1 edit | [CCNP] TSHOOT Trouble Shooting Tips!! Hey, you know me... I stumble across cool stuff just doing simple research. I just found "THE" gold mine for TShoot preparation, Kevin Wallace videos!!! (The crowd goes wild....)
Seriously, he put together 3 steps on how to approach the TShoot exam:
1) Strategy #1: "Leverage the Documentation" »www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bo4Pw82G2M
2) Strategy #2: "Follow the Path" »www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlZTLjUU···=related
3) Strategy #3: "Abort"
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaKuSVpD···=related
Absolute kewlness!!! The main thing I've noticed while working towards my CCNP is that the 2 best instructors for "content" are Chris Bryant and Kevin Wallace; if you want to have fun, then you should study video tutorials by Jeremy Cioara.
Furthermore, there is (in my opinion) factors that determine which one of these guys you study from.
Chris Bryant - If you got your CCNA but have been moved "to-and-fro" from a network environment to a system administration role (i.e., windows workstation/server, SharePoint, Linux) to a management role (i.e, I.T. project management, information assurance) and have basically been forgetting more than you've learned, Chris Bryant is the winner, hands down. He goes above, beyond, and around the moon to ensure you understand it. The downside is that you may die of information overload if you dont' pace yourself. Check out his "Bulldog" series for TShoot and more:
»www.youtube.com/results?search_q···.6.1l7l0
Kevin Wallace - If you have consistently worked in a network environment from "go" and just need to polish your skills, Kevin Wallace is "sooooo" the man in this respect. He gets straight into the most obvious reasons why issues may fail in your configurations. The main detractor with his video series is that it covers the most "common" issues; this can be noticed by the amount of videos his series offers as well as how long they are.
Jeremey Cioara - If you just want to "have fun with it," Jeremey entertains while you learn from start to finish. Like Wallace and Bryant, he's a CCIE as well. The main thing I noticed with Jeremy is that his style of teaching doesn't anchor onto any particular study guide or curriculum being offered; it "just is what it is," which is him primarily highlighting the technology and how to use it. Whereas I wouldn't use his courses for study preparation, they are "awesome" if you just want to survive "day-to-day" network administration... Here's his take on CCNP certification:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w8NKGAUS68
Check the differences between their teaching styles...
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| I'm used to Wendell Odom's teaching style. I'm now reading my CCNA Security book by Kevin Wallace and Michael Watkins. So far so good.
The chapter on AAA is kicking my ass putting it all together in my head. I need to get a hands-on lab to understand those concepts. |
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| You can rent lab virtual rack time for relatively little money (8 hr session for $25).
»www.ipexpert.com/Cisco/CCIE/Rout···k-Rental |
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I got my CCNA IOS certification back in July 2011, and of course my job decides to throw me into the "ArcSight" arena shortly thereafter (You know what happens next). I'd busted azz trying to get that cert to open a new lane of working security in the office and then they pull that shite.... I'd forgotten 40% of what I'd learned by October... By December, I'd forgotten close to 65%. :-( By then, I'd already decided to go back and finish my CCNP because my job obviously did't afford me enough time to stay proficient with the security track. The good news is that my routing & switching basics are more ingrained so those haven't faded and gone up in smoke yet (for that, I'm so grateful for GNS3)  |
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| Right now I'm in healthcare doing sys admin work, totally unrelated to my CCNA. I know what you mean. 
I'll keep the material fresh in my mind by going over the sims every week picking a random topic, but this doesn't help in a real environment with real issues not easily figured out by a guided set of instructions. |
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| said by Network Guy:but this doesn't help in a real environment with real issues not easily figured out by a guided set of instructions.
Troubleshooting to a script is NOT troubleshooting at all as I've learned... but it never hurts
to ask the dumb / basic questions first 
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