Recertified CCNA by passing ICND 640-811 1

[techkiwi]

... with a score of 911.

Having sat the 640-507 3 long years ago I wasn't sure what to expect. I have virtually no "real-life" experience (ie on a production setup) but have managed to assemble a pretty good lab which really helped with the simulation questions.

Speaking of the simulations, does anybody know exactly what you have to do to finish them? I got the first one working but wasted a lot of time PINGing all over the show as I wasn't sure just what I had to do - whether I got full marks for just correcting the config, or if I needed to log into each router and PING all over the show.

Other than that, I agree that you must know subnetting, binary, hex, and binary to decimal conversions back to front, inside out.

Graham

 

[Tbarney]

Are you sure???

I also am in the boat of having to recertify soon. But my understanding is that you have to take a test with a 642- prefix to qualify.
I am studying SECUR 642-501 for this.

Take care.

 

[techkiwi]

Sure hope so!

I read several pages on the Cisco web-site and came to the conclusion that this will recertify me.

For example, on this page (which is the basic CCNA Certification page) there is a box at the bottom headed "CCNA Recertification" which states "CCNA certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, pass the current CCNA exam, the ICND 640-811 exam, or any exam at the Professional or Cisco Qualified Specialist level bearing the prefix 642." (Highlighting mine).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html

And on Cisco's Certification Tracking System (where you can check your test history and status) it shows me as "Last certified: Oct 20, 2003" and "Valid Through: Oct 20, 2006". So all seems to be in order!

But I'm one of those people who likes to double-check and triple-check everything, so I will be keeping an eye on it, and if I find out differently I'll let you guys and gals know!

Good luck with whichever route you decide to take.

Graham

 

[techkiwi]

Just a quick follow up on this:

The October 31 deadline has passed and I still seem to be certified, so the 640-811 certainly appears to be valid for recertifying existing CCNA's.

Anyone know if you get a new certificate sent out?

 

[Tbarney]

Thanks for that updated info.
Glad to see it went your way !