From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Dec 07 2007 - 08:35:36 ART
Let me see what is one of the single biggest problems
for lab candidates...
Bringing assumptions to the lab.
If it ain't explicitly asked for, then it might cause
you more harm than good.
But hey, it's your $1400.00 if you want to throw it
away and use it for a practice lab you can do that to.
--- Anthony Sequeira <Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com>
wrote:
> I am not shutting down a darn thing unless a task
> explicitly or
> implicitly requires it!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> In fact this is my rule for anything I go to do at
> that keyboard in the
> lab!
>
> The only thing I can recall doing that they did not
> ask me to was a full
> connectivity test (TCL Script) and other necessary
> verifications. Notice
> that these verifications do not actually change
> anything!
>
> Anthony J. Sequeira
> #15626
> Recert? No Problem!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Vermillion
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:44 PM
> To: 'Gary Duncanson'; 'Ranjith Samuel'
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
>
> We had this discussion just this week. I offered
> that I like to shut
> everything down using the interface range command
> and then enable things
> individually as I configure/verify. It occurred to
> me yesterday as I
> was
> starting a new lab that the other advantage this has
> is ensuring that
> you
> don't forget to shut your physical ports when doing
> PortChannels.
>
> At the end of the day, it's not a big overall impact
> one way or the
> other.
> Just pick an approach you're comfortable with and
> stick with it
> always...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Gary
> Duncanson
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:33 PM
> To: Ranjith Samuel
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
>
> Well I think if the port is 'unused' in it's purest
> sense then it's
> probably
> shutdown anyway to be fair.
>
> Main thing is of course to follow requirements but
> also to apply common
> sense
> as well as best practice. If making sure an
> interface is shut down helps
> you
> out then I would say do it. Just makes sure you
> don't break something
> you
> need!
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ranjith Samuel
> To: Gary Duncanson ; uyota oyearone
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:10 AM
> Subject: RE: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
>
>
>
> I think you will be wasting your time doing this.
> On the contrary ,
> you
> might have to unshut some ports to get your topology
> working. My advice
> is
> not
> to spend time doing tasks that are not required in
> the exam because you
> will
> need every minute of it. No marks for perfection!!!
>
>
>
>
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> ----
> -
> -
> > To: spycharlies@hotmail.com
> > CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
> > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:40:59 +0000
> > From: gary.duncanson@googlemail.com
> >
> > I suppose so.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "uyota oyearone" <spycharlies@hotmail.com>
> > To: "CCIE" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:04 PM
> > Subject: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
> >
> >
> > > Hi Group,
> > >
> > > While studying for my lab, i always have an
> habit of shutting down
> unused
> > > interface so they do not trunk dynamically.
> > >
> > > Is this advisable in the actual CCIE lab ?
> > >
> > > cheers :-
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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