Re: CCIE #18411

From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 16 2007 - 13:14:38 ART


Yes congratulations again!

400 in eight weeks even.

2400 in a year? Here comes the fear :)

Must just be a busy time. Labs booked up everywhere.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Chen
  To: Gary Duncanson
  Cc: Keith Foster ; ccielab@groupstudy.com
  Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:10 PM
  Subject: Re: CCIE #18411

  Congratulations,
  Good Job!!

  BTW , 400 in 2 months.

  BR.

  Hank
  CCIE#18003

  On 7/10/07, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> wrote:
    Congratulations Keith. Good to see returning to the fold worked out for
you!

    400 in six weeks. I gotta catch up!

    Regards
    Gary

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Keith Foster" <keith.foster@gmail.com>
    To: "Cisco certification" < ccielab@groupstudy.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:26 AM
    Subject: CCIE #18411

> Hello All,
>
> I passed the R&S Lab yesterday in San Jose. I'm so amped that I can't
> sleep!
> This was my third attempt and this came after a 2 year break in
studying.
> I
> decided to focus on studies after passing the written (again) back in
> February. I pretty much studied every day for four months before the
> attempt. It was very difficult because I work in the TAC which means
> normally I have to work on cases from home :) I believe my TAC
experience
> is what got me through due to the extensive troubleshooting skills
> required
> day-to-day.
>
> I don't know what I can offer for advice that hasn't already been
> said...but
> I would say don't give up in your studies. It was very difficult to
start
> all over again from scratch. Just stay focused and committed. Even when
> you
> attempt the lab, don't give up. There was at least a couple of points
in
> the
> lab yesterday where I said, "I'm not doing well...I'm not going to
pass."
> But, I managed to push myself and the reward is so sweet.
>
> For my studies, I used Internetwork Expert's Class-on-Demand and the
> Version
> 4 Lab Workbook. The videos were essential in my understanding of a lot
of
> the subjects. I would also advise to use all of the usual Cisco Press
> books
> for reference. The Doc CD also serves as a great reference. After each
> workbook task, I would search the Doc CD to not only make sure I knew
> where
> to find the reference, but also to read up further and understand the
> feature or technology.
>
> As if everyone didn't know, this is a great community of networking
> professionals. I found the answers to a lot of my questions here on
> Groupstudy. Thanks to all those who helped me and didn't even know it
:-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Keith Foster
> CCIE #18411
> Cisco TAC, San Jose
>
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