From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2008 - 11:24:40 ARST
Ryan Morris passed first time last September. For mocks he wrote 3 NMC
CheckIT labs once each week leading upto the exam. He used IPExpert and NMC
workbooks prior to that.
HTH
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott M Vermillion" <scott@it-ag.com>
To: "'Joseph Saad'" <joseph.samir.saad@gmail.com>
Cc: "'Joseph Brunner'" <joe@affirmedsystems.com>; "'certification Cisco'"
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: IEWB Labs 10 - 20 -- Any Must-Dos?
> Agreed Joseph - both philosophically and practically. Philosophically
> because you don't want to allow your high degree of familiarity with a
> given
> topology become a crutch. Practically because IE is doing an on-site
> bootcamp for the next few weeks and, presumably, this is the reason that
> none of their racks are available for rental until later in the month. I
> am
> doing both of the Cisco Assessors in the coming few weeks. Considering my
> options and evaluating my schedule outside of that.
>
>
>
> From: Joseph Saad [mailto:joseph.samir.saad@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:41 AM
> To: Scott M Vermillion
> Cc: Joseph Brunner; certification Cisco
> Subject: Re: IEWB Labs 10 - 20 -- Any Must-Dos?
>
>
>
> Also, as someone advises, don't put all the eggs in one basket.
>
> Attempt NMC, IPexpert, Cisco Assessor, and/or whatsoever ... we are overly
> familiarized with a single topology which can easily catch us by surprise.
>
> Cheers,
> Joseph.
>
> On Jan 6, 2008 11:24 AM, Scott M Vermillion <scott@it-ag.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Joe! I was actually thinking of you when I referenced those "with
> really good memories," as you seem to be able to speak of individual labs
> meaningfully. I couldn't tell you anything particular about any of the
> labs
>
> I've done thus far! They all blend in my tattered mind.
>
> Funny you mention QoS and Security. I not too distantly felt I knew QoS
> quite well but it seems I've lost some of my grasp. Have been reading QoS
> all day to revisit areas I've apparently lost touch with. And security is
> ever a soft spot in my underbelly as far as CCIE-level stuff goes (I'm no
> slouch with a wildcard mask, but the trickier stuff can still get my
> goat).
>
> I also agree with you about the rented racks, honestly. After all I spent
> to put my home lab together, it's almost an insult to have to do that.
> But
> you're right. In my first-ever graded mock lab yesterday, I started off
> very impressively by configuring all of my Rack13 IPs with "1". Time
> lost.
> Confidence down right out of the gate. Second-guessing up. Laughing at
> my
> dumb ass in retrospect already. So I have already set up more mock labs
> and
>
> rented more time. My training budget is in shreds at this late hour, but
> this isn't too great an expense I suppose...
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Brunner [mailto:joe@affirmedsystems.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:15 AM
> To: 'Scott M Vermillion'; 'certification Cisco'
> Subject: RE: IEWB Labs 10 - 20 -- Any Must-Dos?
>
> You must do 13,14,19, and 20 on a full rented rack from IE. Period. Get
> more
> used to the feel, setup and troubleshooting of the full sized switches.
>
> Also zero in on your security and qos skills. Those are (TRUST ME) the few
> milliliters of O2 in your tank that will take you the last 200 feet to the
> summit of Everest. I hear many stories of 100% on IGP and BGP but zip on
> those sections, guess what that equals? (Another $1,400 plus travel next
> month)
>
> Remember; make decisions in the lab like you would your lab. Try it, see
> if
> it works. But, don't over think anything!
>
> -Joe
> #19366
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott M Vermillion
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:06 AM
> To: 'certification Cisco'
> Subject: IEWB Labs 10 - 20 -- Any Must-Dos?
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I'm pretty heavily loaded up with mock/assessor labs, some final online
> training, and review of IE/Narbik training materials (along with copious
> notes in most cases) in these final few weeks of lab prep. As some of you
> know, I run somewhat of a strange lab, with Dynamips for routers and
> 3560-8PCs for switches. Since those switches only have nine ports each, I
> have to do some reverse and re-engineering of the L2 aspect of each and
> every lab I do. It's actually an enjoyable challenge and I have found a
> way
> to complete each and every one of the first 10 labs with full
> functionality
> (oh, I may have to drop a three-port Etherchannel to two or even one here
> and there, but that's a pretty minor impact as far as big-picture lab
> functionality goes).
>
> Having said all of that, every hour spent tinkering is an hour of lab prep
> lost. Thus, I doubt seriously that I'll get through all 20 before I hop
> on
> that plane. Over the course of time, I've seen posts from some of you
> with
> really good memories regarding how lab so-and-so really brought something
> home for you. If you could only do say five of the final 10 labs, which
> would they be? A few words as to why would be an appreciated bonus!
>
>
> Cheers all,
>
>
> Scott
>
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