From: Earl Aboytes (earl@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue May 30 2000 - 03:48:48 GMT-3
Tony,
See the inserts below for my advice to you. I would add the following
2.5) Inspect your rack carefully. Make sure you are plugged into the right
places. Make sure you get the correct isdn numbers and the like. Make sure
you are working on the correct rack! I am speaking from experience on this
one.
2.75) Draw a diagram that you could hand to a customer with pride. I don't
mean fancy. I want to see everything on that document and I want to be able
tell the difference between an appletalk address, an IP address, an IPX
address, a mac address and........well, you get the picture. Pretend that
it will be the only documentation that you will have for the entire test.
Oh wait, it IS the only documentation that you will have for the entire
test. I'd beat this horse some more but I think it is dead.
Good Luck. I look forward to your posting with the subject of 'CCIE #5922'.
Let's see how close I get with that number.
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of Tony
Jackson
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 6:24 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Ome Day and a Wake Up
Okay fellow techies.
Wednesday, 31st San Jose.
I've studied and studied. 2 1/2years of hands on and lab. I still don't
believe I'm ready for this exam.
I've put together a test strategy I hope to follow. You know like a game
plan before the Super Bowl.
1. Plenty of rest. (I'm spending the night before in a hotel 6 miles out.
This one is a no brainer. Don't study the night before the test. Don't
even think about Cisco. Have a nice dinner, go see a movie, go to the nudie
bar. Don't ask, I don't know where they are. I always go shopping at
Fry's. Man I am a geek.
2. Read the whole lab booklet first. (I would like to do this one. How much
time will this process consume?)
This is probably more important than anything else on your list. You will
consume some time here but consider it an investment. It might put you
behind the pack but slow and steady wins the race. The same is true here.
I guarantee whatever extra time it takes to do this you will save three-fold
in wrong paths not taken.
3. Remain calm. (I think I can do this one. This is not the jungles
of Panama.)
Whenever you get rattled take a restroom break or go down the hall to get a
drink. Don't drink too much though. You don't want to waste too much time
in the restroom.
4. Ask the proctor questions. (I suppose I would if I think that they will
help.)
Kathe (that is the correct spelling of her name) always answers questions in
a way that should help you. She won't give you the answer but she will
clarify.
5. Work fast. (I'll try. This is really when the typos start to mount.)
Use that 10-key. Its too late to learn if you haven't already. For the
rest of you, learn that 10-key. It saves tons of time. I used to work in a
bank and I can type 255.255.255.0 faster than anyone I know.
6 Check your work. (Great idea if I have the time.)
Try to finish no later than 4:00pm. Reboot your routers and make sure
everything comes up. Stupid mistakes can be caught with this technique. I
wouldn't reboot unless you have time to correct. They might not reboot your
rack. It's a gamble at that point. If you reboot it and you only have
twenty minutes left it is a certainty. I would say if you have less than 40
minutes left don't reboot.
This is all that I have listed for myself. Any other suggestions are
welcome.
Tony Jackson, CCNP, CCDA, CNE 4.11
Independant Consultant
Network Systems Engineer
925-202-3993 cell
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