Bingo!
CCNP at last!
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Not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but picking up my own equipment was the end to meet all ends.
That being said, no matter how much equipment you throw into the mix, both BGP and ISIS are a whole different ball game that you won't get much done without a simulator. I guess that's why they were a bit rough around the edges IMO to get through the BSCI.
GZ3, also - if you have time - you should check out the video series from CBTNuggets by Jeremy Cioara. He is nothing short of genious, and the videos are ALL very entertaining, as opposed to alot of the "Wonder Years" science teachers that drone on and on reading que cards.
It can get REALLY pricey - but out of all the money I poured into it at this point - I finally landed on ciscokits.com and the cbtnuggets pack... Which guided me all the way to the finish line.
If you have the time, I TRUELY recommend the videos, and if you can afford it, then the equipment.
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Up next, at least in my certification war, is back on the MS horse. Time to upgrade MCSE to the latest and greatest now that Serv08 is right around the corner.
I really do HATE the leap-frog certification game that we always gotta' do, but these things are so friggen addictive, it's hard to stop.