From: Jon Campbell (jcampbell2000@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 12 2003 - 18:41:20 GMT-3
Ask some of the 1xxx, 2xxx, 3xxx CCIEs. They will all tell you, "Thank God
I don't have to take the lab today!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Larus" <tlarus@cox.net>
To: "IPexpert, Inc." <groupstudy@ipexpert.net>; "kym blair"
<kymblair@hotmail.com>
Cc: <johntafasi@yahoo.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: CCIE is less challenging now
> I have no way of knowing the answer to the ultimate issue being debated
> here, as I have onlt taken the lab twice, and 44 days apart (same era),
but
> I would simply point out that IGRP can be very difficult. On its face, it
> is simple, but some of us have viewed it as "the devil." Some list member
> called it "the devil" and I have grown to agree with him. My difficulties
> (in my home lab) with IGRP worried me as I studied for the CCIE Lab.
>
>
> Tom Larus, CCIE #10,014
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "IPexpert, Inc." <groupstudy@ipexpert.net>
> To: "kym blair" <kymblair@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <johntafasi@yahoo.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: CCIE is less challenging now
>
>
> > Kym,
> >
> > In all reality - The topics that have been removed were much easier to
> > learn / teach. Really....how difficult is Token Ring or IGRP?...Cisco
is
> > definitely doing a great job adding new content - and keeping the lab
> > challenging. If you ask some of the CCIE's with a 1xxx, 2xxx or 3xxx
> > number - some of them have never implemented some of the newer QoS,
Voice
> > or Security features within IOS....their comments are that the lab is
> > definitely getting tougher - because it's staying current (and IOS now
has
> > quite a bit more that can be covered)!
> >
> > Just my .02 cents! Good Luck w/ your prep!
> >
> > kym blair writes:
> >
> > > You have a great attitude. Best of luck to you. Regards, Kym
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "John Tafasi" <johntafasi@yahoo.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "John Tafasi" <johntafasi@yahoo.com>
> > > >To: "ccielab" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > >Subject: CCIE is less challenging now
> > > >Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 10:47:59 -0700
> > > >
> > > >With the removal of token ring from the CCIE lab ( and removal of
> related
> > > >topics such as RSRB and Translational bridging) I feel that the CCIE
> > > >certificate is less challenging now. What do you thik guys?
> > > >.
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