brick by brick...

i also got the chris bryant videos and ebook this week for ccnp switch...  i always liked his videos on youtube and i think he's an exceptional teacher... there are a lot of videos and the ebook is very extensive... truly a great value at a very reasonable price... some stuff out there is just so expensive; it is easy to go broke pursuing this... when i choose, i choose wisely and i think the bryant package has a lot of bang for the buck...

i make no money from this site and any time i plug someone or something it is not for receiving anything in return... what works for me may not work for you...  when i find something that works for me i will let you know... there are many products out there and you have to decide for yourself... ultimately, i think a combination of gear, books and videos is the way to go... bootcamps i will save for ccie training... i don't see that happening for at least another year, and after ccnp...

this is a long journey...  the amount of material is astonishing... and overwhelming...

brick by brick, my citizens...

and take your time...  the harder you study, the more you learn at the associate level, the better off you are... don't rush ccna; it will pay off later...

bootcamp...

i was in a real boot camp in '87, Marine style, parris island, hardcore...  11 weeks of agony... then i went to electronics school for a year at 29 palms, california, one of the meaner places on earth... but back to bootcamp... i have never experienced the phenomenon...

my thought is study, study odom, lammle, there's tons of instructional stuff on youtube, get your hands on gns3, buy a layer 3 switch and a layer 2 switch, ebay is often giving this away, check out blindhog, forums, get a cco account at cisco's learning center (don't waste your money on sims, and stay far away from braindumps) then after you've done all that...

then maybe bootcamp prior to testing...

i'd really like to hear about anyone with experience in one of these bootcamps...  please comment or email me, b.osgood2011@gmail.com... with permission, i'd be glad to post anything you might have about training, what worked, what didn't, study material, recommendations, tips, tricks, you name it... i'll put you up in lights right next to michael the network cat...

i mean it...

my plan...

i am setting up a lab comprised of 3 2610xm routers, a 3550 layer 3 switch, 2 2950 switches and all the cables...  basically, a ccnp lab in which i will share lab experiences, lab set ups and anything else i bump into along the way... all things useful that i find towards a certification end, i will post... i will continue to share networking experiences i've had over the past twenty years, as well as any tips or help i may be able to provide... test questions, labs, trial and error, etc...

a word on braindumps...  don't waste your time... trust in the materials within your reach... do it legitimately and it will be worth it in the end...  there are no shortcuts...

please post any and all comments or suggestions and feel free to email any time...   any difficult areas you might have with study materials, test questions, et al...

this will help me in my quest, and hopefully, this will help in yours...