From: Lars L. Christensen (lars@perseus.dk)
Date: Thu May 10 2007 - 03:41:33 ART
Congratulations with the well earned new digits...
Hopefully I'll be able to do the same in October :)
Cheers,
Lars Christensen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Joe Yohannan
> Sent: 8. maj 2007 19:49
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: #17874
>
> 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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