From: Alexei Monastyrnyi (alexeim@orcsoftware.com)
Date: Tue May 08 2007 - 17:34:49 ART
congrats!!!
Joe Yohannan wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> I passed the lab yesterday at RTP on my second attempt! I'd like to
> thank everyone that participates on this list as I've learned so much
> from you all! Especially all the very patient vendors on here that
> give so much free advice.
>
> As I've read other people's success stories over the past 6 months on
> GS, what I was most interested in was what they did and what they
> studied to prepare. I'd like to share what I did to get ready.
>
> I first got CCNA in December 2000. I finally obtained CCNP
> certification in May 2005. I passed the written exam in July 2006.
> I used the two "routing TCP/IP" books (which I think are essential
> prep material) along with the Cisco CCIE exam cert guide to prepare
> for the written. After passing the written I took both Global
> Knowledge's CCIE Bootcamp courses. I learned alot from them. The
> best thing about it is you get your own rack for a whole week,
> including the weekend. The classes are mostly labs and you are forced
> to use the Doc cd to finish the labs. I think that helped me alot as
> I went forward with my preparation. After those classes, I purchased
> Internetwork Expert CoD along with the R&S lab workbook. The Brians
> are awesome instructors and cleared up everything I wasn't sure
> about. I did some lab work the past few months but not a whole lot.
> I'm very comfortable with the IOS and have been usiing it daily for
> over 7 years so I didn't need so much practice as much as theory.
> Coming up to the lab date I mostly studied the Internetwork expert
> labs, studied the doc cd inside out, and listened to classes that I
> thought I needed.
>
> Two things that got me over the hump I believe:
>
> First: the doc cd - I think everyone going into the lab should have
> the 12.4 IOS and Catalyst 3560 docs memorized before going in. Not
> every word, but where every thing is for quick reference. It means so
> much!
>
> Second: Show commands - I thought I passed when I left my first
> attempt in February. Turned out I did not pass ofcourse. So going
> into my second attempt I studied alot of show commands, ones that I
> didn't even know existed sometimes! I wanted to read each question
> again after I answered it and ask myslef what show commands cisco
> would use to verify the config. It helped me tremendously I think!
>
> So thanks again everyone and the best of luch witk your quests!!
>
> - Joe Yo, CCIE#17874
>
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