From: Carl Timm (carl_timm@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Apr 06 2001 - 11:11:59 GMT-3
I did it. I passed in San Jose attaining the number 7149. It's been a long
hard road to get here. Now I can finally close this chapter. I finished my
day one with 3 hours to spare. That allowed me to check and recheck all my
configs. I finished day 2 with an hour to spare and I finished
Troubleshooting in an hour and a half. I only had a few errors to find in
troubleshooting, but I found them all. How did I get to this point. A lot of
reading and practice. I read the usual books Doyle, Caslow, and Halibi. I
used the bootcamp labs for practice. If you use the bootcamp labs just take
off the technologies you know will not be on there. I was fortunate to have
great study partners. At the begining I was doing it by myself. I learned so
much more when I started studying with others. I truly believe if it wasn't
for them I would have never made it. My suggestions on how to get your
number. Read the entire lab. Use good time management skills. There is
plenty of time on the lab unless you don't configure the way you always
have. Keep it simple. Set your lab up a layer at a time. If you jump in and
try to configure it the way it's layed out in the lab you will have a hard
time passing. Like Cathy told us on the first day, the lab is written in
expectation of you reading the whole thing and not doing it section by
section. My proctors were Cathy and Jose. I thought they were awsome. If you
have a question don't be affraid to ask. As long as you can prove to them
you know what you're talking about they will help you. This is an attainable
goal. Just keep it simple. Don't read to much into the lab. There are
tricks, but if you are prepared you will spot them. As long as you prepare
hard and keep a cool head during the lab you will pass. I owe a great deal
of thanks to my family for their constant support and to Craig, Wade , and
Aaron for all their help. You couldn't ask for a better group of guys to
work with. I guess it's time to get back to real life and try to relearn who
my family is.
Carl Timm CCIE 7149
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