From: Cliff Moseley (cliffmoseley@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri May 09 2003 - 22:29:17 GMT-3
Amen to that
>From: Jason Sinclair <sinclairj@powertel.com.au>
>Reply-To: Jason Sinclair <sinclairj@powertel.com.au>
>To: "'Niksa Tomulic'" <ccie@otokrab.net>, ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: RE: Passing the lab 1st time
>Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 10:48:23 +1000
>
>Niksa,
>
>I don't think I have heard anyone so succinctly state the allure of the
>CCIE:
>
>"passing the exam won't make you (a) smarter or better engineer - it will
>just make you happier"
>
>Congratulations.
>
>Jason Sinclair CCIE #9100
>Manager, Network Control Centre
>POWERTEL
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>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Niksa Tomulic [mailto:ccie@otokrab.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, 7 May 2003 9:03 AM
>To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Passing the lab 1st time
>
>I still have a need to say a few words about passing the lab in first
>attempt and my impression about it, at all.. I hope it could be good
>motivation for all the people who haven't been there yet
>
>So, I did it 29.04, in Brussels
>
>Facts:
>- the stuff you'll see there is not difficult and not hard at all, the
>only problem is how do you deal with stress and with many topics in the
>short time
>- I didn't even had time to finish all the stuff - not to mention
>checking the stuff - and I've still passed - > you don't have to
>complete all tasks, 80% is enough
>- tasks are really, really easy to read & understand, self -
>explainable, I didn't have a need to ask anything, at all
>- even though the best list of topics of the exam is the doc-CD itself,
>I highly recommend IPEXPERT workbook, all the topics I had were covered
>there
>- my impression of CCIE exam is: TOO MANY RUMORS AND SO MANY "STORIES"
>circulating around -> and reality is: if you've been trough the stuff
>with hands-on experience, and you believe in yourself, there is nothing
>you need to be worried about
>- invest more time in studying and practice then reading & writing
>e-mails, groupstudy is excellent resource, but you need to filter A LOT
>of junk e-mail
>- DON'T BELIEVE OTHER PEOPLE NOTES, they might be wrong. believe
>yourself when you try it in the lab
>- you don't have to buy ISDN simulator, ATM switch, VOICE interfaces,
>3550... Of course it's good to have it, but I've managed to pass the lab
>first time without it.. I've rented it online 1 day (ISDN, ATM), and
>3550 I've seen in reality 1 day at my desk... Switch is a switch, and if
>it has L3 functionality you can call it a router - and you should know
>how to deal with them. There are some cool features extra you can
>practice 1 day what should be enough (READ THE CONFIG GUIDE). Aux back
>to back is really cool for practicing routing issues in dial-up
>environment
>- there is so much information and practice material out there...you
>need to prioritize things and find out which ones you like the most... I
>have at least 500 MB of material I still want to read, but...
>- try to finance the exam on your own - you'll find it much more
>interesting and you'll be REALLY motivated to pass it first time
>
>At the end - passing the exam won't make you smarter or better engineer
>- it will just make you happier :)
>
>I have some equipment I want to sell, if you need some cisco stuff drop
>me a line (niksa@otokrab.net) , if you'll pick it up on your own, you'll
>get rack for free - I am in Switzerland.
>
>Well, good luck to all of you on the really exciting way of getting some
>knowledge
>Niksa, #11548
>
>
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