From: Jason Morris (mcnever@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 06 2009 - 12:44:15 ARST
congrats man!!
Good work
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Fahad Khan <fahad.khan@gmail.com> wrote:
> many congrats Ahsan...well done.
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:42 AM, 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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