From: Pamela Forsyth (pforsyth@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jul 05 2000 - 07:09:53 GMT-3
LOL!!! This was very close to reality the first time I did my lab, in May
1997 at RTP. All cables were hanging from hooks approx. 10 feet off the
ground, and were in extreme disrepair from having been pulled down and
dropped on their exposed pins so many times. If you didn't start on Monday
you got the worst ones (there were only enough cables for all four (!)
candidates to cable their labs simultaneously), and physical layer problems
would haunt you the entire two days of your lab.
Pamela
At 11:42 PM 7/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Chandra,
>
>- The patch panel is about 7feet off the ground (to simulate a production
>environment). You need to use your chair and climb on top of the table to
>reach it. The table is electrified, wear rubber-soled shoes.
>- You must crimp your own patch/xover cables to use on your lab; and you
>have to use your barehands, no tools are provided.
>- If you patch your serials in while standing upsidedown, you will be given
>an extra point. (Backflips are worth 2).
>- Bring an apple for your proctor. Bring some Excedrin for yourself.
>- No IOS's are provided on your routers, you must write your own code (in
>assembly).
>- Everything is in Greek. If you're Greek, everything is in Chinese.
>
>hope that helps,
>-Brad
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chandra Lingamgunta" <lcsekhar@bigfoot.com>
>To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 10:57 PM
>Subject: CCIE Lab Patch Panel
>
>
>Hi all,
>Can any one give me some idea on what kind of patch panel is used in the
>lab exam, is it easy to figure it out? All this time I have been just
>working on couple of routers with back to back cables. I have my lab
>booked for 10th of this month.
>Thanks
>Chandra
>
>
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