From: Ahsan Mohiuddin (ahsan.mohiuddin@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 31 2008 - 16:30:55 ARST
Everyone, thank you once again for your support and appreciation!
Kind regards,
Syed Ahsan Mohiuddin
CCIE# 23061
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk@gmail.com>wrote:
> Congrates mate, good job.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Jonathan Greenwood II <gwood83@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Congratulations man. Interesting story and you do have some good friends.
>> Happy New Year!!!
>>
>> Jonathan
>> #22744
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Ahsan Mohiuddin
>> <ahsan.mohiuddin@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
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