From: Tom Larus (tlarus@cox.net)
Date: Thu Sep 23 2004 - 12:12:27 GMT-3
Yes. Do NOT let CCNP or CCDP expire!!!!! When I recertified CCIE
recently, my big concern was that I would not pass in time to recertify
my CCNP. If I had failed, I could have quickly resurrected the CCIE but
the CCNP would be completely gone. I printed out perhaps a thousand
pages from CCO, studied really hard and passed, but I was worried that
it might take me more than one attempt. (I tend to worry too much.)
Larry Roberts makes an excellent point that employers are often looking
for CCNP or CCDP, and their searches may not even match on CCIE. It
used to be that many employers knew CCNA but did not know much about CCNP.
Best regards,
Tom Larus, CCIE #10,014
Author of the CCIE Warm-Up e-books from www.ipexpert.com
<http://www.ipexpert.com>, and also "Basic
Cisco Security Exercises for Pix Firewall, IOS Firewall, and Access Control
Server," at http://www.lulu.com/content/59374
Larry Roberts wrote:
>I just took the NP "composite" exam less than 10 days ago. If you are
>seriously preparing for the lab, then you should be fine.
>Im a security track person, and without even touching a book I was able to
>pass, so I would say hold off on recerting as long as possible and see if
>you can pass the lab first.
>
>I wouldn't however let the NP/DP expire. Only way to get it back is to take
>all the tests again, which would really suck. Not to mention people who are
>looking for NP/DP people, and don't realize that an IE is even better.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Ty
>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:42 AM
>To: Ccielab@Groupstudy.Com
>Subject: CCNP/DP Re-cert
>
>As you all know, I am currently working on the lab, however, my CCNP/DP is
>to expire in about a month.
>
>CCNP expires Oct 24th, CCDP expires in January...
>
>As I understand it, Cisco has made it so that if you pass the written, that
>will now re-cert you on CCNP/DP.
>
>I am looking for opinions on this matter, as to take the written again
>(which I believe would keep me more focused on the lab) as oppsed to just
>taking the CCNP/DP re-cert. I know the written costs more, but I don't want
>to factor that into the discussion.
>
>I am in a toss up as to wether to re-cert or not, and the main thing that
>keeps bugging me is that I worked hard to get the CCNP/DP, and do I really
>want to just let it go.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Ty
>
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--Best regards, Tom Larus, CCIE #10,014 Author of the CCIE Warm-Up e-books from _www.ipexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com>_, and also "Basic Cisco Security Exercises for Pix Firewall, IOS Firewall, and Access Control Server," at _<http://www.lulu.com/larus>_
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