From: Manny Gonzalez (manny@xxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Mar 30 2002 - 20:39:59 GMT-3
Well, I have to say this. If you are looking to have an easier time on
the test, I don't know why anyone would want the 3920's and Token Ring
gone. This is old technology, it is extremely well documented. The well
of information on T/R and the 3920 is huge. I honestly think the 3920 is
a gift for those wanting easy points on the test.
However, if you instead want a much tougher test, by all means put in
6500's / MSFC, Get heavy on IS-IS since it is more and more the choice
for MPLS which is a hot new technology. Increase the content of
Multicast topics. Make sure you have truly convoluted Spanning Tree
situations. The kind of stuff that makes my life a living hell in my day
to day work :-)
P.S. Is anyone actually doing PORT-TO-PORT voice calls (pots to pots
dial peers) in the real world? Nuff said.
Troy Rader wrote:
>
> I have to start by saying that I only attended a couple hours worth of an 8
> hour CCIE Power Session in San Jose recently, so I don't have much to add
> here. If someone else on this list got more info, please add to this. I
> don't even have the guy's name who spoke. However, he did say that they
> would review the practical exam this May for changes. Someone tried to pin
> him down on on the 3920, which he didn't come right out and admit to, but
> suggested strongly that it would likely disappear in the future. Based on a
> previous post, it sounds like Cisco might have already spoken on this
> subject though. I hadn't seen anyone mention May before he did though. He
> did indicate, that like with the additions of ATM and VoIP, they will be
> gradual changes. To clarify, he didn't say they would make changes in May,
> but that they would review in May.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lupi, Guy" <Guy.Lupi@eurekaggn.com>
> To: "'Eric Lemmons'" <ericlemmons@yahoo.com>; "Chua, Parry"
> <Parry.Chua@compaq.com>; <Giveortake@aol.com>; <aquiggle@nc.rr.com>;
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 12:40 PM
> Subject: RE: CCIE #9049
>
> > Just a little something to add to this, Cisco has already stated that the
> > lab will be getting rid of token ring and adding more real world
> scenarios,
> > I confirmed this in an email to the program. They didn't say when, but I
> > would bet it will be very soon with the EOL of the 3920 and 5000/5500, who
> > knows what they will put on their next? IPV6, MPLS (maybe there now?),
> more
> > hardware (6500, 7200, 7500). Just a thought.
> >
> > ~-----Original Message-----
> > ~From: Eric Lemmons [mailto:ericlemmons@yahoo.com]
> > ~Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:59 AM
> > ~To: Chua, Parry; Giveortake@aol.com; aquiggle@nc.rr.com;
> > ~ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > ~Subject: RE: CCIE #9049
> > ~
> > ~
> > ~Every CCIE lab test goes through a "life-cycle". A new test lowers
> > ~the passing rate dramatically, over time the passing rate creeps up.
> > ~I think one of the lessons to take from this, is that a major change
> > ~in the test is probably due this year.
> > ~Timing can be an important issue in passing.
> > ~Eric
> > ~
> > ~--- "Chua, Parry" <Parry.Chua@compaq.com> wrote:
> > ~> Why not think in positive way, people are learn more from mistake,
> > ~> people are work harder, people are able to get more right infor
> > ~> from various sources....
> > ~>
> > ~> > Parry Chua
> > ~> >
> > ~> >
> > ~>
> > ~>
> > ~> -----Original Message-----
> > ~> From: Giveortake@aol.com [mailto:Giveortake@aol.com]
> > ~> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:56 AM
> > ~> To: aquiggle@nc.rr.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > ~> Subject: Re: CCIE #9049
> > ~>
> > ~>
> > ~> Congratulations.... Has anyone else noticed that the tone of
> > ~> this board
> > ~> has changed dramatically from "failing" to largley "passing"???
> > ~> I have
> > ~> been watching for about six months. The tone has definately
> > ~> changed.
> > ~>
> > ~> So the question is: Has the tone changed because the 1 day lab
> > ~> is not so
> > ~> new anymore, or did the tone change because the standards have been
> > ~> relaxed a
> > ~> little??
> > ~>
> > ~> Just thourght it was worth bringing up.....
> > ~>
> > ~> David
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