RE: Lab Problems (Was: RE: Interfaces are all pingable)

From: trust.hogo@sarcom.com
Date: Wed Feb 26 2003 - 14:51:53 GMT-3


But the int E0 needs an address isn't it? That makes it 7 IP addresses. 6 IP
addresses for the PCs and 1 for the Int they are connected to. With that
being said /29 does not work but /28.

Happy studying.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam.MicroGate@usa.telekom.de [mailto:Sam.MicroGate@usa.telekom.de]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:19 AM
To: cebu2ccie@cox.net
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Lab Problems (Was: RE: Interfaces are all pingable)

Brian,

Excuse my ignorance, why /29 is an efficient solution for 6 hosts?

32 - 29 = 3 bits will give you 6 hosts addresses (excluding the subnet and
the broadcast) Unless you need the 6 hosts plus the addresses for the
routers interfaces attached to this subnet, /29 should meet the requirement.

Please enlighten me.

Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: cebuano [mailto:cebu2ccie@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:22 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Lab Problems (Was: RE: Interfaces are all pingable)

Brian,
Sounds like you should have written the CCIE Practical Studies book.

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Brian Dennis
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:28 AM
To: ray_gan74@hotmail.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Lab Problems (Was: RE: Interfaces are all pingable)

First off let me say this. When I teach my CCIE prep course I categorize
problems you could run into in the CCIE lab mainly in three ways. The first
being what I call a "show stopper". These are the problems you run into that
you definitely know is a problem. Example:

Give all class "A" networks received via RIP from BB3 an additional hop
count of 2 with the exception of the 2.0.0.0/8 route. Use a maximum of 2
access-list statements for this task.

This kind of task doesn't have a lot of possible solutions and if you can't
make it work with just the two ACL statements it's a "show stopper". This is
a clear and easy to see problem.

The second is where a solution for one task conflicts with the solution for
another task. Sometimes these are easy to spot and sometimes they aren't.
Example:

Earlier in the lab you figured out through the wording they gave you that
they wanted you to use HSRP between two routers. **Please remember that
Cisco isn't going to just come out and ask for something like HSRP. They are
going give you a task that has HSRP as the solution but they may never
mention HSRP** Okay so we configured HSRP and no big deal. Now towards the
end of the lab you are given a task where you need to put an ACL on one of
the router's interfaces that you are running HSRP on. Now you put the ACL on
and met the requirements of this task but don't allow for UDP port 1985
(HSRP) so you've broken HSRP and you'll lose points for the earlier task.

The last one is a pitfall. These are the nastiest of problems. A "pitfall"
is a task that has multiple solutions but only one is truly the correct
solution. These tasks may "trick" you into configuring an incorrect solution
due to the wording of the task.

A very simple one would be like asking you to "backup" a frame-relay
interface when you're not using sub-interfaces. If you use the backup
interface command you won't get the points for the task. The backup
interface command shouldn't be used if you only have a physical frame-relay
interface to work with. The task is worded as "backup" but wants you to use
dialer watch.

Another pitfall could be something as simple as addressing an interface with
the most efficient subnet possible that allows for 6 PC's to be attached.
The answer isn't a /29 it's a /28.

Of course these should be very simple for us to catch but when you get a
full day of them plus more complex ones, it can lead to a long 8 hours
;-)
 

Good luck on your lab.

Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ISP Dial/Security) brian@labforge.com
http://www.labforge.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
ray_gan74@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:30 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Interfaces are all pingable

This thread has got me scared. I have my first lab attempt next Monday and
hearing this kind of stuff make me worry. Without violating the NDA, what
are some examples of pitfalls? I guess the best sound advice would be to
know how to do things several ways and ask the proctor or fish it out of him
which way is the one they want?

Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gery Pang" <pang_gery@yahoo.com.hk>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Interfaces are all pingable

> Hello,
>
> Could you give one example about the pitfall?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Gery
>
> >>> "Brian Dennis" <brian@labforge.com> 02/26 11:28 am >>>
> You may have run into what I like to call a "lab pitfall". This is a
> task that has multiple solutions but only one is truly the correct
> solution. These tasks "trick" you into configuring an incorrect
solution
> due to the wording of the task. Just because you have full
connectivity
> doesn't mean you fulfilled all the requirements of the task.
>
> I like putting these "lab pitfalls" in my CCIE prep class because it
> really opens student's eyes as to what they can expect in the real
CCIE
> lab.
>
> Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ISP Dial/Security) brian@labforge.com
> http://www.labforge.com
>
>
>
> Best regards.
>
> Gery Pang
> pang_gery@yahoo.com.hk
> 2003-02-26
>
>
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