From: Robert Ho (robho@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri May 18 2001 - 02:12:45 GMT-3
I want to further emphasize 2 points
1. Read it cover to cover - it will save u a lot of time correcting your
design.
2. Type FAST!!!
Robert
CCIE#7312
On Fri, 18 May 2001 02:20:14 , Umer Khan wrote:
My methodology (I used this when practicing as well as the actual labs):
1. Read the instructions cover to cover once.
2. Draw diagram while reading the instructions cover to cover again. Take
notes on a separate piece of paper on gotchas.
3. Attack! Hit layer 2 immediately. I generally configure IP addressing at
the same time. I type over 120WPM, and that helps!
4. Configure routing protocols and features.
5. Finish everything up.
6. NOW go back to double-check.
Other tips:
- Learn how to type fast
- Use notepad effectively
- Practice, practice, practice!
Umer.
>From: "Sathiaseelan Perumal" <sathia@transition.com.my>
>Reply-To: "Sathiaseelan Perumal" <sathia@transition.com.my>
>To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: RE: Umer Khan, CCIE# 7410, BROADCOM CORPORATION
>Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 09:46:34 +0800
>
>Hi ,
>
>I hear some people finish day 1 very early what is the secret , can you
>share with us the method
>you use. eg. Do you draw out the diagram first or do you read the entire
>lab
>first. How about IP addressing , how do you tackle this without going
>through the entire lab etc etc ..
>
>
>
>Thanks
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
>Umer Khan
>Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 1:04 AM
>To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Umer Khan, CCIE# 7410, BROADCOM CORPORATION
>
>
>On my second attempt, exactly seven months after passing the written
>test, I passed the CCIE Routing & Switching lab exam at Halifax today
>(May 17, 2001). I am still in shock!
>
>Quick history. I got my CCNA in July of 1999 and started working with
>Cisco equipment a few months after that. I completed my CCNP in
>October of 2000, and my CCDP in November of 2000.
>
>My first lab attempt was at RTP on April 9-10, 2001. I was fully
>prepared, and found the material on the exam to be very easy. Finished
>day 1 by 12:30pm, just as Alan (the proctor) was saying it was time
>for lunch. Spent the rest of the day after lunch double, triple, and
>quadruple checking my work. Little mistakes in each section WILL cost
>you a lot of points (no partial credit! You get one item in a section
>wrong, the whole section is wrong!). Out of the group of 5 of us that
>started, I was the only one to make it to day 2, although not with a
>lot of points (Like I said, the little mistakes WILL cost you!). On
>day 2, I didn't make enough points to go on to troubleshooting. I went
>home, although not too disappointed. At least I was comfortable with
>all of the technologies I was tested on, and I had given it my fair
>shot.
>
>I'd like to thank Mike Chase (Sr. Network Architect, Broadcom
>Corporation), and Christine Jeffrey (Cisco Systems) for helping me get
>a date for my second attempt. I was not too motivated to study this
>time around. I spent no time on the rack. Instead, I took the month
>between my two attempts to relax and I spent time doing other things
>(nothing related to Cisco). I just wanted another attempt. The day
>before the exam, I reviewed the 30 pages of study notes I had created
>while studying for my previous attempt.
>
>I showed up at the Halifax lab at 8:15am on May 16. There were 4 of us
>for day 1: Myself on second attempt, another person on third attempt,
>one person on their fourth, and another person on their second
>attempt. Steve was the proctor. I found the exam this time to be
>*VERY* hard, and did not finish with day one until around 3:00pm. I
>spent the rest of my time double, triple, and quadruple checking my
>work. I didn't think I was making it to day 2. I hadn't done so bad
>however, and made it to day 2, along with one other guy. I made it to
>troubleshooting, he didn't. The troubleshooting scenario I had was not
>the same one I had configured on day 1 and 2. In fact, Steve informed
>us that the new CCIE policy is that EVERYONE gets a new
>troubleshooting scenario, making it MUCH harder. I got past
>troubleshooting, and got my number. I could NOT stop smiling.
>
>My advice to candidates who are preparing for this exam is as follows:
>
>1. Pray! And get all your family to pray for you too. More than
>anything, my passing the lab was the work of God in the form of
>miracle!
>
>2. Start with the basics. To get to my written test, I had already
>read a number of Cisco Press books cover to cover. After the written
>test, I continued this effort. Caslow and Doyle are a must, but they
>just set the base. You need to read more in depth. Keep all the theory
>fresh in your memory.
>
>3. Participate in Groupstudy! Most questions you have will have
>answers in the archives.
>
>4. Practice, practice, practice! I cannot emphasize this enough. Spend
>all your free time, day and night, in front of a rack. Practice all
>the core technologies again and again. Use fatkid, BOOTCAMP, and
>whatever other scenarios you can get your hands on.
>
>5. Find a study buddy. Having a partner who is always challenging you
>will help with motivation.
>
>6. Become familiar with the documentation CD. Read the configuration
>guides and command references for the core technologies "cover to
>cover". Learn how to find stuff fast in case you need to.
>
>7. Take ECP1 and/or BRS classes. They will give you the extra edge you
>need to pass the lab.
>
>8. Be very paranoid. There are a ton of mistakes in all the books you
>will read, as well as CCO. Test everything out on your rack before you
>believe it. Know about the common IOS bugs and features throughout the
>different versions. Also learn to double and triple check all your
>work.
>
>Thanks to my friends and specially to my fiancee for understanding
>when I couldn't spend time with them because I was too busy studying.
>Also thanks to Broadcom Corporation for fully supporting me in this
>endeavor.
>
>Umer Khan, CCIE# 7410
>Sr. Network Engineer
>Broadcom Corporation
>E-mail: umer.khan@mail.com
>Web: http://www.umer-khan.net
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