP inside and out – including their IPv6 nuances and associated configurations. The CCNP Route Exam Guide covers every topic you’ll see tested as well as very specific simulation examples that will help you understand the lab portion expectations before you sit for the exam.
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SWITCH Exam Guide
Updated – Version 3.1
- 148 pages of material
- Covers every topic on the exam
- SWITCH simulation scenarios with step-by-step answers
Most people consider the SWITCH exam to be the most difficult of the new CCNP tests. The challenge is the scope of topics Cisco expects you to understand. Topics like VoIP, L2 security, QoS, wireless, SNMP and IPSLA are all tested in detail. The CCNP SWITCH Exam Guide covers all of the topics you will need in the right level of detail Cisco requires. The simulation scenario section is invaluable for those that haven’t seen the exam yet. Knowing the kinds of lab questions you’ll see on exam day will save you both time AND money.
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TSHOOT Exam Guide
Updated – Version 3.1
- 43 pages of material
- Walks you through the entire troubleshooting methodology
- Gives specific test-day shortcuts
I’ve worked hard to develop a guide made just for the TSHOOT exam. Speaking from experience, the test is nothing like the SWITCH or ROUTE exams and it requires a very developed troubleshooting methodology to pass. I’ll walk you through exactly how to approach each type of trouble ticket you will see using the actual exam topologies.
By far the most popular section has been where I show you the exact techniques I used to pass the entire TSHOOT exam in under an hour. Having a strategy in place before you step into the exam in extremely important. I’ll show you the best I’ve seen.
Here’s the truth.
Developing and compiling these two guides took hundreds of hours of effort. The good news is that they have helped a hundreds pass the CCNP exams the first time, including me. You can pay loads of money for incomplete Cisco Press books to prepare for the exam and blow another $200 in exam fees because you didn’t use the right tools to prepare the first time around. I get emails all the time from people frustrated because they are on their third attempt ($600 in test fees alone) using the vendor-published books and home labs.
I’m hoping you’ll find $15 is a fair exchange for serious prep material. It allows me to keep the content current as the exam’s focus changes over time. If you pickup both guides using the bottom option, you can save $5.
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Finally, there’s no risk.
I’m happy to send you a full refund for the guide if you don’t pass the exam – no questions asked. Called me crazy, but I wrote the guide to help people and if it doesn’t – the guide’s on me. Simply send me an email with your name and purchase date and I’ll refund you immediately.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email directly at [email protected].