From: Ralph Olsen (ccie@flowstop.dk)
Date: Tue May 06 2008 - 15:12:00 ART
Super! 20700 sweet number :)
Enjoy it. You earned it.
/Ralph Olsen
CCIE #20652
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robert.steeneken@getronics.com
Sendt: 6. maj 2008 13:15
Til: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Emne: passed on third attempt.
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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