TSHOOT FAQs & Tips
TSHOOT is one of the three exams in the CCNP certification. The TSHOOT exam is a chance for you to review your knowledge about ROUTE & SWITCH exams and test your troubleshooting skill. From the comments here and other places, this article tries to summarize all the TSHOOT frequently asked questions to save you some time. Please feel free to ask anything that you are unclear about TSHOOT so that all of us can help you. I will update this article frequently to bring you the newest information about this exam.
1. How much does the TSHOOT Exam 642-832 cost? And the passing score of TSHOOT?
It now costs $200.
The passing score of TSHOOT is 790/1000
2. Please tell me how many questions in the real TSHOOT exam, and how much time to answer them?
Unlike other Cisco exams, the TSHOOT exam tests your ability to troubleshoot the problem so in this exam you have to solve 3 multiple choice questions (or 2 multiple choice questions and 1 drag and drop question) and troubleshooting 13 “tickets”. Each ticket is a problem about a specific technology used in Cisco routers or switches.
You will have 135 minutes to answer them. If your native language is not English, Cisco allows you a 30-minute exam time extension (165 minutes in total).
3. Am I allowed to study the topology used in the real exam and where can I find it ?
Yes, you are! Because the purpose of this exam is testing a candidate’s ability to troubleshoot issues, not to understand a complex topology so Cisco publicizes the topology used in the real TSHOOT exam. You can find the topologies at http://www.networktut.com/tshoot-share-your-experience.
To save time on the exam, and to better understand the topology used in all of the trouble tickets, you should spend time familiarizing yourself with the topology used in the exam.
4. Where can I find the demo of this exam?
There is a very good demo of TSHOOT exam published by Cisco and you can find it at http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le10/tshoot_demo.html. But notice that the topology in this link is not the topology used in the real exam.
5. During the exam, we must only identify the problem or we must also make the correct configuration?
We only need to identify each problem without having to make the correct configuration. But you have to answer three types of questions:
+ Which device causes problem
+ Which technology is used
+ How to fix it
6. Can someone please tell me in the real exam it gives the ticket names just like in this site (for example “Ticket 1 – OSPF Authentication “) or is it going to say ticket 1 , ticket 2 only?
It only says ticket 1, ticket 2 only. In most cases you have to use the “show running-config” command to find out the wrong configuration.
7. Please give me some guideline when using the TSHOOT simulator.
Below is some guideline when using the TSHOOT simulator in the exam


7. Can I go back in the TSHOOT exam?
As shown in the above question, you can press “Previous Question” to go back to previous questions in the same ticket only. If you press “Done” button then you can’t come back to this ticket anymore. By pressing “Abort” button to can re-visit this ticket any time.
8. Can we take TSHOOT exam before the ROUTE or SWITCH exam?
Yes, you can. There is no order to take these exams. But the TSHOOT exam tests your skills to troubleshoot router & switch errors so I highly recommend you take the ROUTE and SWITCH exam first. The TSHOOT exam is very good to review your knowledge of what you learned in ROUTE & SWITCH.
9. Can I solve the tickets in any order I want?
Yes, you can solve them in any order until you click Done button. After clicking Done you cannot go back to this ticket again.
10. As I see there are 3 topologies in the exam. My question is to how to find which topology to use when doing a trouble ticket. Does it clearly state in exam whether to use this topology (layer 2 or layer 3, for example)?
In the exam, it doesn’t say clearly which topology you need to use. But a reader on networktut.com has shared this tip:
“There is no really best way to choose which topology to use.
This is my style:
Most of the time I was using the ipv4 topology as it contains most of the nodes with ip addresses and in the cause of your troubleshooting and you discovered that you need more details on the ASW1 & 2 switches that is when I used the Layer 2 topology except for the ipv6 topology.
Any node on IPV4 topology that is in Layer 2 topology have same configuration irrespective of where you click on the nodes.
Study all tickets here and use the following elimination style below:
List out all the trouble ticket on the white little board you will be giving and tick each ticket as you answer them because this will let you know which tickets are remaining to look out for.”
If you have any questions about the TSHOOT exam, please don’t hesitate to ask. All of us will help you!
cheers networktut.
thank you for hosting tshoot tickets.
I hope to sit for TSHOOT before month ends and finally complete CCNP.
thanks networktut this is very useful!!!!!!
Please let us know any new lab is there or not.We heard there is some changes in LAB.
so far none
I got voucher from pearson for exam.
Is that true i will get diffirent questions from others…
HI
I Passed TSHOOT with 945 Marks today ..Thanks for this site .
4MC Question and 13 Tickets came ,same as given in the Networkout site.I guess some answer may be wrong in the site thats why I got 945 not 1000 :-( ..I guess the Vlan filter question in which the fault is at DSW1 but in the exam need to choose ASW1 to get the option of removing vlan filter .May be this question need some research.
My strategy during test was :
1) As soon as I got the computer ,I make a note of all the possible answer on the notepad given by test center.
like :
Asw1-Port Security
ASw1-Access Vlan
ASW1-Trunkport allowed Vlan
DSW1-HSRP Track
DSW1-Vlan filter
R4-EIGRP AS no
R4-EIGRP Passive
R4-DHCP Range
R4-Wrong Route-Map name
R2-IPv6 enable on interface
R1- BGP Neighbour statment
R1-NAT ACL
R1-ACL
R1-OSPF authentication
2) I also draw the Topology with IP address details
3) I gone through each question ,troubleshooted and put the Tick mark and question number against the Answer written by me on notepad earlier . I used this method for all the 13 question.I have used abort for all the 13 Q till I have marked all my answer on my notepad.
My strong suggestion not to submit any ticket untill unless you know all 13 tickets answer .
4) Once I have all the answer ,I started submitting the tickets.
Best of luck for exam takers!!!!
Today I saw Updated version for Pass4sure is there any changes for exam ?
I am planning for giving tshoot on wednesday 15.06.2011
is there any update or new questions in tshoot exam.. i want to give exam in this week…
Thanks for the info.
@Prashant
What do you mean when you say don’t submit trouble tickets unless you know all 13 questions
I thought you have to submit 1 ticket at time and you can’t go back to a ticket once complete
@DaNetworkEngineer
what he means is that you can check each trouble ticket and the corresponding toplogy to that ticket b4 submitting it.
Kunal – have you passed?
DO NOT USE PASS4SURE!!!
I have failed both times….I take again tommorow (6/16). Pass4sure doesnt update their material that much and you can never ever get ahold of support. If you dont believe, try for yourself. They have one girl with online chat support (cindy) and that is it. Very disappointing.
well this site is very useful, I took an exam yesterday, failed 752/1000 , but thats ok however site is good and useful. Im going to pass it next friday inshallah!!
All my Dears, friend and brother.I have a problum my TSHOOT Paper exam date 5-July-2011
If anyone have Updat Pass4Sure, and Dumps. so plz send to my E-mail.
k_afridi1@hotmail.com
kgul@etisalat.ae
Passed TSHOOT exam today. Jumped from 752 to 832 /1000 — Thanks admin for all your support!! Great WOrk!!
Good Afternoon,
Can some one tell me if this labs are Update
Thanks
Hello Cruzer, I just took an exam today and these are 100% uptodate as of today.
Thanks Z(VA) for Your Cooperation and time to let me know this
God bless You and Your Family
Cruzer26
@Z(VA) and @Cruzer can u plz update te latest TT.plz got an exam next week.
VERY G!!D!
Can anyone help me? I will be passing my TSHOOT exams in 2weeks. I want to know if it is possible that after clicking the first question on a particular ticket, if you can go back to thesame question and change something without clicking the done button. I will be very grateful if my question will be answered. Thanks very much.
@fergy-once u clicked the DONE, a pop box will appears asking are sure your done.if u ckick ok.then tat ticket will will be diabled.once the done is clicked no more turning back to the ticket.Best of luck
Zayghum contact with me if possible.
furrukh.rao@gmail.com
I failed today, I got 601/1000 only, I am so sad, I found that there are 10 TT’s has the same title and same requested issue which is client 1 can not ping a certain IP, I couldn’t find the difference between every TT and the other one, can any one help.
I have passed TSHOOT, BSCI and BCMSN. Is that completed for CCNP? Thanks
I BUY PASSFORSURE AND IT HAS THE SAME TICKETS ,I WILL TRY 15.07.2011.I WANT PASS
Hi Italo Morlt
Can you send me the passforsure i have also to pass my tshoot this JULY 2011
Please send me it at bmpagaze@bnr.rw and thanks
Very true! Makes a chngae to see someone spell it out like that. :)
I’ll be taking the exam this coming Tuesday, so wish me luck!!!!
Hi Italo Morlt
Can you send me the passforsure i want to pass my tshoot this JULY 2011
Please send me at yk_abd@yahoo.com. thanks in advance
i am going to appear in TSHOOT exam in end of july. I have already studied official certification guide , 14 TT’s. Please suggest me about other material if needed.
Please also provide me link having latest dump ( total TT’s + MCQ’s + Drag & Drop Questions).
Thanks to tell me about Questions(TT’s + other questions) in the exam are same as available on this site.
waiting for ur kind response. thanks
hi i m going to appear in the tshoot exam tommorow so please tell me that are the options in all the questions are same as given in this site or there are some changes in the question and are the ip addresses the same……..????????plz waiting for your replies ……it will be helpful for me……
Best oF luck VCE… inshahAllah u will b succeded.. well i m also goin to give da exam on 22 ov july inshahAllah..
@Zack
thanx man i m practicing now so if any final tips plz help…….
wel which dumps u r using… and plz plz plz read da dumps and also follow dis site coz its so much worthy…
i m using all the things given by vaio thanks a lot to vaio for such a nicde effort…….
Dear All friends
Today i give exam and failed,
The same dump is comming but i don’t understand because i am not understand question types.Main problem was where i have to give command and how to find our it ……..I follow the dump there already have configuration and i think it will come such like that exam have to mention that we have to give command and find out exam.Actually i m study my salf that’s way i don’t understand question type.Please give me advise how to find out the answare or where we have to give command………Please help any one and further any thing pls send me explanition in that email id rahim.biswas8@gmail.com.It will be greet help…….
Actually my question is where have to give ios command to find out problem..pls advise me
VCE good luck ,please share with us your ideas? I planned my Tshoot exam this 15 july ….
Does anyone can share a link where I can download a reliable VCE exam dump? Thanks!
@ sharif
have you taken your exam
Do I need to do SHOW RUN to all TT? Or all the questions includes the portion of the SHOW RUN same as here?
I have a Question about how to distinguish the tickets:
Can I see the ticket questions so as to figure out from where I should start troubleshooting ?
Just want to say thanx for all the explaining it was a real time savior for my exam. I passed today with 945 points.
Thanx Networktut
congraculations googlestar @ could you tell plz how many D&D and Multipule choice question and tickets u got ?
thanks again
I have a Question about how to distinguish the tickets:
+ Can I see the ticket questions so as to figure out from where I should start troubleshooting ?
Also:
+ is it necessary to fix the error in configuration, or all we have to do is answering the questions?
i failed the exam today.. 780/1000.. is it true that I can only retake after 180 days??? however it says on my paper sheet that I can retake it at Aug 4.. Please help, will it be fine if I take it on Aug 6?
@BOBO you must wait just 6 days, when they talk about “180 days” is for ppl that already passed the exam…
hi Shikima… can you enlighten me o that 180 days? Il give a scenario.. For example I am already a CCNP and it will be expired this year. Thus, I decided to take the TSHOOT exam.. Now that I failed, does that mean that since I am already CCNP certified and I have retaken TSHOOT to be recertified,I cannot take TSHOOT until 180 days.Hence, it’s either I take another CISCO exam (i.e. CCSP module) in order for me to be recertify for CCNA and CCNP.
Others please comment as well. I know I am not alone.
Thanks!
It’s the same, if you try to recertified and you miss the exam, you can take it again like in the sheet says, after that date (Aug 6), here where I work, is a gold parner cisco, so that happends several times (ppl trying to retake the exam just to recert)
good luck!!!
so i can take the exam on Sept as well even though it says on my sheet that the retake exam is on Aug 4? (same exam TSHOOT 642-832)
Are da same dumps coming…. haaan can any1 plz tell me either dey r updated or not
hi guys,
just cleared today with 1000 points !!! tickets 100% valid
thx to all of you that contributed to the blog and a huge thx to tut!
cheers.
thank u for clearifying everything about the t-shoot exam thank u very much
somebody tell me about vlan access-map ticket
which is correct answer of Q.3
I have cleared the exam with 984 marks
I could not clear the exam today, all the thirteen looked same, how do i indentify what ticket is that what will be the answer.
Some one plese help me in clearing this exam, i found very hard.
Should i follow the same order of thirteen ticket what is there in networktut.com?
All the question was same, client 1 is not able to ping 249.60.X.X? How do i differentiate tickets?
Please help me, i would be taking again in next week.
nyan, try reading the comments stated in networktut… if you noticed carefully you can find the tips in answering the t_ts… i would say that this is the most easiest exams in cisco… trying using some simulation software… remember: practice makes perfect.
cheers…
is this steps below are good to follow? i have one more doudth, will issue woudl be resloved after answering the tickets or its answers.
The TT’s that I got are mentioned below:
1. ASW1 – Allowed Vlan
2. ASW1 – Port Security
3. ASW1 – Access Vlan
4. DSW1 – Access Map
5. DSW1 – HSRP
6. R4 – IP DHCP – first delete ip dhcp excluded-address 10.2.1.1 10.2.1.253 and then enter ip dhcp excluded-address 10.2.1.1 – 10.2.1.2
9. R2 – IPv6
10. R1 – NAT ACL
11. R1 – L3 Security – ACL
12. R1 – BGP – Wrong BGP Neighbor Address
13. R1 – OSPF Authentication
I didn’t get there any IP Helper there also i checked all TT and IP helper was not configured there..
Well now I want to Describe how to find more easy the TT
first with 3 TT which be ON R1..
IN 3 TT U can Ping 10.1.1.1 which tickets are Nat , BGP , Access list , remember IN 3 TT U can ping 10.1.1.1 which is R1
totally are 4 TT on R1 which IN one Ticket u cannot ping 10.1.1.1 but u can ping 10.1.1.2
which Ticket is Ospf authentication….
Dont lose ur time use abort abort abort and abort First I found those 3 TT where I can ping 10.1.1.1 and one ticket when u cannot ping 10.1.1.1 but u can ping 10.1.1.2 which is
ospf authenteticaton…
4 TT Gone of R4
now Find 2 TT HSRP and IPV6 which are so clearly as question….. Now totally 6 TT GOneeeee
Next steeep
FIND 4 TT which Client 1 Get IP address 169.x.x
which are Access vlan 10 , port security issused on f0/1/0 , Trunking Interface Those 3 TT u Must must must Check ON ASW1 Remember…
One TT is ON R4 Layer 3 Topology which Client get IP 169.x.x.x
which Is DHCP ON R4 router R4 – IP DHCP – first delete ip dhcp excluded-address 10.2.1.1 10.2.1.253 and then enter ip dhcp excluded-address 10.2.1.1 – 10.2.1.2
Now 10 TT Goneeeeeeeeeee
now Find TT which Client get IP address 10.x.x.x but cannot ping the Gateway
Using abort
that Is Access Map but in this TT is one BUG and U need to choice ASW1 to get Correct answer because doesn’t see any option Vlan acl / Port ACL *
IF u select AWS1 U will see this One Vlan Acl POrt
now 11 TT GONeeee
now 2 TT Of R4 which Client get IP address 10..x.x.x
Route Redistribute , and Passive Interfaceee ,,
I played with those 2 TT for more 20 MIN just to play and to spend the time because i did exaaamm so fast 30 MIN
and i stayed for 1 Hour
well now are ONLY 2 TT
When select One TT of them
IN one U will see wrong redistribute I mean name of spelling of Route map…
if U use abort and JUMP another TT U will see then Correctly Route map spelling name and u will see another one new with Passive Interface Under EIGRP
Well the First I end this one with wrong spelling route map..
and for this one the last with passive interface i did in the end
and u must select
R4
EIGRP
no passive interface under eigrp process in Interface f0/1 and f0/0
now 13 TT GOneeeee 100%
Well also i want tell YOU something is better to Useeee 46Q there are all all all all all the answers the same when U select just there in that DUMP
are 2 questions WRONG
Interface Trunking allow vlan 10 , correct answer is 10.200
now as that dump 10.20.200 keep this In Mind..
and another one Port security In this dump 46Q are Wrong
for this one port security need to choice with shutdown and no shutdown there on dump write somthing different right
I hope this have been Information for all OF you
Here is the strategy which I Useddddddd
Problem Device Problem Description
A – > ASW1 –> Access VLAN 10 ( Layer 2 )host 1- 169.x.x.x
P – > ASW1 –> Port-Channel not allowing VLAN 10 ( layer 2 )host 1- 169.x.x.x
S – > ASW1 –> Port Security needs to be disabled ( layer 2 )host 1- 169.x.x.x
H – > DSW1 –> HSRP Track 10 ( layer 3 ) host 10.x.x.x
V – > DSW1 –> VLAN Filter ( layer 2 ) host 1 -10.x.x.x
E – > R4 –> DHCP wrong exclude address host 1- 169.x.x.x
P – > R4 -> Passive Interface Under eigrp 10 host 1 – 10.x.x.x
R – > R4 –> Route Redistribution ( layer 3 )host 1- 10.x.x.x
6 – > R2 –> IPv6 OSPF ( Ipv6 topology ) ipv6 ip add
B – > R1 –> BGP wrong Neighbor IP ( layer 3 )host 1 – 10.x.x.x
N – > R1 –> NAT ACL miss configured ( layer 3 ) host 1- 10.x.x.x
A – > R1 –> ACL blocking traffic on int ( layer 3 )host 1- 10.x.x.x
O – > R1 –> OSPF Authentication issue ( layer 3 ) host 1 – 10.x.x.x
Try the following strategy.. if you have got time… This i have found from one of the post…. your strategy is good, but how will you find out which ticket is having that particular issues… this may help you…
If you can ping 10.1.1.1 Then faulty device is definitely R1. Check this website. This is 100% correct. From client ping 10.1.1.1. If successful then R1 is the faulty device. It is simple concept. Any device before that does not have faulty configuration. Because you can reach R1 it means DSW1, R4, R3, R2 is allowing you to reach R1. If any of them had wrong configuration then you would not be able to ping 10.1.1.1. From client I pinged 10.1.1.1 more frequently then others. Once you can ping 10.1.1.1 then you definitely know the fault is with R1. No doubt about about that.
1. Can be faulty BGP neighbour. Wrong ip address of neighbour. Use show run. You know where to look. Under router bgp 65001.–> sh ip bgp sum
2. Check NAT access list. Look for permit statement. If permit 10.2.0.0 0.0.255.255 is not present then it is NAT Access list.
3. Check edge_security access list. If the permit statement is missing for — permit 209.65.200.224 0.0.0.3 then it is IPV4 layer 3 security.
So, you can see that if you can ping 10.1.1.1 but can not ping 209.65.200.241 then 3 TT for R1.
Now if you can ping to 10.1.1.2 but can not ping 10.1.1.1 then it is definitely R1. ip ospf authentication message-digest on serial0/0/0/0.12 interface. Check configuration on R1. You will see that — ip ospf authentication message-digest is missing. So it R1, OSPF, ip ospf authentication message digest.
In total R1 has 4 TT.
3 TT — You can ping R1 but can not ping 209.65.200.241
1 TT – You can ping 10.1.1.2 but can not ping 10.1.1.1.
As soon as I opened a TT –> I used ipconfig to see the ip address. If it is 169.XXX then 3 TT for ASW1. If it has valid ip address such as 10.2.1.3 then i immediately pined 10.1.1.1 to see if the fault is with R1. 3 TT gone.
Total 6 TT gone in the blink of an eye.
ASW1 – 3 TT – if ip address is 169.xxxx
(1.switch port security: Symptoms for this ticket:-
1- Client 1 is getting 169.x.x.x ip address
2- Client 1 is unable to ping Client 2 as well as DSW1.
3- ‘sh interfaces fa1/0/1′ will show following message in the first line
‘enFastEthernet1/0/1 is down, line protocol is down (err-disabled)’
4- ‘sh running-config’, you will see ‘switchport port-security mac-address ’0000.0000.0001′ configured under fa1/0/1.
if u did not have the port in err-disable mode but in the config there was a port security mac 0.0.0.0….. command assigned
so if u do show int fa 1/0/1 it will show it as UP so do not get confused)
(2.vlan1–> vlan10)
(3.trunk allowed: int range portchannel13,portchannel23
switchport trunk allowed vlan none
switchport trunl allowed vlan 10,200)
R1 – 3TT – if you can ping R1 10.1.1.1
R1 – 1TT if you can ping 10.1.1.2 but can not ping 10.1.1.1
If HSRP mentioned then you know it is DSW1
If ipv6 or ospfV3 mentioned then you know it is R2.
9 TT very simple.
Now if you can not ping 10.1.1.1 or 10.1.1.2 then you come back near client. Like DSW1, R4.
DSW1 – 1 more TT — Vlan ACL – Look for VLAN Access Map
R4 – 3 TT: EIGRP Passive interface , DHCP on R4 which get IP add 169.x.x , OSPF-to-EIGRP (OSPF->EIGRP).
also now we have 2 TT new to idendify them if client now get ip add 169.x.x also check ON R4 for DHCP
this new One again ON R4 for passive Interface
now totally we have 3 TT ON R4
4 TT on R1
Dws1 2 TT
R2 1 TT
Asw1 3 TT
if you dont trust what is stated, then create your technique..simple as that
Passed the TSHOOT with 5 hours of studying!!! Whooooo Hooooooo~
Thanks TUT and the good folks of this forum. Much THANKS~~
2 DnD’s:
Question 2
FCAPS–model defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ITIL– framework for it prof
TNM–network management model is the Telecommunications Standardization Sector’s (ITU-T)
Cisco lifecycle–model is often referred to as the PPDIOO model
Question 3
EEM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ CLI based for Management and Monitoring
SDM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ provide a GUI for Administration
FTP ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Used for Backup and restore
1 MCQ:
5) The following commands are issued on a Cisco router:
Router(config)#access-list 199 permit tcp host 10.1.1.1 host 172.16.1.1
Router(config)#access-list 199 permit tcp host 172.16.1.1 host 10.1.1.1
Router#debug ip packet 199
What would be the output shown on the console?
A – All IP packets passing through the router
B – Only IP packets with the source address of 10.1.1.1
C – All IP packets from 10.1.1.1 to 172.16.1.1
D – All IP packets between 10.1.1.1 to 172.16.1.1
Answer: D
Only communication between host 10.1.1.1 and host 172.16.1.1
13 TT:
ASW1 – Allowed Vlan
ASW1 – Port Security
ASW1 – Access Vlan
DSW1 – Access Map
DSW1 – HSRP
R2 – IPv6
R1 – NAT ACL
R1 – L3 Security – ACL
R1 – BGP – Wrong BGP Neighbor Address
R4-EIGRP Passive
R4-DHCP Range
R4-Wrong Route-Map name
One ticket I got incorrect was the ip-helper TT. I didn’t understand it and also, didn’t know where to start on this particular ticket. I didn’t see how it was supposed to be resolved from this forum. Get familiar with this one!!!!
Good luck to all!
This site rocks for a dude that studied for 5 hours!!!
Hi Guys,
I have given my exam on Saturday 27 Aug and passed the exam with 1000 marks. All questions came from Network tut. I have throughly read the questions here and it helpned me a lot.
Just a quick review on HSRP question the only lone question in which you can ping the webserver directly from cleint 1, even if you dont see any “HSRP” keyword.
Best of luck all who will be appearing for exam
Hi,
Is ‘Show run’ command enough to solve all tickets?
Could you share what show commands you used on the exam?
Hi,
Anyone know about the IP helper TT? plz explain…
Hi friends;
I failed this exam yesterday.Can i join this exam again as free?
writing the exam tommorow, what strategy works best
@all
I often read something about an “ip helper-ticket” but never had seen this ticket.
Has someone an idee about this “special” ticket and how I can identify this ticket fast and for shure.
Thanks to all.
Boone
Today I saw Updated version for Pass4sure is there any changes for exam ?
I am planning for giving tshoot on wednesday 10.09.2011
Hi All, just droppi’n by if there anyone who know where i can download some free CBT Nuggets? Especially for CCDP 642-873? Thank you so much…
@Christian Vasquez
got to google -> type in cbt nuggets 642-873 rapid or download…. and you got some results.Or go to the cbt nuggets website, copy the exact cbt season name, and I`m sure you find it out ;)!
Is somebody has secure CRT – please share
Passed today with a score of 945, all the tickets mentioned in networktut are 100% valid
has anybody got tickets IPV6 related on the exam?
I passed the exam today with a score of 931,All Tickets are valid.But make sure tickets are not coming to the order as mentioned in earlier comments.For an example if the first ticket comes from the ASW1 & Don’t expect the second ticket also come from ASW1.Trouble shoot each & every ticket thoroughly.This is a very tricky exam.
All the best for all new exam takers.
Passed today with 958/1000 thanks to all comments in this Site all tickets are the same
Hi guys!!! Just a question, the order of the TT explained here is the same order of the real exam??? Someone take the exam with the same order???
Tkx..
Hi Friendz,
Cleared T Shoot today with 807 marks, i was shocked when i started TT all the configuration i got was in IPV6, when is saw first TT i felt that this is on IPV6 from 9TUT and started looking at R2 but later realized that everything looked fine on R2, and then checked client 1- ipconfig and found it was taking 169.x.x.x, i immediately checked the next question by aborting the 1st, again to surprise found all the devices to be ipv6 in 2nd question, checked 3rd, 4th and then starting losing hope…
then i again took the first question and Checked for the possibilities for why client is not receiving and found it was due to IP Scope in R4, checked next and kept going..
1 thing brought me back to confidence was that all the question were from 9tut.com but only the difference was in that the configuration followed IPV6 in all devices… I easily trouble shotted 6 question, was left with 7 more, i had 1hr 45 mins left and 7 more to answer, was finding it little tough as everything was in IPv6, then best i though was to write down the configuration of R1 and R4 on the pad..
and then started using abort method that help me to answer 4 more, left with 3 after little more trouble shooting i was able to answer 1 more, but could not answer 2 question and got 807… Should say was lucky to clear..
TIPS:
1) first use IPCONFIG to check if the client is getting the IP
2) Use Ping and abort process that will help you to max
3) if not able to answer more then 2 questions, write down R1 and R4 config on the pad and then start comparing
One new question apart from these questions(9tut.com)was loopback of R1 is not able to ping loopback address of DSW1… I dont have answer to this
Thanks 9tut.com it was great help and all the best to others..
hi Lovie, i going to take in the coming 2weeks, are you write down all the R1&R4 config of all the TT?
Hi can any tell me whether they will specify to use which topology to use to troubleshoot for each question or we got to select which is relevant. I’m planning for Tshoot test ASAP. Thanks in advance.
hi all,
i’m preparing to take T-shoot exam but i can’t download the tickets from (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le10/tshoot_demo.html)
could you plz help me by a good link to download the tickets.
thanks
I want to know that do questions have any details like e,g
”
R1 is having ospf issues and client is not able to coonect
”
or all 14 TT are same i.e
Client can not ping web server. Find fault
, without giving any details
and we have to find if its ospf or eigrp or bgp or layer 2
I failed this exam yesterday for the second time!! and surprisingly I got four questions that they all have no gateway in client side, it made me totally confused, I killed a lot of time to find out about them , I got 765 at the end is there anyone who have seen the same type questions and how we need to approach to figure them out?
Gentlemen,
Anybody knows about the tickets that client 1 & client 2 has no gateway? I mean if you do run IPCONFIG in the Clients you do not see any gateway and its all 0.0.0.0 …. any suggestion please?
@Cisco007
You mean no gateway. Wha was the ip adress i mean. I mean all the fields like ip subnet abd gateway was 0.0.0.0 or it was having ip like 10.1.2.3 and gateway 0.0.0.0 or ip was 169.XX.XX.XX and gateway 0.0.0.0. can you please explain more
Thanks bunti,
yes, they have 169.xx.xx.xx with subnet mask but no gateway, the gateway was all 0.0.0.0.
@Cisco007
Did u prepared enough for this exam. I doubt that. because this as the first problem discussed in all this site and in every comment.
1. if clietns get 169.x.x.x (4tt)
ping client2 from client 1 if fail go for port security (asw1)
ping client2 from client 1 if success go for (access vlan 10 or trunk allowed) (asw1)
if all 3′s are correctly configure go for dhcp on R4
Thank you bunti,
I certainly prepared for the exam but not enough i guess… it got me confused when I first saw them back to back and I got out of synch, by the way i got the port security one but not the rest… now i know what they are and i am going to review them again.
You are the MAN :)
plz i want toknow the expire perion for swich and route exam??
i’m swich certified and route certified and i want to calculate the remaining time to take the T-SHOOT exam
is it year and half from the ccna certification date for each one of the or year and half for both of them?????????
@ccnp 86
Dude if u r route and switch certified . then u can finish tshoot within 1 week. someone here mentioned he studied 5 hrs and passed tshoot
@ bunti: thanks for your reply, but i need to now the maximum period in which i can take T-SHOOT in order not to let my certifications expires
@ CCNP 86: You have 3 years to pass a similar or more advanced test.
So if you have a CCNA and pass one of the CCNP exams within 3 years you are good.
As long as you pass an equivilent or upper exam within 3 years your cert will stay valid.
I know this because my 3 years is up Oct 20th so I take the test Oct 11th. Cutting it way to close.
The Dude,
mind me, let’s say my ccna is coming up so i went and take switch…i get another 3 yrs extension..
after 2 yrs, i got my route..do i restart the 3 yrs extension or i still have only 1 yr left since i took switch 2 yrs ago?
Hey guys,
I am little confused about EIGRP Passive Interface, if we have “passive-interface default” and then no passive-interface for int fa1/0/1 and no passive-interface for int 2/0/3 , are we just going with “passive-interface default” and skip the rest underneath that or we have to look for the rest and …
tickets from here are still valid??
@keen … each time u take an exam u get 3 year extension… hope it’s clear…..
it is..many thanks
I am nervous!!!
what it means that i used ip config to check the ip address if it is 169.x.x.x .what does it mean that if client is getting 169.x.x.x .can we check by using command show ip route ?
plz explain ipconfig. thanks alot
Hi there,
Does Cisco subtract any points if you don’t execute few show commands? So, can you get the full points just by answering the questions (I know you can’t because you have to know which problem a ticket is refering to)?
@James: ipconfig is a command which you should execute on the client. This is a basic network command which you can execute in a command prompt in your Windows system. Give it a try. The command “ipconfig /all” also gives you the MAC address of the NIC.
I wrote my exam on 14th and got 1000. All the questions are from this site. Thanks networktut.com. Use abort strategy and it really works.
Thanks bigbang for the help .so i need to apply the same command on client
@James….If you don’t know basic command to gather IP address information, why the heck are you so interested in learning the cisco tshoot. Start with the basic…!
Hi all. I will start preparing the TSHOOT exam and I have some doubts. The review is based on answering tickets using the commands, so far used the Exam Cert Virtual to prepare the test, do I need yet another software to prepare for this exam? Do not quite understand how to do this test. Pardon my English but I am Spanish.
@ Pipe
I bought the Boson software which compares like the real exam. You don’t have to spend your money if you can download packet tracer (http://www.networktut.com/tshoot-share-your-experience/comment-page-46#comments). I bought the Boson software and its better than the demo that Cisco provides. For the exam, you are giving one scenario for 12 or 13 tickets with 3 answers for each ticket. The answer is based on, 1. Where is the problem 2. What’s the problem about 3. How to solve the problem. You are not allowed to configure but only to do “show” commands to detect the problem. My advice to people is to buy the Boson software… it’s amazing.
P.S I’m spanish also
contact: guzmanjackson@yahoo.com
Hi every1.my ccna expired last month..but i finesh switching and routing exam after my ccna expired now i planning to give trobleshoot exam.but i have 1 doubt after i completed my ccnp all exam im getting ccnp certificate or no?if suppose no what i have to do get ccnp certificate pls give me advice.
Hello all. I have one quick question – are we allowed to access the configuration mode in exam or not?
Thanks.
Will I able to Pre-check all trouble Tickets
how wil i know if a network is having problem on my network when is own subnet is different from my own subnet(ADMIN)
On the demo exam “config t” did not work, please someone tell does it work in the real exam?
“Conf t” will not work on real exam nightere . You can use only show commands to find out what the problem is, and based on that to answer on 3 question for each ticket.
Pls, tell all Trouble Tickets are upto date.I will sat for the exam in mid November.
@ Prashu – think you will have to get you ccna back first before you receive your CCNP cert after taking tshoot
CCNP Prerequisites
Valid CCNA certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le10/learning_certification_type_home.html
@ Prashu – It isn’t necessary certified again in CCNA. When you pass any exam of Professional certification (Route – Switch…) your CCNA is revalidate for more 3 years… That just happened with me. I take CCNA on July 2008 and now i’m CCNP certified on October 2011… Of course i take my BSCI exam and BCSMSN in 2009… So my expire data was “2012″ now it’s 2014!!!
Hi all
Where i can find the latest dump?
Im writing next week.
Thank you in advance!!!
Where i can find the latest dump?
Thank you in advance!!!
Hi everyone
I am planning to write t-shoot exam in dec 1st week.
can any one please send the latest dumps to my email address prasadchwdry@gamil.com
Thanks in advance……
Hi folks,
Can anyone send me the lattest p4s dumps for TSHOOT to my email esbava@gmail.com
Thnx in adv
Hi folks>>am planning to write tshoot by ist week of december..can anyone send me d latest dump to my email..”omashex1@yahoo.com”
This is my strategy so far, my exam is Monday. Do you see any flaws in this strategy?
TROUBLE TICKETS
Ticket 1: OSPF Authentication
Ticket 2: HSRP Track
Ticket 3: BGP Neighbor
Ticket 4: NAT ACL
Ticket 5: R1 ACL
Ticket 6: VLAN filter
Ticket 7: Port Security
Ticket 8: Switchport VLAN 10
Ticket 9: Switchport trunk
Ticket 10: EIGRP AS
Ticket 11: EIGRP to OSPF
Ticket 12: IPv6 OSPF
Ticket 13: DHCP Range
Ticket 14: EIGRP Passive Interface
Strategy
I. If HSRP in question then TICKET 2
a. verify with show run
II. If IPv6 in question then TICKET 12
a. verify with show run
III. Client 1 open CMD window
a. ipconfig
if 169.X.X.X address then TICKET 7, 8, 9, 13
if 10.X.X.X address then b.
b. ping 10.1.1.1
if successful then TICKET 3, 4, 5
if unsuccessful but 10.1.1.2 is successful the TICKET 1
if unsuccessful ping gateway, if failure TICKET 6
IV. All other questions are on Router 4 (R4): you can ping 10.1.4.5 but not 10.1.1.10
a. Show IP protocols
if EIGRP AS is not 10 then TICKET 10
if EIGRP 10 has passive interface default then TICKET 14
if EIGRP has redistribution OSPF command with wrong route-map TICKET 11
Hello any one got all the tickets in demo correct? I am getting only one ticket correct there.
Does any one knows the actual packet tracer lab you got has correct configuration or the wrong configuration along with the pass4sure exam questions? Although questions say it cannot ping, the exam topology pings it.
Using this strategy, I earned 945/1000 today. No Drag and drop questions, three MCQ all on the site here.
All Tickets except Ticket 10 (EIGRP AS number)
Thank you all for the help
@ all,
can i have CBT nuggets or any other vdos.. email me at adnansabri@gmail.com
thanks.
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone please kindly help me:
I want to know that in the Exam are the Questions asked the same as per the DUMPS (I mean the state of the Question) for the 13 tickets, for example:
Troubleshooting Ticket 1
QUESTION NO: 1
Following ticket consists of a problem description and existing configuration on the
device.
Trouble Ticket Statement:
Client 1 is able to ping 10.1.1.2 but not 10.1.1.1. Initial troubleshooting shows that
R1 does not have any OSPF neighbors or any OSPF routes
Troubleshooting Ticket 2
QUESTION NO: 1
Following ticket consists of a problem description and existing configuration on the
device.
Trouble Ticket Statement
HSRP has been configured between DSW1 and DSW2. DSW1 is configured to be
active router but it never becomes active even though the HSRP communication
between DSW1 and DSW2 is working.
—————————————————————————-
My point here is that in the Question 1 they say that “R1 does not have any OSPF neighbors or any OSPF routes” so if they ask like this we already know the issue is OSPF….
Sorry, I am confused, can anyone pls kindly help me.
Dave
any marks deduction in typing error during trobleshooting? for example:
1) use short form; sh=show
2) typing error; shw run etc
3) use question mark; show ?
anyone???
thnks,very helpful for us.
Goodness, i wrote the exam yesterday and got 1000/1000 ;) this is the best exam i have ever written, you enjoy trying knowing the issue.everything is valid in this website. but Cisco tries to confuse you sometimes and they change some words or p addresses, but if you know the concept of every TT in this website, you won’t find any difficulties , don’t just memorize the answer. try to understand everything.
i spent three to four weeks preparing for this exam and created my own method and used it in my exam. i believe if you study my method you won’t need more the two to three days to get ready for the exam :)
Here you go:Ipconfig on client
-If it is 169.x.x.x there are 4-TTs
1.ASW1 – access vlan 10 (show-run and check ASW1 if 1/0/1 and 1/0/2 are in Vlan1, if they are… stop!)
2.ASW1 – port security (show-run ASW1 if 1/0/1 and 1/0/2 are in Vlan10, apply sh int for both)
3.ASW1 – switch-to-switch (show-run ASW1)
4.R4 – DHCP excluded (show-run R4)
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if client got IP address then 2 options:
-First, if client1 can ping 10.1.1.1 not to server 209.65.200.241 (3TT) ALL IN R1
1.R1 – NAT (10.2.0.0) (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
2.R1 – BGP (56-65) (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
3.R1 – ACL (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
Client can’t ping 10.1.1.1 but it can ping to 10.1.1.2) then: (1TT)
4-R1 – OSPF authentication (show-run R1 + R2)
-Second, if client1 cannot ping 10.1.1.1 (4 TTs)
1. DSW1(ASW1) – vlan access map(vlan acl port) *** this one cannot ping even gateway (Check vlan-filter command, which contain vlan access-map, this contain access-list no., now check access-list no. It can drop the packet for PC conntected to ASW1.)
2. R4 – OSPF redistribution (show-run R4)(EIGRP->OSPF is created and EIGRP-TO-OSPF is used)
3. R4 – passive interface (show-run R4)(sh IP protocols )
4-It may different AS no. for EIGRP is used To verify – show IP protocols
Finally, there are 2 distinct TTs,
-HSRP on DSW1 i. Check DSW1 Use track 10 instead of track 1 (show run) and this is the only question you will see tracking.
-IPv6 on R2
On serial interface use area 0, not area 12 (show run)
Hope this help
i would really thank everyone in this website for the great help, specially Network tut and comments from Naveed. i have learnt a lot reading their comments. i wish everyone good luck in exam.
trust me feel relaxed, study my method,D&D,MCQ and go to the exam. everything will be alright :)
Failed T-shoot miserably. I was thorough with the topology and replicated topology in real lab at work. 8 out of 13 questions were related to IPV6 which I never expected. Well as this is the future techonology, I better start familiarise myself with it. My guess is that the 3rd answer i.e. “correct the problem” is based on how you answer the first and second question.
hey phunk congratulations.
thanks for sharing your experience.
which D&D and MCQ we should study ?
hello everyone,
I’m having the exam tomorrow , would anyone confirm if the labs are changed as “Badisoda” said and 8 labs are in IPV6 ????
if i click the Previous Question go back to review the questions in the same ticket, can i change or correct the answer(s)?
@Cathy Lin: Yes, you can!
I would like to ask how the tickets differ from each other??like how would we know which device is having problem in that particular ticket??is there any question given in the ticket??
I will take CCNP-TSHOOT Tomorrow , wish me luck :-)
Passed my Exam on 5th January, 2012 with 1000/1000, Allhamdulilah. “Networktut” and my Brother Sohaib Fouzi helped me to prepare this exam, thanks for both of you.
All TTs are still valid and same as mentioned under “networktut”. I got multiple choices and 13 TTs. Except EIGRP AS all TTs came. In All TTS Client1 will have valid IPs (except 4 TTs of 169.x.x.x).
I did my complete exam using only “ipconfig”, “ping” and “show run” commands and never felt to use any other command. One thing is very important that you should have complete understandings of TTs other wise you will not able to understand 2 or 3 TTs because Cisco made very minor changes in mulitple choices or in configuration. The IP scheme between R4, DSW1 and DSW2 is 10.1.4.x.
When i entered in LAB, before starting my exam i wrote the below lines on the provided sheet and then it became very easy to solve the TTs. To solve the TTs i followed the following scheme and order: (remember “ipconfig” and “ping” always in Client1 for all TTs)
->> If it is 169.x.x.x there are 4-TTs
1.ASW1 – port security (show-run ASW1 if 1/0/1 and 1/0/2 are in Vlan10, apply sh int for both)
2.ASW1 – access vlan 10 (show-run and check ASW1 if 1/0/1 and 1/0/2 are in Vlan1, if they are… stop!)
3.ASW1 – switch-to-switch (show-run ASW1)
4.R4 – DHCP excluded (show-run R4)
——————————————————————-
->> If client got IP address then 2 options:
-First, if client1 can ping 10.1.1.1 not to server 209.65.200.241 (3TT) ALL IN R1
1.R1 – NAT (10.2.0.0) (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
2.R1 – BGP (56-65) (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
3.R1 – ACL (show-run R1)(sh ip BGP summary)
-Second , Client can’t ping 10.1.1.1 but it can ping to 10.1.1.2) then: (1TT)
4-R1 – OSPF authentication (show-run R1 + R2)
-Thirdly, if client1 cannot ping 10.1.1.1, then (4 TTs)
1. DSW1(ASW1) – vlan access map(vlan acl port) *** this one cannot ping even gateway (Check vlan-filter command, which contain vlan access-map, this contain access-list no., now check access-list no. It can drop the packet for PC conntected to ASW1.)
2. R4 – Route redistribution: (show-run R4)(EIGRP->OSPF is created and EIGRP-TO-OSPF is used)
3. R4 – EIGRP Passive Interface: passive interface (show-run R4)(sh IP protocols )
4-R4-EIGRP AS: AS number of EIGRP is different is used To verify – show IP protocols.
——————————————————————-
->> Finally, there are 2 distinct TTs,
- HSRP on DSW1: Check DSW1 Use track 10 instead of track 1 (show run) and this is the only question you will see tracking.
- OSPF IPv6 on R2: On serial interface use area 0, not area 12 (show run), you will recognize this TT by reading ticket because it is the only TT which says about IPv6.
Note: The above scheme i copied from one comments under “networktut”, i dont remember the name. Sory to mention under my comments but it is was just to help others. Please feel free for any query, my email address belal_fouzi@yahoo.com
Hi Everyone,
Today I did the exam and got 986, lol I passed, they exam is very very easy, just stay clam and chill, you have soo much time to do it, so dont ever rush, just take it easy….everything is the same as mentioned on this site
Some of the configuretion is a bit tricky but you can easily find out the mistake.
I got 3 MC (1 new MC) and got 100% in Troubleshoot may be 1 got the new MC wrong, if not I could have got 1000.
Anyways all the best and thx everyone for their posts and support.
Take Care,
Ken
Just got 1000. Pls stay focus on the strategy. Ping and sho run is enough if you are strong in concept. Initially panic if we see the configurations, lots of config, but stay focus in finding the expected error. From client, if you able to ping until the end ie able to ping web server, there are two possibilities ie HSRP and IPv6. Thanks to Networktut
hi all
happy new year!
i planning to prepare tshoot exam…started with networktut.com my trustworthy website!
i am regular watcher ….thanks for all comments guys!
kindly help in preparation get some download links ebook lab manual for tshoot to start with.
tell me still dumps r valid ?pls send the latest dumps link..help me in this
anticipating !awaiting your valued reply
bye
Hi there!
If possible please share the Dump of TSHOOT to this mail please and thanks a lot ! Indy2004@inbox.com
HI friends, i have one question. actually i am bit confused..
Whether there will be any Statement in the Tickets or not. When i go to any Ticket here.. There is one Statement at the top Describing the problem
(whether this statement will be in the exam or not??)
How can i recognize that this is OSPF ticket or EIGRP or PORT SECURITY or any one… As for each one there are different answers….
Thanks
passed my CCNP TSHOOT today. 931/1000
everything is valid, and dont memorize as word by word. you have to understand the topology before u memorize it,
thanks networktut.com!
Better topology diagram can be found at:
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/10965
Check the file attached by Phil Vancil.
tickets are same as networktut .but be very carefull,firstly check every tickets with abort button and confirm the each ticket and then press done if u r sure about each one
Thanks to Prashant , I follwed ur guide nd successfuly passed my Tshoot Exam. Now I m CCNP :-D
Thanks Belal for this information… this will help us alot
I pass the exam today, thanks for the above tips provided. Very useful and helpful!
Respected All,
I would like to know that in the real exam when we chose a ticket for troubleshoot there will be a requirement or a question regarding to that ticket??
I am bit confused how we will find that the ticket is related to which question.
Its a humbel request to you all please give me suggession.