From: Bill Eyer (beyer@optonline.net)
Date: Mon Jun 16 2008 - 20:35:08 ART
While I agree that NetMaster is harder overall than the real lab, maybe
harder than it needs to be, I would also recommend not underestimating
the real thing either. There was one question that even looking back
on it, I just don't know what they were asking for.
Bill
Huan Pham wrote:
> if you have 77% for the NMC you should be ready to take the real thing.
>
> There're few reasons that make people perform mocklabs worse than actual
> exams.
>
> - In mocklabs, you do not have the opportunity to clarify questions with
> proctors.
> - There might be some IOS/hardware issues that cost you points and
> valueable time.
>
> I tried NMC mock lab once and got arround 60%. I am sure I got one issue
> with IOS, as I could not put a tunnel interface into an OSPF area using
> interface level command. I tried the same command on other router, it
> works fine. In addition to lost points, this issue cost me at least 15
> minutes to trouble-shoot and frustration. Their 2600 IOS versions are
> prety old, where I could not even use my favorite command "show run | s
> router".
>
> The switching part asks to configure a link between 2 switches to be in
> VLAN x. I configured one as routed, the other as access-vlan x. They
> expected both two interfaces in access vlan x mode! I knew there are
> different interpretations when I read the question but did not have a
> chance to clarify. This mistake costed me not only points for this
> specific question, but also other related ones (e.g. spanning tree).
>
> I personnally do not recommend NMC mocklab before taking actual exam. If
> money is not an issue for you, then it may be OK to try it few months
> before your lab date to see your strengths/weaknesses, but not close to
> your date. This is not usually the case for most of us, as we want to
> try a mocklab when we feel ready, don't we. If you try NMC mocklab
> before your actual lab date, the result you get may destroy your moral
> and confidence, and leave you in doubt.
>
> Money wise, IE mocklabs are better choice, as they are just half the
> price, and the quality (scenarios and proctors feedbacks) are very good.
> In addition, IE mocklabs have difficulty level you can chose. NMC do
> not.
>
> In general, a good mock lab should reflect similar level of difficulty
> in the real lab, and should not play arround with wording to much.
>
> Huan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Andy Harris (andharri)
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 June 2008 6:43 AM
> To: Luan Nguyen; CCIE3000
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: RE: What's your View on Mock Lab Result
>
> Agreed,
>
> I never got above 70% on NMC but passed R&S 1st time
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Luan Nguyen
> Sent: 16 June 2008 11:10
> To: CCIE3000
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: What's your View on Mock Lab Result
>
> If i get a 77 with NetMaster checkit, I would go take the exam right
> away :) A friend of mine, average ~65 on 3 checkit exams and did well on
> the real lab.
>
> -Luan
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 4:38 AM, CCIE3000 <ccie3000@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Guys and Gals,
>>
>> Need to bounce my thoughts off of you.
>>
>> Finished a Net Master mock lab yesterday evening....I've heard people
>> mention that their work book can nearly bring you to tears and doing
>> the mock lab last night I can see why...great mock lab, the standard
>> core topics pretty standard but some of the other stuff was a bit off
>> the wall.
>>
>> My result 77..Now I'm trying to tell myself that this is okay as the
>> real deal lab isn't quite as punishing as this...I've been twice
>> before and know what to expect. Looking back at my previous two I now
>> know that I would have been lucky to pass and didn't deserve to, so
>> I've been hard at the books for the last 4-5 months and have seen a
>> great improvement...but I'm still hitting a 77.
>>
>> For those that have done the Net Master stuff should I be sort of okay
>>
>
>
>> that I've got such a result being as I feel they are harder than the
>>
> real deal?
>
>> I'm getting a bit close now and the old nerves are starting to kick
>>
> in.
>
>> Kicking myself now as there was a couple of real killers which I
>> worked out at the last minute, then changed my route maps and over
>> wrote the real simple part of the question...aahhahaha..
>>
>>
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