From: Kevin Baumgartner (kbaumgar@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2000 - 15:14:50 GMT-3
I think that is one of the major pitfalls I fall into when taking the lab.
I am so
concerned about time that I just start into the questions and wiring up the
routers.
Rather than maybe spending sometime going through the book and reading all the
questions and drawing out the network, ip addressing, etc.
Kevin
At 09:56 AM 12/28/00 -0800, Earl Aboytes wrote:
>I would say that there is one best/correct answer. If you really read the
>question very carefully, you will see what they are after. Read the
>entire test and each question at least twice. If the requirements seem
>convoluted, read it again. I have fallen into the trap of jumping through
>a million hoops to fulfill a requirement when I realized that is not what
>they wanted at all. It took me longer to back everything out and then I
>was totally confused. An hour later I was back where I started. Needless
>to say, I did not pass that time.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Baumgartner
>[<mailto:kbaumgar@cisco.com>mailto:kbaumgar@cisco.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 6:59 PM
>To: baysjohn@bah.com
>Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Re: Is there a "correct" answer?
>
> Yes and no. I guess it depends on the question. There could be more
>than one way of getting the answer. But read the question carefully.
>Sometimes it may give a hint how to configure or things not to do to
>solve the problem. If you ignore these requirements in the question and
>even if you get the answer, I think you will get the question wrong.
>
> Kevin
>
> >
> > For those of you who sat for the exam, are the instructions and directions
> > clear enough that there is a single "correct" answer (configuration), or
> > are there multiple acceptable ways of accomplishing the stated goals?
> >
> > I'm not trying to be tricky with my answers, but there are so many
> features
> > available in the IOS... and besides, things I do on my networks may not
> > follow the exact guidance of the RFC's, but they get the job done.
> >
> > Oh yeah, and is trusted-key required for authentication via NTP? I always
> > add it, and when I tested NTP authentication without it apparently it is
> > still authenticating, but I've heard that NTP lies.
> >
> > Thanks for any info,
> >
> > John
> > Jan 8,9 - Halifax
> >
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