From: Jose A. Arnau (jaral18@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 31 2008 - 06:34:35 ARST
Congratulations Ahsan!!! Great Spirit!!!
Regards--------------------------------------------Jose A. ArnauCCIE R&S
#23051-------------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008
06:42:52 +0500> From: ahsan.mohiuddin@gmail.com> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Subject: Eureka! Eureka!> > Hello Folks,> > I passed my R&S Lab exam on
Tuesday Dec 23, 2008. It was my 2nd attempt. I> had passed my written in April
2007, also in 2nd attempt!> > 'The Journey' started in Jan 2003. It was a long
road and a rough ride,> sometimes side-tracked by other priorities or
commitments. But I finally> reached there.> > Some of the resources that I
used during the course of my study are as> follows:> > *Routing TCP/IP Vol.1
2nd Ed. (Jeff Doyle)* - I read it from page 1 to page> page 801 (last page),
except Integrated IS-IS. I used to highlight a lot of> text. During the next 3
years, I read all that highlighted text dozens of> times over (typically these
were the "Case Studies"). Caution! due to> overuse, your book might begin to
look like a scrapbook. Actually, I used> two copies of the same book; one was
1st Ed (God rest its soul) and my> current copy is 2nd Edition. Some of the
stuff, for example OSPF Message> formats and other such great depths of
Routing theory can be safely skipped.> Well, thats what I did.> > *Routing
TCP/IP Vol.2 (Jeff Doyle)* - I read chapters 2 & 3 in their> entirety. Again,
the "Case Studies" were subjected to highlighting,> underlining, encircling
and every other tweak possible to make the text> stand out. I did NOT do
natting, multicast or anything else from this book.> But these two books
proved invaluable in laying the foundation for skill> level that is required
for building Core Reachability in the real exam.> > *Building Cisco Multilayer
Switched Networks (BCMSN) (David Hucaby)* - This> book I also read from
cover-cover. This book was my only resource on Layer-2> switching until,
ironically, I flunked my first lab attempt. Thereafter I> added Cisco Doc CD
as another resource to my pool. Excellent book, highly> recommend.> > *CCIE
Official Exam Certification Guide (Wendell Odom)* - Read only the> sections
not covered by the books listed above. I recommend it only for the> written
exam, as it gives you a bird's eye view of the course outline you> are trying
to cover. Otherwise it has certain flaws in the way the> information is
presented. As a reader you feel that you are going around in> circles instead
of being presented with a straightfoward Cause n Effect> picture. Summary
address calculation is explained in a horrible way. So> instead, I would
recommend this groupstudy link for figuring out summary> addresses:
http://www.groupstudy.com/archives/ccielab/200708/msg01716.html> >
*Internetwork Expert's Class on Demand* - I used this resource>
enthusiastically at first but after a few months, my interest began to wane.>
I realized that I cannot sit back and take notes for long hours. So, I would>
recommend this resource only to those who are very good at listening to>
lectures and taking notes.> > *Internetwork Expert's Workbook Vol.2* -
Although I did not purchase this> workbook but I did get to work on a few labs
presented therein. Recommend> highly.> > *Narbik Kocharin's Advanced Tech
Workbook* - Its an invaluable resource. The> great thing about this book is,
it does not let you get bored. As soon as> you feel there is more explanation
requird, you find it. Very concise.> Absolute must-have.> > *The Key to CCIE*
- After having failed the lab on my first attempt in May> this year, I sat
down and reviewed my strategy from A to Z. After spending> many days on this
analysis, I realized that if I go into the lab worried> about the financial
mess I am going to be in if I fail the lab, I am going> to fail the lab. So,
for my 2nd attempt, I planned ahead, asked one friend> for a loan of USD 1400,
and asked two more friends to keep a loan of USD> 1400 each on standby.
Thereupon I went into the lab and came out victorious.> So for me, the key to
ccie is this ---> if you are going to sit the lab but> cannot foresee how you
are going to provide financing for the next 2> attempts, forget about ccie.
Call it a psyche game because that is what it> is.> > Thanks to all those who
contribute on this group, and special thanks to the> admin who is running this
wonderful free-for-all resource.> > > > Everyone, have a Happy Holiday
Season!!> > > Kind regards,> > Syed Ahsan Mohiuddin> CCIE# 23061> > > Blogs
and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net> >
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