From: trung zazu (trung@vnsystem.net)
Date: Mon Dec 13 2004 - 13:03:02 GMT-3
Congz !
Your recommendations are helpful
Thanks.
Trung@
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenan Tahsin Hersan" <taso@equant.com.tr>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: CCIE#14251
> Hi GS!,
>
> It's my turn to write. :) Last Thursday Dec 9th, i passed the beast on my
> third attempt. I was most of the time a silent member of GS but i always
> followed the threads and used GS as a valuable source of my studies.
>
> I wanted to thank all of you for your great support.
>
> My story: I started my studies 2 years ago. Attended CCPrep.com's CCIE
> Bootcamps first. Lou Sr. Rossi and Steve M. Sowell were my teachers at
> that
> time. That bootcamp was an eye opener and i realised how little knowledge
> i
> had and i was very slow. Lou and Steve was very bright and knowledgeble
> teachers. Thank you guys, i learned alot from you! They were very
> courteous
> and even let me to access their labs for couple of months after the
> bootcamp. Lou and me became friends and he even came to Turkey (Istanbul)
> after the bootcamp :). After the bootcamp I decided i needed a workbook
> and
> chosed Netmasterclass Do-IT workbook. I worked on it with my lab setup in
> company (yes i was lucky :) ) for 6 months and failed on my first try.
>
> I must say, DO-IT Workbook was more than enough for me as a workbook. Real
> challenging labs and very good detailed explanations. Online Show-IT
> Engine
> was also very good. Seemed like real exam was easy for me after studying
> NMC's *evil* labs :) but i did stupid mistakes and failed. After the first
> failure i had to give a break because of business. But i started studying
> again in Summer 2004 and attended Netmasterclass NMC-2 Bootcamp. I was
> rusty
> after 6 months break but with the help of NMC, i was back on track. That
> bootcamp was also very good for identifying my small mistakes and the
> topics
> i needed to study more. I want to thank Bruce Caslow, Bob Sinclair and
> especially Val Pavlichenko for their magnificent support during and after
> the class. I couldn't do it without their support and encouragement.
>
> I also had the opportunity to take 5 different NMC Check-IT Labs after the
> class. 8 Hour close-to-real lab simulation with the detailed scoring
> showing
> my weaknesses including Detailed explanation of test. It was vital to my
> success. On my second try in October, i didnt know what i did wrong but
> still failed. Probably stupid mistakes and overkill configuration problem.
> :( I even requested a re-read but score didnt change. I immediately
> scheduled my third attempt for December. Between both attempts i only did
> two more Check-ITs and did couple of Do-IT scenarios, that's it. I still
> cannot beleive this but i finally passed!
>
> My recommendations for candidates:
>
> - If it's possible dont take long breaks and dont wait too much between
> lab
> attempts if you feel you almost got it last time. I did this mistake and
> it
> cost me couple of months to remember some stuff and to speed up.
> - Dont ask for re-reads. :( Instead go for another try as soon as
> possible.
> - Try to get a workbook and if you have budget, attend a bootcamp. Buying
> a
> workbook is vital. I know some people success without going a bootcamp but
> in my case couldn't do without it. Bootcamps are definately speeding up
> learning process and puts you into the right mood.
> - In the exam, try to think questions as simple as possible. Do not think
> into too much detail. Of course you should think about the things that can
> affect others but try to do just what is asked in the question. If you
> have
> doubts, ask the proctor. Header / Title of the question may also be
> helpful/hintful for you.
> - Try to test and see everything you have done with show and debugs. This
> will slow you but believe me it pays off at the end. On my passing attempt
> i
> tested everything after i configured, because of that i only had 45
> minutes
> left when i finish the test. On my second attempt i finished 3 hours
> earlier
> and failed.
> - Colour/Mark the different masks (like /30) on your network map. Pay
> special attention to them. If you forget a /30 and configure it as a /24
> instead, you most likely will fail.
> - Use aliases / house-keeping commands to speed up. Though it is not
> required, i always delete my aliases at the exam end. Just keep your
> notepad
> open until end, add "no" to the lines and copy paste it to routers. :)
> There
> is already a "wr mem" at the end, so by doing this you're also saving your
> configs at the end.
>
> I hope my recommendations will help you guys.
>
> Take care and good luck on your CCIE Journey!
>
> Best Regards,
> K. Tahsin HERSAN
> CCIE #14251
> Professional Services
> Equant Turkey
>
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