From: Marvin Greenlee (marvingreenlee@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00:17 GMT-3
I often wonder about some of the items that one is
asked to configure in the CCIE lab.
The classic "do X without using A, B, or C". (The
answer is D, of course). Was it always like that, or
did it evolve? Did it start as 'do X without using
A', and the proctors wanted D as the answer, but
realized that all the candidates were answering B and
C, because those were easier to configure? I know
some people that think every tricky question has to be
ssome obscure 'one-liner' command buried deep in the
bowels of the DocCD. I prefer the less traveled path
of using multiple commands together to achieve the end
result.
Perseverance is a valuable asset in the quest for the
CCIE. The way the points all cascade together, an
'almost made it' score can look like 'why did I even
bother'. The journey is what matters.
Marvin Greenlee, CCIE #12237
marvin@ccbootcamp.com
www.ccbootcamp.com
--- Larry Roberts <groupstudy@american-hero.com>
wrote:
> Just to add my $.02
>
> I failed my third attempt at the security lab last
> Thursday.
> (I don't drink cola , but I did stare at the wall
> and read the names, many
> from this list!)
>
> The first time was a reconnaissance.
> Second time I *thought* I was ready, or *ready
> enough*
> Third time, I really *thought* I was ready, and
> still think I was....
> I was done with the config by 2:30 and began
> checking things. I found some
> small little errors here and there, but corrected
> them and went on.
> I had 10 points that didn't work exactly as
> required, but that was it. I was
> nervous, but still had an fair amount of hope.
> Then, then next day, I received the shock of a
> lifetime. My grade report was
> the worse I have had!
>
> I went through the whole, why am I doing this phase,
> and realized, that if I
> give up, the test has beaten me. It's a matter of
> pride at this point.
> I won't make more money, I most certainly won't get
> better looking :), but I
> will know that I DIDN'T give up.
>
> The test is doable. Nothing on the test was foreign
> to me, just a couple
> questions that I wasn't 100% sure on how to
> configure the way they wanted
> them configured , so better safe than sorry,
> configure them MY way, so that
> I can verify that other things worked as expected.
>
> I sit here now, going over test questions, trying to
> figure out what "thing"
> I missed. Of course I now know the Cisco way as well
> on those questions, so
> I can say I did learn something, which I think is a
> valuable lesson in its
> self ( just not a 1250 value..)
>
> If I had to have a complaint, its about the lack of
> information provided to
> you. I understand why Cisco provides very limited
> feedback, although I don't
> necessarily agree, I realize it's the rules of the
> game.
>
> And a question for those on the list:
>
> I had a question on try #2 that I still haven't
> figured out how to do. Mind
> you I have spent 8 months trying to figure out how,
> but I still don't know.
> I had hoped that the proctor could give me some
> guidance, since he is the
> only one I can ask about it, and even though It
> wasn't on my test this time,
> I still couldn't get an answer.
>
> Has anyone else had something that they never
> figured out how to do, and if
> so, did you just hope and pray you never saw it
> again on the test, or is
> there some secret to finding out the answer?
>
> And before anyone asks, no I won't tell you the
> question. Just imagine the
> most amazingly useless requirement , which all kinds
> of restrictions on what
> you can't do to accomplish it.
>
> Anyways, to get to the point, don't give up. Don't
> do it for the number, do
> it for the journey. The understanding that you will
> learn along the way is
> far more important than any number after your name.
>
> Larry
>
>
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