RE: CCIE is less challenging now

From: Mike Schlenger (mschlenger@meridianitsolutions.com)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2003 - 03:30:18 GMT-3


 He's right! It's freakin easy! What was I thinking?

Please...go back to studying...we're all here to work on fun, interesting,
tough technical questions. Let's be mature IT professionals and leave this
type of discussion for some other list. This one is good. It will help you.

Mike Schlenger
CCIE #7079

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Dennis
To: 'Jon Campbell'
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Sent: 3/12/03 4:53 PM
Subject: RE: CCIE is less challenging now

Okay I'm ready for you to ask ;-)

Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ISP Dial/Security) CCSI# 98640
brian@labforge.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Jon Campbell
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:41 PM
To: Tom Larus; IPexpert, Inc.; kym blair
Cc: johntafasi@yahoo.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: CCIE is less challenging now

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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