From: john matijevic (matijevi@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Sep 23 2004 - 11:29:53 GMT-3
Jonathan,
This is a fantastic resource, since it is written by a CCIE proctor,
there are many valuable lessons to be learned when doing all the labs in
the book. Yes there are some errors in the book, but not nearly as many
as the other cisco practical lab series books, I would say much more to
gain with the lab debrief, they show you exactly what commands to verify
your configs, in the ask the proctor section, you can also learn some
tips from there as well. I have a forum that supports the book, as well
as I have rack access for free if you need some practice. As far as
judging the labs as to how close they are to the real exam. Remember
when we take the exam we sign an NDA form, so im not sure I can answer
that question. But I can say without a doubt you will learn a lot from
doing these labs.
Sincerely,
John Matijevic, CCIE #13254, MCSE, CNE, CCEA
CEO
IgorTek Inc.
151 Crandon Blvd. #402
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
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305-321-6232
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-CCIE
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From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Jonathan R. Charles
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:36 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Cisco Press CCIE Routing and Switching Practice Labs...
OK, bought the book, and noticed something very odd.
The scenarios in this book are 20 times harder than the actual lab was a
year ago.
Did Cisco make the CCIE lab 20 times harder in the last year?
Some of the more obscure stuff, like DLSW, Voice, and others are tested
(in
the book) at a level I would consider so high as to require there own
CCIE
lab.
For those who have taken the lab recently, is this book a good
reflection of
the real lab today?
Or, is it much more difficult to ensure you are prepared for the real
thing?
(some of the areas, like OSPF and EIGRP are actually easier than what I
experienced on the actual lab).
Jonathan
For example, lab 2 has a voice question that involves something called
'hoot
and holler' whereby the routers use a multicast address for voice, and a
VIF, and a virtual template.
It is by far the most complex thing I have ever seen, and I have been
doing
this awhile.. (what really annoyed me was the VIF interface, which I had
never heard of).
Also, virtual templates are usually used for PPP, yet they are used
here,
with no PPP, and from what I can tell do nothing.
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