From: Wayne Gustavus (wgustavus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue May 22 2001 - 10:51:10 GMT-3
I agree there isn't much time difference between "si" and "sh ip int brief"
if you are a good typist. The potential speed gain is avoiding typing
mistakes. If you are trying to type very fast and have a slight case of the
nerves, you may type "sh ip int bri" and then "sh ipi nt brief", neither of
which will give you the intended result (the first depends on what router
you type it on). It is a whole lot harder to mess up "si".
I used a list of about 10 alias commands that I found to be very helpful,
even though I am a good, quick typist. The trick is to create your list
early and don't get carried away. You need to have the list memorized long
before you get into the exam and be able to type in the list in your
scratchpad to paste into each router without even thinking.
The alias cmds should be second nature by the time your lab date comes up.
For example, in them middle of my exam, the proctor asked me to do a sho ip
route and I entered "sir" without even thinking. If you are only 4 weeks
from your lab and haven't started using alias cmds, you may not want to
start; depends on how much lab time you plan during this time.
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