From: Patrick Galligan (pgalligan@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 25 2008 - 22:18:25 ART
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:23 AM, keith tokash <ktokash@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> My co-worker (R&S CCIE) took it a step further by telling me when I was
> having trouble with redistribution that I had to be prepared to use statics in
> an emergency. Miss the points, get the connectivity, move on and hopefully
> come back and un-butcher.
>
That was my strategy too. Do anything I need to do to get full
connectivity so I can move on, finish the rest, and come back to it.
I don't totally agree on the time management thing. I decided to
remove it as a factor completely and made sure time would not be an
issue for me. If you know you won't be pushed for time, you will be a
lot more relaxed and think clearly. I still failed my 1st attempt at
R&S, though I was very close to passing. I finished my 1st pass at all
the questions at 2:30pm, on my 2nd and successful attempt I finished
my 1st pass at 2pm. On each attempt I spent 30min and 45min
respectively reading the exam, making a few notes, and drawing a
switching diagram, BEFORE configuring anything. The only time I
touched the keyboard in that time was to confirm my pod matched my
exam. At lunch I was able to relax and chat with the proctors; I
noticed most of the other candidates were not very relaxed at lunch
because they still thinking about the exam.
So if you are using a workbook to prepare, make sure you can complete
everything in 4-5 hours before doing the real lab. You should be able
to get full connectivity within 2-3 hours. If not, you don't know the
material well enough, or you are too stubborn to use some other method
to get connectivity so you can move on and come back to it later.
The best tip I ever got from one of our gun CCIE's here was to read
the DocCD from start to finish.
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