From: Danny Cox (dandermanuk@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Jan 27 2007 - 14:34:42 ART
Hey there .. I understand your feelings well. I spent months finding
ways to build my rack before I even got started on studies, then I
changed job and my current job has been very helpful in terms of
providing more equipment. That said, it has now been hanging over me
for years. I took my first attempt in Dec 2005 and second one a year
later. I recognise your feelings on this and my emotions keep
swinging back and forth - i'd love to chuck it all in the bin and go
on to doing other stuff. BUT .. if I did do that, I'd feel I hadn't
given it my all and so I keep going.
The pressure is a significant part of this - i remember once logging
onto a NetmasterClass assessor lab and the increased tension of
logging into a different rack with a time limit and fewer way to check
things out as I went along, was certainly significant. It may be
worth your while doing assessor labs, or at least, book some time on a
remote rack and set yourself out to do things under as strict timed
conditions as possible
Multicast .. yeah .. I got clobbered on that too. The key in what
you're describing may well be down to the fact that you ran out of
time and couldn't verify your configs. Others have talked on here in
past threads that they've found errors in the last hour or two if
they've had time, which would have cost them dearly otherwise. I am
sure this is true.
Did you complete your BGP part in the end?
Danny
On 26/01/07, deji500@hotmail.com <deji500@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi GS,
>
> I attempted my first lab today and I did not pass. I know for a fact that I could have passed it because I was well prepared and I could have configured all the requirements. So why did i fail. I got confused with the BGP AS numbers until the proctor corrected me. I had finished the BGP section when i was corrected. I had to re-configure my BGP all over again. I not only lost time but I lost my composure. I panicked because i realised that I couldn't finish all the tasks. I almost got up to walk out but I stayed to finish. I was able complete about 75% of my tasks but I made a lot of mistakes and I couldn't verify my configs.
>
> While I did very well in my switching and IGP, i did poorly in the remaining sections because of time pressure and lack of composure(understandably).
> Now I am so dejected, i can't even think about doing it again. I am writing about my experience because my wife suggested it might make me feel lighter. Has anyone else experienced the same before. How do i pick myself up? Is multicast dependent on something else because I am almost certain i configured it correctly but i still got 0%. That was one section that i did under pressure but still felt that i did ok until i got my score.
>
> Before i forget, the confusion in BGP was down to my rack number. The proctor was nice and helpful.
>
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