From: Mingzhou Nie (mnie@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 04 2002 - 12:41:28 GMT-3
Congrats, Paul!!!
--- "P. Korkowski" <kork@korkc130.com> wrote:
> Well, it's finally my turn to write the coveted e-mail to the group.
> I
> finally passed in RTP on my 4th attempt, and feel like a huge weight
> is
> now off of my shoulders.
>
> 2 years and 10 months ago, I walked into the local Junior College for
> the CCNA academy, not even knowing what a router was or even did.
> When
> I asked about becoming a CCIE in the class, I was told that I could
> not
> do it, as the instructor had tried and couldn't do it (couldn't pass
> the
> written), and that if he couldn't do it, nobody else can.
>
> It took me 6 months to get my CCNP, and another 3 months to pass
> the CCIE written. It took me almost 2 years to finally pass the lab.
> However, in all of the trials and frustrations, I am still extremely
> proud of what I have done.
>
> Now that I am off of my soapbox, I want to pass out
> encouragement to all of the rest of the candidates who are trying,
> and
> try to offer my meager advice. Read every Cisco Press book you can
> find
> with Command Reference as it's subject (i.e. OSPF Command Reference
> Guide, BGP-4 Command Reference Guide), and read all of the
> recommended
> books like Halabi and Doyle.
>
> If you have someone you know that is a CCIE or works for Cisco,
> don't be afraid to ask questions. I was fortunate in that two people
> that I used worked for Cisco and both had double CCIEs that I could
> ask
> questions of. Through it all, they have become very close friends of
> mine, and wanted very much to help me succeed. Not everybody has a
> resource like this, but if you have someone that knows a lot about
> Cisco, ASK THEM, EVEN IF THEY ARE YOUR CUSTOMER. YOU CAN'T BE AN
> EXPERT
> IN EVERYTHING!!!!
>
> Finally, if you get a chance to build a home lab, start making
> your own scenarios. I had several labs that I would modify using
> X.25
> and back-to-back Async routing, so I could implement dialer profiles,
> EIGRP Bandwidth-percent commands, and so on. Think outside the box
> when
> studying.
>
> I have a very wonderful wife and supporting employer who were
> wonderful throughout my CCIE quest, and would not have ever done it
> without them. I failed my CCIE lab attempt a month ago in San Jose,
> and
> came back swearing that I was done and would never try again. That
> was
> when both my wife and boss handed me a little quote, and did not say
> anything. I then reprinted this quote, and put it everywhere I
> could.
> The quote is below, for some of you that need some inspiration.
>
> As for the instructor, first thing in the morning I am going to take
> great pleasure in going into his classroom with my e-mail from Cisco,
> and tell him in front of the class to never tell a student that they
> can't do something. Good luck to all of you, and I wish you the very
> best.
>
> Paul Korkowski, CCIE # 10696
>
> "Many of life's failures are people who
> did not realize how close they were to
> success when they gave up."
> - Thomas A. Edison
=====
Mingzhou Nie, CCIE #10342
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