From: Alexei Monastyrnyi (alexeim@orcsoftware.com)
Date: Mon Oct 23 2006 - 17:11:28 ART
Mate,
so great you've got it!
congrats!
A.
loc.pham@comcast.net wrote:
> After two years+ journey, I finally get my #.
> A huge thanks to PaulB for making this GS so popular.
> A lifetime of thanks to BruceC, Alexei,BrianD, ScottM, BMC,BobS, PeterP. From the newbie question to the QoS processes, you all are helping us to drive deeper to ... the home run ! ( ok, for those pure networkers, how about help us to route packets using conventional routing algorithms !?? )
> Ok, the long-timer ChrisL, Jong-KimS, JL,CCIE2be, RichardM, Mani,Church, ElliottE, .... you know who you are bro.
>
> First, no PM me for NDA stuff, I will not answer ( and send it to spam ! )
> Now, the meaty stuffs: how do I do it ?
> 1. Say goodbye to wife/kids/friends/relative (!)
> 2. Sit in more labs than I want to admit ;-)
> 3. IEWBv1/2 is definitely get me the fundamental of config. ( IMHO ). Without this baby stepping stones, I would give up this journey sometime ago. From the elaborate menu buildup to the 1-2-3 of FR/ISDN/ATM nail-up: YOU MUST HAVE THIS BABY.
>
> 4. NMCv7 is a must if you need to get down-low with the debug, the how-to-think-like-router-process-packet, the complex 3-ways (EIGRP-RIP-OSPF) that drive me alot of sleepness nights, the QoS curve-ball, the MC, the complex STP with native VLAN, .... this is get me not just to pass the lab, I KNOW I CAN DO IT, I DONE IT BEFORE BY PROOF OF DEBUG ! They forum is actively answer by Alexei and all questions seem to be answer appropriately. Their Technical Library is un-matched anywhere.
> ----------------------------
> Ok , enough with the workbooks, what do it take me ?
> - For a family man of 4 young kids, I can not stress the commitment issue: your family have to be behind you 100 %. You have to commit to yourself of DON'T GIVE UP!
> - Schedule a time for labs practices: like most of you, I can not practice NMC at work (!!!) , so you have to plan for time to do it after work : it mean 4-6 to hrs additional daily ! a 12-14 hrs weekdays is a must.
> - I setup my homelab so I can ssh back and practice even during many family vacations !!!
> - With the recent "improve" of DocCD search, I know I can not count on DocCD for "step-by-step-of howto-CBWFQ" so I have to force to memorize all these baby stuffs and the only way to do it is practices ^3.
> - For me, not able to get the IPod, the VoD, I used flashcards to memorize important steps, concepts and read them during traffics, waiting for kids, wife. You have to maximize your learning at ALL-THE-TIME.
> - YOU MUST practice and verify all steps. DO NOT BELIEVE it just works. PROVE IT to yourself.
> ----------------------------
> More, Ok how about lab-day:
> -Forget about trying to sleep, I do not care anymore. I know that I will not able to sleep so just be there, do your regular stuff and be it. Why fight it ?
> -I have a wonderful conversation with Bruce Caslow, the master just before my last lab and he comment that WE-MUST-HAVE-A-GAME-PLAN, WHAT-IS-YOUR-FIRST-MOVE during lab. This is how I understand him and able to pass the lab with confidence, no iffy, butty, Thank you Bruce. ( I promise to stop-by and say hi to you all when I am in VA area ).
> It is a long journey, and it will not end here. I will be driving this Routing and Switch thing with confidence and surely carry on to VoIP, Storage, or whatever my career drive me to.
> Hope this help some of you, and keep-on-labbing, babe !
>
> Loc Pham, rs # 17030
>
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