From: Gary (cisco.wizard@virgin.net)
Date: Sat Oct 29 2005 - 04:49:29 GMT-3
Im very very pleased for you. Good luck to you!
----- Original Message -----
From: "simon hart" <simon@harttel.com>
To: "Group Study" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:23 PM
Subject: CCIE #15277 at Brussels Today
> Hi all,
>
> Today I travelled to Brussels for my second attempt at the Routing and
> Switching CCIE lab. To my delight the exam seemed far less of a mountain
to
> climb than the last attempt. I felt fairly confident after finishing the
> Lab (having said that I felt confident the last time!!).
>
> I sat in the airport sipping on what I felt was a well deserved Pint of
> Stella Artois. After the second pint :), the doubts started to creep in -
> Did I really put a permit any any on the end of that Deny ACL, Should
that
> have been a mac ACL, of a VLAN Map, did I use the right RP, did I
> advertise the right summary into the Backbone.
> By the time I arrived in the UK I was far from the confident guy who left
> the lab (somewhat sober) 4 hours earlier.
>
> I got home, and with baited breath, my wife and 3 kids watched me download
> my email - and there it was an email from Cisco 'CCIE Lab Score Report'.
> Okay, followed the link, IE seemed to take an age to boot up - put in my
> Candidate ID, and then forgot when I had taken the written!!! Could not
log
> in :( Spent around 30 minutes looking for my old written score report,
> found it, finally I could log in.
>
> There it was ---- PASS CCIE 15277 ---- I was jumping around the room
with
> delight, could not contain my excitement.
> After what seemed like a good 18 months of reading books, configuring
> routers, reading books, configuring routers, reading group study etc etc
it
> had finally happened, I had got my number.
>
> I truly believe that without everybody who cares to contribute to Group
> Study, I would not have had this success, I thank you all. I really do
want
> to pick out some for special mention
> Tim ccie2be (now is!!) - Tim without your probing questions, our long MSN
> conversations, and the odd R&S curveball I do not think so much would have
> sunk in.
> Scott Morris - A true Guru - Scott you knowledge is truly encyclopeadic,
> and your contributions well thought out. The dose of humour is always
> welcome.
> Chris Lewis - Chris your posts and assistance on all things QOS is
awesome -
> thanks
> Bruce Caslow - For picking me up and dusting me down after my first
attempt.
> Bruce thanks for the NMC library and the overall Lab strategy.
> The two Brians - IE workbooks - solid labs that really help after reading
> all the theory!! Thanks for responding to Q's when clarity was required.
> Gladston - Our regular exchanges on various technologies in the past.
> Particularly a clearer understanding of SRTCM - certainly came in handy
> today.
> Jongsoo Kim - Jongsoo's pre lab checklist was an inspiration. If you have
> not seen it check out the archives!!
>
> I also need to thank my wife Andrea and my 3 children for putting up with
a
> bear with a sore head for most weekends over the last 8 months. No more
> 'labbing' till Xmas - I promise honey!!
>
> I think that is about it for now, another Stella and off to bed
>
> Simon Hart
> CCIE #15277
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