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CCNP question

Can anyone advise on which path to take. I'm thinking of either CCNP or CCSP. I had heard CCNP greatly expands upon the topics in the CCNA.

Whereas the CCSP focuses more on security.

Does the CCSP teach you some CCNP stuff?

Thanks for any feedback

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Now heres a thought for many years down the road:

If I choose the security route, (CCSP>CCIE Security) ...will I have enough knowledge to pass the CCIE security?

Does it concentrate more on security related? Or are they going to drill you on CCNP stuff?

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The CCSP course mostly deals with security, most of the CCNP stuff in there probably are the types of things that interrelate with one an other like basic securing of your routers telnet access using an access list. But the CCSP will get down to more detailed security measures like implementing AAA, using access lists to protect a routers from more advance security threats, firewall configuration, and extensive VPN work. A lot of these will be mentioned in CCNP, but not a lot of time devoted to them. Below is a link for the CCSP which has descriptions of the topics for CCSP training.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/le2/le37/le54/learning_certification_type_home.html

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thanks! From the brief look at the CCNP objectives:
It appears as if much of the meat is in Routing protocols???

I'm really interested in the TCP/IP stack. I'm assuming the CCSP would go more into detail with this than the CCNP ???

Sorry for all the questions, kind of at a crossroads. I got my CCNA last friday (after 9 months of studying. Being a grown up isnt easy stuff :-D )

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BSCI (routing) is exactly that and from what I have been told from friends who completed it, is the hardest of the 4 CCNP exams. The CCSP does not go into TCP/IP more than CCNP persay - both have their merits in this dept - I think you need to have a look at exactly what you want to do with TCP/IP.

If you follow DR-IPs link and have a look at the specs of each exam that makes up the 2 certifications, it will give you an idea of where to go from here. Or you could also shoot into a bookstore and browse one or two study guides - get a feel for it.

congrats on the ccna!

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What about the CCIE Security certification? It looks as if you can do:
CCNA>CCSP>CCIE Security

My fear is that there will be holes in my knowledge if I go this route.... I guess I will pursue the CCSP since the Cisco Press book arrived today...
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thanks everyone