From: William Chen (kwchen@netvigator.com)
Date: Mon Apr 26 2004 - 23:03:02 GMT-3
Dear Tim,
It is true that NMC labs had typos and errors. However, I am sure every workbook in the current market will have these problems. When I was working with my first workbook, it also has a lot of typos and errors. When I was reading ciscopress books and DocCD, they also have typos, errors and inconsistent. I am sure that NMC is keeping update their workbook promptly, and you can always find the most updated information in their website/forum. Which important is the Custom Server Support. If you ask people who posted questions in NMC forum and how long they will get their answers, most of them will tell you that NMC never let them disappointed.
I think a workbook should be a study material. Never force yourself to finish the lab in 8 hours. Never feel discourage when you can't finish the lab in time. What you have to learn from the workbook is that what are the issues the workbook is try to teach you? Make sure you understand the reasons behind instead of just know how to configure.
If you think that the routing and redistribution part of DoIT is difficult, I can tell you that never expect the real lab will be easier than DoIT. The real lab may not have complex redistribution scenarios like DoIT, but there are tricky issues in the real lab. In fact, most people will not read the question carefully during the real lab. The question maybe inter-realted and that will make the problem complex.
Finally, I am happy to tell you that I passed the lab exam yesterday. After the second attemp failure, I spent most of my time in doing the DoIT lab ONCE AGAIN, very carefully and study every parts of the lab throughly. Just before my exam, I did two CheckIT labs, and those labs are really push me to the top. Thanks NMC for these great products. Thanks people from NMC who answered tons of my questions in the forum. Alexei. Adel, Indy ..., your guys are the best.
Best Regards,
William Chen
CCIE #13215
>
> 1H%s*L: Tim Last <packtmon@yahoo.com>
> $i4A: 2004/04/27 ,P4A$G $W$H 08:53:30 GMT+08:00
> &,%s*L: William Chen <kwchen@netvigator.com>
> %D&.: Re: Re: Lab workbook
>
> Hi William,
>
> I've heard many negatives things about the NMC practice labs workbook such as they were filled with lots of mistakes - typo's, logical, etc. I also heard that their explanation guide wasn't so good - the explanations didn't explain everything covered in the lab, they weren't comprehensive, and worst of all, the practice labs weren't realistic in terms of difficulty level compared with the real lab - ridiculous redistribution problems, etc, etc.
>
> Clearly you have a different opinion. If you don't mind, could you tell me why you think highly of these labs? Also, do you feel those criticisms I just mentioned are partially valid or just off the wall.
>
> Thanks, Tim
>
> William Chen <kwchen@netvigator.com> wrote:
> Right, NMC workbook is very good. You should use the workbook as your study
> material and make sure you go through each lab carefully and understand
> every part. Never rush for any lab. After finish all the 22 labs, you will
> know you are ready for the Lab.
>
> Moreover, I really recommend you to take the CheckIT mock labs before your
> exam. CheckIT labs are as good as (or better than) the labs in the workbook.
> Besides, you got a very detailed score report of what you did.
>
> - William Chen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: Lab workbook
>
>
> > I have heard good comments about IPExpert and InternetworkExpert.
> >
> > After think a lot I decided to buy NetMasterClass. I highly recommend it.
> >
> > It was necessary to take the lab before concluding all 22 available
> scenario. I did 12 scenarios. I can say it really help me to be close,
> although I failed the first attempt.
> >
> > Probably I will finish all scenarios and buy another workbook. They are
> really good materials.
> >
> > _______________________________________________________________________
> > Please help support GroupStudy by purchasing your study materials from:
> > http://shop.groupstudy.com
> >
> > Subscription information may be found at:
> > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Please help support GroupStudy by purchasing your study materials from:
> http://shop.groupstudy.com
>
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs
>
Best Regards,
William Chen
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Mon May 03 2004 - 19:48:55 GMT-3