From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Nov 16 2006 - 15:56:00 ART
I had my Sasser Worm in the middle of my first lab...
That was not a cool feeling...
:(
--- Marvin Greenlee <marvingreenlee@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would have to say that my most uncomfortable
> moment
> in the lab was seeing the following pop up on my
> term
> server window.
>
> Message from tty19 to all terminals:
>
> wr erase
>
> reload
>
>
> and realizing that my pod had just been erased by a
> third party.
>
> --- Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
>
> > Fortunately for everyone around, neither screaming
> > "YOUR RACK IS ON FIRE!"
> > nor zapping candidates with lightning is part of
> the
> > testing process!
> > Although I'd hazard a guess that some people feel
> > that way sometimes!
> >
> > Think there would be much fewer candidates then?
> :)
> >
> > Good pic though.
> >
> > I haven't had time for hobbies like that in years!
>
> > I'll stick to flying
> > with dear old Dad when I get the urge. (Much
> faster
> > than the Cessna anyway
> > (smirk)
> >
> >
> > Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service
> > Provider) #4713, JNCIE
> > #153, CISSP, et al.
> > CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
> > IPExpert VP - Curriculum Development
> > IPExpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> > smorris@ipexpert.com
> > http://www.ipexpert.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Brad
> > Ellis
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:30 PM
> > To: anthony.sequeira@thomson.com;
> > ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: OT: CCIE Lab Prep Tip: Make Yourself
> > Uncomfortable!
> >
> > You fly? Cool! How many hours? solo yet?
> >
> > Since we're talking about flying (my favorite past
> > time)
> >
> > You want uncomfortable...I'm an instrument rated
> > pilot with about 500 hours,
> > and 1 year ago while flying a Cirrus SR22 single
> > engine (glass cockpit) I
> > got hit by lightning at 10,000 ft MSL, but 3,000
> ft
> > AGL ***IMC*** while I
> > was starting to pick up light rhyme...the
> lightning
> > came in through the
> > prop, and out three places:
> > 1) the tail - big hole in tail (see picture below)
> > 2) the com2 antenna
> > 3) the front wheel fairing (melted one of the tow
> > hooks completely)
> >
> > The avionics in the cockpit caught on fire and I
> had
> > more smoke in my
> > cockpit than at a busy casino. The glass cockpit
> > flashed off, blue
> > screened, rebooted, and came back up. Com2 and
> the
> > autopilot got fried
> > completely (the lovely devices causing the smokey
> > nightclub effect in my
> > cockpit). Basically for about 1 minute, I was
> IMC,
> > smoke in the cockpit,
> > 3000 ft AGL, picking up rhyme, and flying on
> backup
> > instruments... Someone
> > wrote an article about it a while ago to publish
> in
> > an airplane magazine.
> > If you want the whole article, shoot me an email
> > offlist, and I'll dig it up
> > for ya.
> >
> > pic of the tail is here:
> > http://www.ccbootcamp.com/images/strike.jpg
> >
> > Let's just say I'd rather take 10 CCIE lab exams
> > with an electric probe up
> > my butt that zaps me for every typo before I'd go
> > through a direct lightning
> > hit again...
> >
> > Keep fly'n Anthony! I've got some other great
> > stories for ya if you want to
> > give me a call sometime. :) (near misses, icing
> > horror stories, racing a
> > lear jet, all sorts of fun...)
> >
> > (now my pilot call sign is Capt. Sparky...go
> figure)
> >
> > thanks,
> > Capt. Sparkey
> > CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
> > CCSI#30482
> > Network Learning Inc - A Cisco Sponsored
> > Organization (SO) YES! We take
> > Cisco Learning credits!
> > brad@ccbootcamp.com
> > www.ccbootcamp.com (Cisco Training and Advanced
> > Technology Rental Racks)
> > Voice: 702-968-5100
> > FAX: 702-446-8012
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <anthony.sequeira@thomson.com>
> > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 2:51 PM
> > Subject: CCIE Lab Prep Tip: Make Yourself
> > Uncomfortable!
> >
> >
> > > When I am not teaching or writing about routers
> > and switches, I am
> > > typically either playing poker or flying. I use
> a
> > plane to do the flying
> > > by the way. . .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I had to take over 1 year off from flying thanks
> > to a little nightmare
> > > called the CCIE Lab Exam. I recently visited my
> > local flight school in
> > > order to get recertified and get back up in the
> > air.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I took off with an instructor and we flew over
> to
> > a nearby airport. He
> > > indicated that he wanted me to land on Runway 12
> > and perform a "touch
> > > and go" in order to do it all over again. I
> > managed to get the plane
> > > down with the clean side up and as we were
> coming
> > around for another
> > > landing my instructor asked me how the landing
> > felt. I replied that it
> > > felt pretty awful - I felt like I was wrestling
> > the plane to the ground
> > > and was sweating the landing a bit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On the next landing - he again asked me how I
> > felt. This time, I felt
> > > great! It was like old times and the landing
> felt
> > completely
> > > comfortable. Just then, my instructor reached
> over
> > and pulled all engine
> > > power. He exclaimed "GET THIS PLANE ON THE
> RUNWAY
> > NOW!" I gulped and
> > > started to turn for the "base leg". "WE ARE ON
> > FIRE - GET TO THE RUNWAY
> > > NOW!" my instructor shouted. I decided I better
> > forget about the base
> > > leg and pointed the nose directly at the strip -
> > needless to say - I was
> > > a little uncomfortable again!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My latest aviation instructor is a great one. He
>
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