From: Jason Gardiner (gardiner@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Nov 28 2001 - 19:16:30 GMT-3
Well, I had my first go at RTP today. It was a bitch. I really don't
think I need to wait for the e-mail; I'm almost sure I failed. Anyhow,
let me just pass along some advice that may prove helpful:
1. Get sleep the night before. Take a pill or whatever. I was so
stressed out that, even though I went to sleep at 8, I only got about 4
hours of *Very* fitful sleep last night.
2. Read over the lab. I spent about 75 minutes working on setting up the
frame network because I neglected to see the sheet with the DLCI setup.
Once I had that, it took about 5 minutes. Of course I wasn't think too
clearly because of point 1. I've never been really good at doing that
anyhow (if you see some of my earlier posts, when I had only read about
half the message berfore replying) but I'm sure as hell going to start
doing so now.
3. Don't think ATM and Voice are optional (paraphrasing CCIE Networkers
2001).
4. Don't focus on one thing too long. Move on to something you know and
come back to it later. When studying or at work, I tend to focus on a
problem until it's resolved. You simply don't have that luxury in the
lab. If you're practicing at home, I wold drop something after about 5
minutes and move on. That's what I'm going to do for the next go around.
5. Know how to use the documentation CD. Quickly. I would have
practiced more with it, but I have had major issues getting it to work
with Windows 2000 and now XP. Looks like I may have to setup a 98
workstation just for that.
6. Don't worry about rumors, alias debates, terminal types, proctor
stories, etc. If you focus on understanding the concepts and syntax, the
lab is very doable in the time alotted. ANd as long as you are mentally
prepared :)
Thanks for listening to my two cents. And let me close by saying:
Not being able to solicit feedback for the proctors absolutely sucks.
Cisco, if you are reading, please allow for this very important
opportunity. Even 10 minutes after the lab would have done me a great
deal of good.
Thanks,
Jason Gardiner
Supervisor, Engineering Services
Sprint <Insert Division Name>
"You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and
still come out completely dry. Most people do."
- Norton Juster
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