From: Thounda Craig, Jr. (hjcgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:01:03 GMT-3
All I have to say is ............... "Recognize!!!"
Job well done, my friend!
-----Original Message-----
From: John Conzone [SMTP:jkconzone@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:21 PM
To: ccielab
Subject: CCIE#6409-subtitled "Somebody get these damn routers out of my
den!!!!!!!"
Just got home from RTP. 4 hour drive. Thank god thats over. I wasn't
gonna do one of these e-mails, but what the heck.
Real quick. Day one, %75 percent finished by lunch. Finished by 2,
checked work. Missed two sections worth 5 total day 1. Day 2, finished by
10:30, checked work, missed a section worth 2. Looking real good for TS.
Finished TS in about 1 1/2 hour, check for 1 1/2 hour. Got number and
booked.
You all know the books to read. The Bootcamp labs were an invaluable
tool, as were Bootcamp racks for special technologies. The rack at Nantech
was also a big help! Thanks to Paul for running this board, and to all of
those out there who were kind enough to help.
There were two keys for me. First was ATTITUDE and CONFIDENCE!!!!
Don't be intimidated! Go in and kick ass. If you fail, go study some more
and then go back and kick ass! I approached this like when I played
football. I'm gonna beat this thing! There is a difference between
confidence and cockiness. Cockiness will sink you, but lack of confidence
will sink you too. You are worthy of CCIE. You can be a CCIE!
The second and probably as important, is practice,practice, practice on
your own equipment. I sold my sled (motorcycle) to buy a bunch of routers,
cat, and ISDN sim. It paid off. A home lab is a HUGE help. If you can swing
it, do it. You can sell it later. I will definitely help you pass!
On that note, my lab is for sale. Heres what I have. 9 routers,
including a 2521 for a frame switch, a 2509 term serv, various 2500's with
ethernet, serial, token ring, BRI's. Most have 16/16 with 12.1 IPSEC. I
have an Teltone ISDN simulator, three NT1's, a Cat2900, a token ring mau,
an 805, and all the back to back serial cables and ethernet cables and
transcievers you could want! The first $7500 takes it all! Yes, $7500! I
want to get it out of my den. I figured I'd put it up here before e-bay.
Before anyone asks, I won't piece it out.
Again, thanks to all of you! Maybe tommorow this will sink in.
John Conzone CCIE#6409
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