From: Bruce Evry (bruceco@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jun 18 2002 - 17:16:00 GMT-3
Dear Wes,
Please do not feel bad. I just failed my 3rd attempt last month
and all I can say is, "it really is that hard a test".
As for whether it presents realistic networking problems, I'd have
to agree with you. Cisco itself has said basically that the Lab is not a
test of good design practises. Some people mess up by trying to do things
the right way instead of the Cisco Lab Way...
I'd take that about 10 paces further and say if you find something
that the books all say you should never do - figure out how to do just
that. (reading the Groupstudy archives can help with that)
Try to learn how to do things without being allowed to use the
proper commands for doing so. Studying the command references on the Doc
CD has helped me quite a bit. Especially if you think of odd ways to use
some of the more arcane commands!
Anyway, I hope to try again later this year, perhaps in November
or December after the changes have been made. Right now I've got to devote
more time to finding a new job (not that I'd ever stop studying!).
Good luck on your second attempt!!
Yours Truly - Bruce Evry
On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Wes Stevens wrote:
> My first attempt was friday. I did not pass. Time was not that big of an
> issue. I was done with an hour left to check things. Everything seemed to
> work and I felt that I had at least followed the rules. But they must have
> not of liked my solutions. The interesting thing is that the parts that
> seemed the easist were where I did the worst. The part that kicked my butt I
> did well in. I think part is that I got over confident on the easy parts and
> did not pay enough attention to them. But part is also the ability to
> interpret what they want for a solution. I don't feel experience is a big
> help here. I have been doing networking for many years and have never seen
> anything like what they put in front of me in the real world. I did give
> them a solution that worked and was technically sound - but that for sure
> was not enough. I have talked to several people that suggest a boot camp -
> many of them are designed to build up your skills in interpreting the lab.
> But I am on my own on this - no help from my company. I would really rather
> not have to pay for a bootcamp.
>
> So my question is what do you do - what do study and how do you study to
> build up these skills.
>
>
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