From: W. Alan Robertson (warobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun May 27 2001 - 13:26:29 GMT-3
Sorry Don,
This kind of thing isn't documented anywhere that I know of... You're in for a
surprise when you get to the lab, which is part of their plan. Understand that
the lab scenarios, as I understand them, are not designed to reflect realistic
networks or designs. The artificial limitations, such as 'no static routes,'
are in place to test your ability to utilize the various "nerd knobs" inherent
to IOS, and the various routing protocols that you happen to draw that make up
your scenarios.
This is the only way that you can demonstrate a deep understanding of the
routing protocols, and their behaviors in a given environment. This is also th
e
only way a candidate can demonstrate a certain degree of mastery in a network
consisting of some 7 devices. Let's be honest; without a certain degree of
absurdity, would a 7 devices network pose much of a challenge to most of us? I
can configure 7 routers in about 30 minutes without the use of templates, and
make them do whatever they need to in a normal environment, with staightforward
requirements. That just doesn't make for a difficult test.
One of the most difficult things I've had to tackle in my preparations is the
tendancy not to do something in my practice lab that I wouldn't do in a real
environment. Questions like "Who would use 4 routing protocols in a 6 router
network" need to go out the window. You have to do the absurd... Think "sure,
I can use a virtual link to make are 4 touch area 0, but wouldn't it be cooler
to run OSPF across a tunnel interface through a non-OSPF routing domain?" (The
OSPF cost on a tunnel interface is 11111, just in case you were wondering, and
that was on a tunnel between two directly connected routers...)
Out of curiousity, when is your date? Mine is July 19-20, in San Jose...
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Dettmore" <don@donshouse.com>
To: "CCIE Lab" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 2:07 PM
Subject: cans and can-nots on the lab exam
[snip]
> Specifically, I keep seeing references to things like 'you are not allowed to
> use static routes on the lab exam' or 'you cannot manually change the ospf
> timers on the lab exam'. I've never seen any of these things stated on the
> CCO website. Is this officially documented somewhere? Is there any way I
> could get a definitive list of what you can and cannot do on the exam?
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