From: Sergey Golovanov (sergey.golovanov@iementor.com)
Date: Thu Jan 25 2007 - 13:25:13 ART
I would ask it this way:
"You are asking to configure multicast, but you don't mention which method for RP - static, auto-RP or BSR. I've *configured* auto-RP, and was just wondering if you would take any points away from me for doing that. I don't see it explicitely mentioned"
9 out of 10, they'll say YES or NO
And by the way, these type of questions are THE questions that you should be asking. And do it everytime you have one, don't feel that you are bothering them.
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> -------Original Message-------
> From: Filyurin, Yan <yan.filyurin@eds.com>
> Subject: RE: Proctor questions
> Sent: Jan 25 '07 10:30
>
> I will be doing my lab in April and so far as I am doing practice labs I
> constantly run into problems, or I think they are problems where I
> configure something that fits the requirement, but it is not a correct
> solution say by Internetwork Expert, even though it works. And I think
> I misinterpret the instructions. For example let's say if I am being
> asked to configure multicast sparse mode and then asked to configure RP.
> I can do static RP or I can do auto-rp or bsr and in case of the second
> do autorp listener. In a similar case would it work to approach a
> proctor as ask a question such as: "Is it okay by you if I do it this
> way, or you want it done this way?" Or maybe even without the second
> part?
>
> Yan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Smith
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:53 AM
> To: Alex De Gruiter
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Proctor questions
>
> Through 3 visits to the lab @ RTP I don't recall a single time where
> the proctor didn't provide the feedback I needed. In my last attempt
> the only question I asked went like this:
>
> ======
> Me: My brain is toast and I need some help.
>
> Proctor: Ok (smiling)
>
> Me: Does this task (pointing to task in question) mean "this" or
> "that"? If its "this" then I need need to configure it this way. If
> its "that" then I need to configure it that way.
>
> Proctor: "that" way would be correct.
> ======
>
> This is pretty much how every question I ever asked was presented and
> I always got the response I needed.
>
> --
> Scott
> CCIE #17040 (R&S)
>
>
> On 1/24/07, Alex De Gruiter <Alex.deGruiter@didata.com.au> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am looking for the best advice on how to approach the proctor.
> >
> > I tried 2 completely different approaches for each of my labs. In the
> > 1st I asked a lot of questions and received persistent negative
> > feedback. So I posted a similar question to this one after the 1st
> lab,
> > and I was torn down in flames by certain people who stated that I
> > "obviously knew nothing"; if I had asked clear, reasonable questions,
> I
> > would receive a response.
> >
> > So I spent time between lab attempts better learning the technologies,
> > and in the 2nd lab asked very few questions. I basically ignored the
> > proctor - on the few occassions that I did ask questions, I was met
> with
> > a similar response to my 1st attempt.
> >
> > I am now faced with a dilemma. Due to locality there is one location
> > that proves particularly practical in my endeavour to sit my next, and
> > hopefully last, exam. The trouble is that if there are any areas of
> > ambiguity... And lets face it, there are going to be at least 1 or 2
> > areas of ambiguity, even small areas, in the lab... I honestly am lost
> > when it comes to getting clarification from the proctor.
> >
> > So my question is: how can I structure a question in such a way that
> the
> > response is useful? And, perhaps, should I simply not bother asking
> any
> > questions at all?
> >
> > Advice appreciated.
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
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