From: Don Dettmore (don@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2001 - 20:16:03 GMT-3
You see, I thought the opposite from what I read on this forum - that even
before they go through the configurations, they run an automated ping
script - and if your pings don't work, you automatically fail the section
(without anyone ever looking at it). Is that not true?
Don Dettmore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Foltz" <ccie2b@rfoltz.com>
To: "Don Dettmore" <don@donshouse.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: how does lab grading work?
> no, the proctor in RTP specifically said they do not double ding you for
> points.
> Richard Foltz, CCIE#8339, CCNP-Voice, CCDP, MCSE+I, Network+, A+
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Dettmore" <don@donshouse.com>
> To: "CCIE Lab List" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 4:55 PM
> Subject: how does lab grading work?
>
>
> > I have a question on how the lab grading works. I took it recently -
> failed
> > :0( - but was unable to receive a debriefing (long story) I was
therefore
> > unable to ask questions on what I missed.
> >
> > I noticed during the lab that getting a section working was often
> dependent on
> > getting an earlier section working. Well, what if you do the
> configurations
> > for a section correctly, but your pings don't work due to a deficiency
of
> an
> > earlier section. Do you lose credit for both sections????
> >
> > Let me give you an hypothetical example (this is nothing like what was
on
> my
> > exam, just an example):
> >
> > RouterA ---- RouterB ---- RouterC --- RouterD
> >
> > Section 1: Configure OSPF on routers A, B, and C so that RouterA can
ping
> > RouterC.
> >
> > Section 2: Configure ISIS on RouterC and RouterD. Redistribute such
that
> > RouterA can ping RouterD.
> >
> > For argument's sake, lets say you have trouble with section one and just
> can't
> > get RouterA to ping RouterC. BUT, you are comfortable with Section 2,
and
> > configure everything correctly. HOWEVER, because of your failure on
> section
> > 1, RouterA still cannot ping RouterD (thus failing to satisfy section
2's
> > criteria, despite the fact that you configured it correctly). Do you
lose
> the
> > points for section 2 as well (even though you configured it correctly)?
> >
> > Sadly, I had several analogous situations on my lab, and I think they
> might be
> > the reason I failed.
> >
> > My questions is this: should I have 'kluged' a section I knew I was
going
> to
> > miss anyway, just to get another section working? Say, in the example
> above,
> > If you knew you were going to miss section one anyway, would it be worth
> it to
> > put in static routes (even if expressly forbidden) to accomplish section
1
> > just to get section 2 pings to work?
> >
> > I'm retaking my lab soon, and I'd like to know if I need to resort to
> stuff
> > like that.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Don Dettmore
> >
> > PS: props to anyone who actually made it to the end of this email - you
> are
> > truly dedicated (way more than me ;-)
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