From: Wayne Lawson (groupstudy@ipexpert.net)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 15:19:39 GMT-3
D'oh! Thanks for setting me straight! -grin-
What do I know?!?! - My number is in the 5k range! -smile-
None-the-less - No matter when you took it - Cisco ensured
that the test was difficult relative to the date and technologies
on the market! It's still an achievement if you're a 1k number
or 13k number!
Thanks! - Wayne (Salty # 5244 -LOL)
-----Original message-----
From: Neill Craven ncraven@cravenworks.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:33:00 -0400
To: Wayne Lawson groupstudy@ipexpert.net
Subject: Re: off topic - Hats off to those with numbers IE numbers below
4000
> Hmmm! "Increased", huh? In the early days you needed to know IP (and all
> routing protocols including BGP, EGP, OSPF, IS-IS, IGRP, RIP), IPX, AT,
> DecNET, Banyan Vines, XNS, OSI, all WAN technologies (X.25, FR,
> Point-to-point, ISDN) and both Ethernet and Token Ring bridging. And my lab
> was based on a variety of IOS releases from 9.0 through 10.0. Releases 9.1
> and earlier had no built-in help. If you typed "?" the response was "invalid
> command".
>
> The way I see it, today's lab is a pale replica of the original lab. (-big
> grin-)
>
> Cheers,
> Neill
>
> P.S. I know you sent your message in jest and as a goad.
>
>
> On 8/16/04 8:15 AM, "Wayne Lawson" <groupstudy@ipexpert.net> wrote:
>
> > Come on....Those guys had it made! -grin-
> >
> > I think, at that time, there were only 4 things covered on the lab;
> >
> > 1. screwing the cover on a 2500
> > 2. turning the router on
> > 3. verifying an ethernet cable
> > 4. getting into enable mode....-grin-
> >
> > On a serious note - you're correct! There really weren't any prep
> > products available - not even CiscoPress!.....However, I'll betchya'
> > 50% of them couldn't pass the now if they tried! Even though there
> > are a large number of prep options - the content on the lab has
> > increased - the lab is much, much more complex!
> >
> > - Wayne
> >
> >
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "Scott Morris" swm@emanon.com
> > Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:53:24 -0400
> > To: EdmondsSG@aol.com
> > Subject: RE: off topic - Hats off to those with numbers IE numbers below
> > 4000
> >
> >> Are you kidding??? A used 2500 was still over $1k. $800 would have been a
> >> steal. :)
> >>
> >>
> >> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, CISSP,
> >> JNCIP, et al.
> >> IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
> >> IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> >> swm@emanon.com/smorris@ipexpert.net
> >> http://www.ipexpert.net
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> >> EdmondsSG@aol.com
> >> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:00 PM
> >> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> >> Subject: off topic - Hats off to those with numbers IE numbers below 4000
> >>
> >> What with the increasing number of bootcamps, books, practice labs and
> >> websites on passing the IE exam, I'd just like to pay tribute to all those
> >> who got their certification in the early days - when resources were minimal
> >> and the avearge price of a second hand 2500 was about #800 !!!
> >>
> >>
> >> Speaking to these guys - they had it tough wth no
> >> Doyle/Halabi/Caslow/IPexpert etc to help them - HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS.....
> >>
> >> Simon #9553
> >>
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