From: Bob Chahal (bob.chahal@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 07:19:01 GMT-3
Yes, now I've had more time to think about it the proctor ensured I was
motivated all the way through and he amongst many other are in my prayers.
As for labs I used the bootcamp labs and must have done them all about 4
times by the time I passed but they are not the be all or end all. Like
others have said you should lab all the Doyle, Halabi scenarios for all IGPs
and BGP. Doyle Vol1 and 2 will take you a long way down the road. But a long
way is not all the way as I painfully found out. The 1 day lab will be the 2
day configurations in one day. Sounds obvious but I think the challenge will
be the stamina required to keep the concentration up for what will be a long
day. So whatever anyone has done to prepare for the two day will be the same
for the one day lab. The difference will be the approach on the day. In any
case all the labs like Bootcamp are really a type of one-day lab format
anyway but on some of the easier labs I'd add more configurations for other
technologies that are not actually in the practice lab.
HTH
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <austin.alao@bt.com>
To: <bob.chahal@ntlworld.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: CCIE #8233
> Your story is very inspiring Bob. Congrats and God bless you as you
proceed.
>
> Remember to mention your proctor in your prayers.
>
> Austin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnny Tsao [mailto:johnnyt@netcat.com]
> Sent: 01 October 2001 03:41
> To: Bob Chahal; ccielab
> Subject: RE: CCIE #8233
>
>
> Congrats! Your determination has paid off. My lab date will be in Feb of
> next year.. give me sometime to prepare. If you or anyone have any lab
> scenarios that you have on soft copy can you email it to me at
> johnnyt@netcat.com ?
>
> I have the bootcamp labs, but anything right now will be helpful for the
new
> format.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Bob Chahal
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 3:16 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: CCIE #8233
>
>
> I got my number on Friday 28th September and what can I say that has not
> already been said before? My personal story is this was my third attempt.
I
> failed in May with a score of 75 and did exactly the same in June. This
was
> a test on my preseverance, dedication and endurance as much as anything
> else. It was tough all the way through and the lab I passed was in my
> opinion the toughest.
>
> I must just mention the proctor because he was aware that I had gone close
> on my previous two occasions and would not tell me my score at any stage.
He
> kept encouraging me and telling me to concentrate and I'd be ok.
> Troubleshooting was so tough. In the 1st hour I thought I'd blown it. By
the
> end I thought it was going to be the same old story. One voice in my head
> kept telling me that it wasn't over until it was over. I'm glad I listened
> because the proctor told me that my troubleshooting pulled me through!
>
> Words can't describe how that felt. I put in so so many hours of reading
and
> practice I cannot tell you how much but suffice to say I got my CCNA in
June
> 1999 and it's been a hard slog since.
>
> To all those on this list, especially the guys and girls who have helped
me
> out, many thanks. Thanks to Paul for running this list. I've been on this
> list since the beginning of the year and most of the answers to recent
posts
> can be found in the archives but there's nothing wrong with that. This
list
> is a sounding board and I never had any problems with OT stuff (just used
> the delete key if I wasn't in the mood!).
>
> To all those aspiring CCIEs......you can do it, take the advice of all
those
> posts from other members who have passed.
>
> Bob
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