From: Chuck Larrieu (chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Feb 19 2001 - 11:26:03 GMT-3
Last week I had the privilege and pleasure of attending the Cisco ASET
training in San Jose.
Unfortunately, Cisco is discontinuing the program. Mine was the last
proctored lab. For a period of time people will be able to access the ASET
racks via telnet. I believe the enrollment can still be made via a Cisco SE.
(The program was for Cisco sales partners only, and not for the general
public)
As a milestone check, ASET is great. I, for example, found that my
organizational skills were lacking, even though that is something I practice
along with my labs. I got lost very quickly, and that meant time lost. Yes,
read the lab thoroughly. Write out your addressing matrix, plan your
redistribution and access-lists. No kidding!
Other than time management ( which was a great lesson for me to learn ),
ASET did not tell me much that I didn't already know. My weaknesses were
what they were. No surprises. I was a bit miffed that I am still having
problems with frame relay / OSPF interrelationships. I thought I handled
redistribution ok. I did have a question about access-lists, which I
neglected to ask the proctor. I am thinking that my solution was wrong
because the question called for an inbound list and I could think of no way
to meet the requirement without an inbound and an outbound. Jay, if you are
reading this - did it have to be inbound only or was that a trick question?
Was ASET like the real lab? I suppose I'll find out. It was certainly
bizarre. You name the routing protocol, it was there ( except for IS-IS )
redistribute everywhere with interesting restrictions. Too much information
to record on the one sheet of paper provided. ( gets back to organizational
skills ) dumb mistakes setting up those things one "already knows"
Met some good folks there, including two guys who will be in the lab this
week. Sean, Sandy - knock 'em dead!
The conclusion among all of us attending - ASET was a worthwhile milestone.
Folks probably should look into some of the university sponsored practice
labs, which can be found in the CCIE certification pages on CCO.
ASET - RIP. A great program. Too bad it's gone, but I understand the
thinking. Why give something of value away for free?
Chuck
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I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your life as
it has been is over ( if you hope to pass ) From this time forward, you will
study US!
( apologies to the folks at Star Trek TNG )
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