From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Fri May 05 2006 - 14:28:39 ART
Workbooks are merely a method of preparation and learning. They aren't
designed to be the exam.
Yeah, there's some structure and logic to many of them (but don't say that
TOO loud!). :) but the important thing is understanding the technologies
and pitfalls. If you have gone through the labs and understand their
THINKING, and the way the routers are thinking, then the order of
instructions and logic really don't make any difference.
OSPF is still OSPF. Whether I make it look pretty or not should be
irrelevant. It may be a good exercise to go back through your lab workbook
(whatever vendor) and not concentrate on things like speed or what the
specific command is. But concentrate on what the lab and routers are
thinking. Look at it in such a way that you should be able to take any
instuction in their, in whatever order necessary and explain not only WHAT
you need to do, but WHY. Start looking at your labs in this manner, and
either explain them to someone else, or write down your observations.
Predict what will occur BEFORE you type in any command.
When you get this down, you will know that you truly understand the
technologies and traps and pitfalls that may become you. That will help you
best!
Otherwise, if you have extra money sitting around, I would think about
getting some other vendor's workbook. That way you at least get the benefit
of DIFFERENT logic and structure so you do not get your mind locked into
only one way of thinking.
HTH,
Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, JNCIE
#153, CISSP, et al.
CCSI/JNCI
IPExpert CCIE Program Manager
IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
smorris@ipexpert.com
http://www.ipexpert.com
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Roberto Fernandez
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:23 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: 2nd Failure... need advice
Friends,
Yesterday I failed at my second try. Even when I'm sure I was far better
prepared than at my first try, my score was poorer. Now I'm trying to re
think the whole thing, trying to find what to do to improve my chances for
the next time.
The Workbook (one of the majors) I used to prepare, definitely gave me solid
knowledge on the technologies, which I use every day on my job, but the
tests proved to be a different thing. The labs on the Workbook are
structured and logic, but the lab tests are different.
In terms of rounding up my knowledge and experience I'd like to have some
inputs based on the experience of the ones who have succeeded. What is the
missing link, (or whole chain for that matter...)
Thanks in advance,
Roberto
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