From: Erick B. (erickbe@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri May 18 2001 - 03:23:25 GMT-3
Hi,
Finishing early is possible and not hard to do. The
big key is what you said. You need a good/complete
diagram and need to go through the instructions very
carefully. They contain everything you need. This lets
you work off the diagram for the most part. I did this
on both my attempts and it really saves time. I was
close my first time but my 2nd time was a disaster. I
was more prepared and felt better then ever but I made
some typo's that just ruined it for me. I did learn
from troubleshooting the typos and the interesting
effects they caused. Nothing on the lab I wasn't
comfortable with. So watch your typing as well as the
little things. The little things are what gets you.
Good luck and happy learning.
--- Sathiaseelan Perumal <sathia@transition.com.my>
wrote:
> 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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