[c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP certification

[Fred Reimer]

Jay,

You are right.  You don't need a CCNA in order to take the CCNP
tests, but you will require one before you get your actual
certification.  Just like you are required to have a signed exam
certification agreement on-file (usually a click-through one you
do for every test).

However, there is no prereq for a CCIE.  If you're board with
figuring out subnet masks and the basic stuff why don't you just
get a CCIE?

Fred Reimer, CISSP
Senior Network Engineer
Coleman Technologies, Inc.
954-298-1697


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[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jay
Hennigan
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 5:35 PM
To: Bernd Ueberbacher
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Question about the CCNA and CCNP
certification

Bernd Ueberbacher wrote:

> A guy I know from a different company also wants to become a
CCNP, but 
> today he told me, that he is heading directly towards the CCNP
without 
> passing the CCNA. I said that this is not possible, but he was 
> completely sure about it and had an interesting explanation...
He says 
> that the CCNA is a requirement for the CCNP if you want to
attend a CCNP 
> class room course. This prevents that you have absolutely no
clue about 
> networking and slow down the whole group/class. If you don't
attend the 
> class, but do it by self studying and just take the exam with
Pearson 
> Vue etc, you don't need a valid CCNA certification. This is
because it's 
> your money/problem if you fail but you are not annoying anybody
else 
> with your incompetence and if you have no clue you just don't
pass.

He is wrong.

CCNA is a prerequisite for CCNP regardless if you take classroom 
training or just schedule the exams at Pearson VUE.  You will not

receive a CCNP certificate without first having a valid CCNA.  I
suppose 
you could take them all at once if you want to do so.

See http://www.cisco.com/go/ccnp

See the line "CCNP Prerequisites".

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Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay at impulse.net
Impulse Internet Service  -  http://www.impulse.net/
Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV
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