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    DigUm, Try this site for help it is very good www.examnotes.com
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    Just a quick note to all, BEWARE 80 hour courses. 90% of them won't teach you anything you don't already know. If you already know the material, they will help you pass the cert., but if you already know the material, you could go through cramsession.com a few times and then pass the cert anyways.

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    All the certs in the world don't equal real world experience
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    Here's my take. The Network+ exam (like the A+ exam) is very good IF you have no experience or real knowledge of networking. It can show that you at least know the vocabulary. Also, just studying the material will teach you a good bit of practical information. If you even have a year of experience working on networks, don't bother. Try the CCNA, which is a bit harder and definately more respected.
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    I'm about to take this test. I need to know if it is adaptive. What was it like? About how many questions were multiple answers, troubleshooting problems, that kind of stuff? What should I really concentrate on?

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    DigUm, let us know how you do, good luck
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    CtrlAltDelete,

    I will, but how bout someone actually answering my question, please?!

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    Check www.examnotes.com, they have network+ forun, lots of help
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    I am gonna take the Network +, where are the brain dumps ?
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    I personally teach a MCSE Win2k track, and we use the Net+ course as our opener to the track as it gives the best non-MS-biased introduction to networking that there is out there. As far as the cert itself, most of the posts here are right in that it doesn't carry a lotta weight, but its a great primer for further studies.

    As far as CCNA goes, if you can pass the CCNA exam, you have little need for the Net+ stuff at all. The biggest drawback of all is CompTIA's arrogance with the cost of the tests through Prometric. I personally think CompTIA can stick their $160+ cost on Net+ up some rear orifice. If the cost of taking it hadn't been covered by my employer, I'd never have taken it.

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    Well said Lint. Where does Comptia get off charging $190 bucks for 1 test. On top of that they create a vague and biased test. All to make money that's it. And if it weren't for my employer paying for it I would be going after MCP. Just as long as I pass I'll keep a lid on it.

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    Net+ will be my last comp tia cert too, moving to MCSE and CCNA, one plus though is that some of the topics on the net+ test carry over to the cisco exam
    DigUm did you check that examnotes site ?
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    Smile

    I did indeed, good stuff. I've check out Bernie's as well as about 6 different others. 2 Days to go, I'll give you all a brain dump afterwards.

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    Cool


    Here is my BrainDump. Actually enjoyed taking this test even though I was sweating bullets during.

    1.What prots are included in TCP/IP (choose 3):
    a.NetBEUI b.TCP c.SNMP d.IPX e.SMTP (check to make sure)

    2.Know the IP classes and addresses that correspond.

    3.What 2 types of tape bkup's clear the archive bit?
    a.Supplemental b.Differential c.Incremental d.Full answer-c,d

    4.Know port #'s and applications that operate on them.

    5.Choose 2 prots that are NOT routable.
    a.NetBEUI b.TCP c.IPX d.DLC e.SMTP answer-a,d

    6.Name 2 types of Encryption
    a.EncryptAPI and some other one.

    7.1 or 2 questions on router troubleshooting.

    8.There is no Subnetting on the exam, take a break!

    9.Know steps in troubleshooting.

    10.Know OSI and corresponding prots and devices.

    11.What do you use to transfer files in a Unix environment (choose one).
    a.DNS b.SNMP c.FTP d.telnet answer-c

    12.Know when a crossover cable is needed. (ie.switch to hub, pc to pc, etc.)

    13.Know 10BaseT cabling

    14.Know Thicknet (RG11) and Thinnet (R58) cabling and there connectors

    15.Know topologies (tricky ?'s on exam)

    16.I didn't have many Netware/Unix ?'s, not one ? about DOD Security Standards.

    17.Know 3 reasons POTS is good.

    18.About 8 to 10 troublshooting scenarios

    19.The drag and drops were easy

    20.No fill in the blanks

    21.You have 300 clients and are experiencing a bottleneck at a hub, what can you replace it with for better performance. answer-switch

    22.Describe topology that has at least 2 nodes that are going to and from a device. KNOW YOUR TOPS!!!!!

    23.Name redirectors for Netware (NCP) and MicroSoft (SMB)

    Everything on the exam was covered by the Sybex E-Trainer, which I give my highest recommendations!!! If you cover the E-Trainer thoroughly, you will have no problems on the exam. Get this,,,,the exam questions (most of them) were worded exactly the same as the practice material that I covered, outstanding!!! I scored approximately 85-86% by the new system. Total study time, a little over 32 hours. You don't need a class that costs $900 to pass this test. Just cover your study material and make sure it is relatively up to date!! Onto CCNA!!!

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    Originally posted by Deity:
    Net+ is really just extra fluff when it comes to certifications. Of course, it looks good on a resume, that you have more certifications,
    The more certs the better - a cert tends to be just more fluff - experience is what makes it valuable - in the same regard - the reason we get certs is to impress the HR guy reading our resume - so, the more certs the merrier.
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