Yes, the Cisco certs seem to have a relatively good reputation. I think the higher ones even involve (or at least did) stages where the test-taker spends half a

Yes, the Cisco certs seem to have a relatively good reputation. I think the higher ones even involve (or at least did) stages where the test-taker spends half a day setting something up, then an instructor breaks it and they have to fix it again. On the other hand, people there complain about the recertification requirements - it's quite a bit of effort to repeat every few years, so unless you're strictly required by an employer or customer to maintain them many let it lapse.