Re: Question about the Proctors....

Good questions.
It was my experience(s) with the RTP proctors that they would give you
answers to your questions IF you were to come to them and say:
I read this question to mean x. If I am correct I would do a,b,c ( short
overview to show that you at least had a plan ). Followup with, is this what
the question is getting at?
or
I understand this requirement to mean x. I can approach this in one of 2
ways ( brief explanation of each - not a novel ) and ask if they would
prefer one way over the other.
I guess that my experience(s) were that if I went to the proctor with a
question and at least could demonstrate an understanding of how to fulfil
the requirement then I got an answer.

I do not believe that if you ask, how do I do this that you would get much
of an answer:-)
I do believe that if you went and said I am not fully clear on what is being
asked and gave an attempt at interpretation you would at least get an answer
stating that you are right or that you should re-read the requirement(s)
again. If I got that kind of answer that might be a clue to look at another
area that may restrict or drive you to configure this area in a certain way.

I know this might seem vague, but don't be afraid to ask questions. Try to
have a plan if you can to show an understanding of the technology.
Larry Hadrava
CCIE #12203 CCNP CCNA
Sr. Support Engineer  IPexpert, Inc.
URL: http://www.IPexpert.com

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Modular <modulartx_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I think something that those of us who haven't taken the Lab yet struggle
> with is
> what to expect from the Proctors. You hear from some that they're there to
> help you,
> but then you also here that you shouldn't go fishing for answers from them.
> I'm really
> trying to figure out what "types" of questions I can ask them. I've heard
> that you
> can ask for clarification... but what does that mean? If I have a
> requirement on
> the exam that is unclear will they help clear it up? If, not, what are
> they
> there
> for? If there's a requirement that could be "solved" one of two ways, after
> explaining
> both methods to the proctor would he/she suggest one of the two?
> To help me understand better I'd like to use an example from one of the
> practice
> tests I'm using. This is from the "Switching" section:
>
> "There are two links connecting Cat-2 and Cat-3 together. Make sure that if
> one
> link fails, the other will start working, but not until then."
>
> Now, an earlier requirement had you shutdown all links between Cat-3 and
> all
>
> other switches.... with the exception of the two links between Cat-3 and
> Cat-2
> -so these two links are Cat-3s only connection to the rest of the network.
> There are no specific requirements to create an etherchannel between Cat-2
> and
> Cat-3. So... after reading the above requirement I would think I could do
> one of
> two things: 1. Flex Link, 2. Normal spanning-tree, which, as long as I
> don't
> establish
> an etherchannel would block one of the two links and bring that blocked
> link
> up
> in the event that the forwarding link failed. Is this the kind of thing I
> can ask a
> proctor about? Can I go to him/her and repeat what I've written above...
> and
> expect
> him/her to tell me which method would be preferred?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan R.
>
>
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