From: Scott M Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Mon Nov 17 2008 - 17:41:04 ARST
Aint that a doozy?!
Actually, I'm all in favor of exam writers taking the time to probe
comprehension and knowledge vs. an ability to memorize stuff. You can come
up with a mnemonic for anything (Naughty Wombats, LOL) and pass an exam full
of questions such as "name the RFC that defines xyz" and so forth. Having
said that, to state that the BGP best path selection is outside the scope of
the written Cert Guide strikes me as taking things a tad far. This book
makes extensive use of the "Key Topic" flag. I interpret those to be
identifying knowledge which is critical to passing the exam. They simply
could have listed the selection process and then not flagged it as a key
point (for the written, of course, if in fact it no longer is).
Oh well, the information is out there and it's probably best to be finding
it in the documentation (or your brain) vs. any book by the time you move on
to lab prep. Just struck me as really odd when I read it...
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Sequeira [mailto:asequeira@internetworkexpert.com]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:22 AM
To: Scott M Vermillion
Cc: 'Wiz Khan'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Starting my journey again after three years
Oh my!
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On Nov 17, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Scott M Vermillion wrote:
> Wiz,
>
> The blueprint for the written changed quite a bit back in the summer
> of '07;
> definitely upgrade your Cisco Press "Certification Guide," which has
> since
> been updated to reflect the new v3.x content.
>
> But I feel this book is week in some key areas (was shocked the
> other day to
> see that the BGP best path selection process was considered by the
> authors
> to be "lengthy" and "outside the scope of this book" - gasp!).
>
> Best,
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of Wiz
> Khan
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:19 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Starting my journey again after three years
>
> Greetings,
>
> I took my first shot at CCIE RS lab exam almost three years ago and
> did not
> pass it. Since then I am working on L4-L7 stuff and kind of away from
> traditional routing and switching world. Now I have decided to go
> back and
> study again. My written is obviously expired. So that will be my
> first step
> now. I am working in Networking for past 10 years. over the course
> of this
> time, I have purchased and studied many cisco press books. Now I
> need to go
> back to these books and start preparing for my written exam. Couple
> of days
> ago, when I took my cisco press books from my shelf (all were dusty)
> and
> started reading, I realize that I still know lots of stuff from
> them, and it
> felt like I will be wasting lots of time going thru these books, I
> really
> need some condensed form so I can quickly brush up my skills. Is any
> one
> aware of any such books?
>
> At my first lab attempt [almost three years ago] I bought IPexpert
> work book
> (version 7 I believe) and its proctor guide. The material was great,
> unfortunately I did not even complete first 5 labs before sitting in
> the
> lab. I still have those books, I am wondering if those are still
> relavent or
> should I buy new work books?
>
> My current employer may be willing to pay for ccie bootcamp. I am
> wondering
> if there are any good ones (for written and lab) in New York city?
>
>
> many thanks
> Wiz
>
>
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