From: Anthony Sequeira (asequeira@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 18:25:36 ARST
That type of question should not be a concern because it is NOT an
open-ended question. Cisco made it clear the questions will be open-
ended.
I wrote some sample questions on our blog if you want to check them
out, but here would be an example of an open ended question in this
topic area:
Why does OSPF feature different network types for use in an NBMA area
of your network?
I am sure you would agree that this question is nothing to fear if you
actually studied for this exam.
Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
Senior CCIE Instructor
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On Jan 15, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Bogdan Sass wrote:
> Scott Morris wrote:
>> However, if I asked you "Please tell me the default OSPF network
>> type on a
>> frame-relay physical interface and what timers are associated with
>> that" are
>> you telling me that after months/years of studying for the lab exam
>> that you
>> could not answer that?
>>
> Actually, this is _exactly_ the kind of questions I would be
> afraid of. Why? Because I recently passed my CCIE RS exam, and yet I
> don't know the default timers Cisco uses for various protocols on
> various interface types.
> Why is that? Because I do not need that information in order to
> _configure_ and _troubleshoot_ that protocol (which should be the
> primary objective of the CCIE lab exam). I know that those timers
> exist. I know that for some protocols mismatching timers can lead to
> neighbors not establishing an adjacency. Therefore, I know that when
> my neighbors do not come up, one of the things I need to check is
> the value of the timers on both ends.
> However, I really don't see a situation in which I need to know
> that "Cisco uses a default hello interval of 10 seconds for OSPF on
> broadcast links". Even if I am required not to change the hello time
> on one end of the link, I can still go to that router, do a "sh ip
> ospf int", and see the current value.
>
> --
> Bogdan Sass
> CCAI,CCSP,JNCIA-ER,CCIE #22221 (RS)
> Information Systems Security Professional
> "Curiosity was framed - ignorance killed the cat"
>
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