From: scott mann (smann0762@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Jan 11 2002 - 23:47:00 GMT-3
The cisco CIMs are excellent teaching tools, especially for some
technologies which are difficult for many to get acces to; i.e. ATM, Voice,
ISDN. I have used them all in conjunction with many other sources of
training/Labs. They are very inexpensive (check Ebay), especially in
relation to the many thousands of dollars you can/will invest into your CCIE
pursuit. Keep this critical point in mind; the Cisco CIMs are introductory
in nature and are simply one stepping stone among perhaps dozens you will
need. The are great at introducing you to new technologies and giving the
user a nice beginning simulation to warm you up for things to come, but they
absolutely DO NOT constitute serious preparation for the LAB. Only
hundreds/thousands of hours practicing various lab scenarios can give you a
realistic chance of passing the New Lab. I know several people from Cisco
who have had their butts handed to them during this new lab, so don't
underestimate your need to prepare. If you are not Rock Solid on all
subjects, you will join the rest of the Cisco CCIE Charity Donators.
>From: Kurt Kruegel <kurt@cybernex.net>
>Reply-To: Kurt Kruegel <kurt@cybernex.net>
>To: "ccielab@groupstudy.com" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: cim mp challenge ?
>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 20:28:07 -0500
>
>ok,
>i don't currently have the money to puchase my own lab so .....
>would the cim expert labs multiprotocol challenge be a worthy thing to
>start with ???
>i no there is no substitiute for the real thing, but i'd like to know if
>the money would be
>well spent here or better spent elsewhere.
>
>thanks,
>k
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