From: Ronnie Angello (ronnie.angello@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2007 - 10:12:24 ART
Congrats! Great work!
On 6/27/07, Blaine Williams <williams.blaine@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just want to start by saying thank you to everyone on Groupstudy,
> the guys over at InternetworkExpert, and all the 50 pound brains at my
> old shop. I passed my R/S lab yesterday and now I don't know what to
> do with myself. I think I'm in a bit of shock.
>
> It really is all about psychology. I know everyone always says this,
> but I'm a firm believer now. I went in for my first attempt yesterday
> morning, but I'm convinced that the test really started four days ago
> when I stopped studying. I made it a point NOT to study the few days
> prior to my test. It was really hard not to go digging around in the
> doc cd or try and do one or two more labs, but that may have been the
> best decision I made over the course of my studies. It REALLY helped
> me keep the stress down and get a good nights sleep the night before.
> Of course, the wonderful bed at the Residence Inn helped a little on
> that part, too. When I got to the testing facility in the morning at
> RTP, I was refreshed and ready to go.
>
> Now for the study stuff. Dynamips is a godsend. It can be really
> annoying and really buggy. But for guys on a budget like me, it's
> perfect. Once you get the kinks worked out, you can lab anything up
> in minutes. I'll probably keep using it from here on out for quick
> testing at work. The workbooks from InternetworkExpert are wonderful.
> Their advanced technology series are a great place to start your
> labbing. The core workbooks are excellent for building your speed.
> And their main workbooks are great for building technique and
> developing good lab based critical-thinking. Reading the Doc CD can't
> be stressed enough, either. Use it as your primary source of
> information. It's your only asset in the lab, so why not base your
> studies off of it? It helped me a lot when I was unsure of something.
> It should only take 15-20 seconds to look something up for
> clarification. Lastly, don't get overwhelmed. It's a lot of
> material. But, it's not so bad if you break it up.
>
> I guess it's time to get back to the real world.
>
> Thanks again for all your help.
>
> Blaine Williams, CCIE #18316
> Network Architecture Engineer
> University of South Carolina
>
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-- Ronald Angello CCIE #17846
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