From: A.G. Ananth Sarma (GMail) (ananth.sarma@gmail.com)
Date: Mon May 12 2008 - 15:37:56 ART
Hi Ryan,
It cannot be better explained than this.
Cheers,
Ananth
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Ryan <ryan95842@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
>
> You need to ask your self how well you understand the practice labs.
> As you do a lab, are you able to identify all the possible issues with
> each requirement? Are you able to look at each requirement and see how
> it could effect other requirements further down? I'm not talking about
> memorizing the scenario, but but how the technology works and works!
> with other technologies.
>
> The Practice labs serve a purpose, they are for helping you manage
> your time, develop speed of configuration, and understand how multiple
> protocols work and inter operate with one another. Doing the lab a
> dozen times will not help if your just brute forcing and end up
> memorizing how to solve certain scenario's.
>
> They will help you if your configuration speed is slow and you do not
> have a lot of experience with multiple protocols running on the same
> network. They are great for time management skills as well.
>
> You'll need to evaluate where you are at in preparation for the lab:
>
> Can you configure an 8 hour practice lab in enough to go back and fix
> it (nobody gets it perfect the first configuration pass).
>
> Are you spending a lot of time going to the Doc CD for "simple things"?
>
> Do you have a Lab taking strategy that works for you?
> (sit down, diagram the lab, read the lab, read it again, configure the
> lab, check the lab, verify, etc)
>
> How is your typing/configuration speed?
>
> When I passed the lab, I was able to draw/diagram the lab, read it
> twice and "solve it" on paper, then configure the lab in 4 hours
> (first pass). That left me three hours to correct all the mistakes
> (and there were a lot), re-read the questions and figure out that they
> were really asking for something else other than what I initially
> thought (surprised at how easy it is to mis-read or misinterpret a
> request or forget something). Then 1 hour to verify my configurations
> by show, debug, and DocCD verbiage) and then have 5 minutes left to
> panic at all the things I could have missed.
>
> This is what you should be doing in the practice lab. Use it as test
> of the real thing. Get used to the pressure, get your configuration
> speed up, learn the DocCD, learn how to prove your configuration is
> correct, etc.
>
> If you are struggling in any of these areas', then repeating the labs
> might be good practice for you to hone your skills.
>
> I hope this helps you,
>
> -Ryan
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Carlos Trujillo
> <carlos.trujillo.jimenez@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Brian.
> >
> > Well, I supposed it is crazy too.
> > But Im not so sure but I read that once in this group that you guys
> > recommended doing maximum 6 or 7 times, of course, doing a strategy,
> like in
> > the next try, doing only even labs, then odd labs... If I that is not
> true,
> > please excuseme, Maybe I Misunderstood that comment.
> >
> > For me, I think 2 times is enough, and In some cases 3 times, but as
> you
> > said, It depends in the candidate.
> >
> > 2008/5/12, Brian Dennis <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com>:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Carlos,
> > > It's not recommended to do all 20 Vol II labs 6 or 7 times. That
> would
> > > be crazy ;-) There are different approaches that we recommend but it
> is
> > > based upon the individual candidate.
> > >
> > > Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP)
> > > bdennis@internetworkexpert.com
> > >
> > > Internetwork Expert, Inc.
> > > http://www.InternetworkExpert.com
> > > Toll Free: 877-224-8987
> > > Direct: +1-775-544-1653 (Outside the US and Canada)
> > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > Subject: Re: what to do next?
> > > Date: Mon, May 12, 2008 9:54
> > > From: "Carlos Trujillo" <carlos.trujillo.jimenez@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > Yes, after finishing a vendor workbook you may know your weak
> areas, and
> > > do
> > > > all once again, but focusing in your weak areas, then its better to
> try
> > > mock
> > > > labs.
> > > >
> > > > Internetworkexpert guys, recommend doing their workbook around 6 or
> 7
> > > times!
> > > > I think its too much, but it depends in the candidate.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2008/5/11, ahmed badr <eng.ahmedbadr@gmail.com>:
> > > > >
> > > > > After finishing the WB for one vendor, is it recommended to solve
> it
> > > once
> > > > > again or go and solve the WB of another vendor?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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