From: A.G. Ananth Sarma (GMail) (ananth.sarma@gmail.com)
Date: Tue May 06 2008 - 09:06:03 ART
Hi Robert,
Congratulations for the hard-earned wonderful number.
Your hard work paid off. Get some rest and attack the SP soon.
Regards,
Ananth
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:14 PM, <robert.steeneken@getronics.com> wrote:
> Just back from brussels where I passed the R&S on my third attempt.
> I got a nice number of 20700.
>
> Many thanks to the people here at groupstudy where I found a lot of
> answers to
> my questions.
>
> My booklist is as follows.
>
> - Both TCP/IP from Doyle.
> - CCIE Routing and Switching official exam certification guide.
> - Cisco BGP4 command and configuration handbook
> - OSPF command and configuration handbook
> - CCIE Routing and Switching Practise labs.
> - Inside Cisco IOS Software architecture
> - Developing IP Multicast networks
> - Cisco Self-Study Implementing Cisco IPV6 networks
> - Cisco QOS Exam certification Guide
> - Workbooks from IPEXPERT
>
> I started the CCIE lab exam in jan 2007 after just passing my written
> exam.
> In septeber 2007 I did my first try but failed, I was not ready back then.
> To
> many open spots in my knowledge. The second try was march this year were I
> got
> close but due to some studid mistakes I just Failed.
>
> After failing the first attempt I just some more books on my weak points
> IPV6
> and Multicast, the multicast book is really good, and focused more on my
> weak
> area's then on complete labs. After that I did 4 graded mock labs from
> Internetworkexpert. They showed me my other weak point to many stupid
> little
> mistakes and learned me to change the strategy of a lab exam.
> Off those four mock-labs I didn't pass one of them. I can really recommend
> them
> they are really a big help. Also doing labd from a different provider
> learns
> you to deal with different wording and topologies. After doing two times
> the
> IPEXPERT workbook you get used with the topology and the wording.
>
> In Brussels I stayed in the Pullmann hotel around 15 min walk from Cisco,
> it's
> a good hotel which I can recommend. I always make my own L3 drawing with
> there
> in IP , Interfaces , Vlans, Virtual-links routing protocols where the
> loopbacks
> are (which protocol / area). For multicast I make the routers green with a
> thick marker. This makes it more visual and I see better any pittfalls.
> For IPV6 and BGP I do the same with different colors. I also read the exam
> twice before i started to configure. For the rest I took small breaks and
> went
> to get a drink. I fineshed two hours early and used those two hours for
> looking
> up stuff and to control my work for mistakes and to clearify questions
> with the
> procters to make sure I did what is asked for. Ask every little thing that
> is
> not 100% clear.
>
> The result took awhile to arive but was a great email. So now I will take
> a
> break from study and spent time on other things. SP stayes inmy mind as
> second
> one.
>
> Robert Steeneken.
>
>
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