Re: CCIE #24239 (R&S)

Congrats Chan. Good to hear you were able to adjust your process after the
first two attempts. It's always easier said than done. :)

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Tharak Abraham <tharakabraham_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Congratulations Chan !!
> And thanks for the message too !!
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> Best Regards,
> Tharak Abraham Luke
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> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Baik, Chan <Chan.Baik_at_viacom.com> wrote:
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> > Dear fellow GroupStudy members,
> >
> > I am happy to report that I passed the CCIE Routing and Switching Lab
> > Exam on Monday, 4/27/09, in San Jose, CA. By His Grace, God allowed me
> > to finally pass this test on my third attempt and receive CCIE #24239.
> > First and foremost, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus
> > Christ, without whom I am nothing. Receiving my number the day after
> > the test was good news, but the true Good News having eternal value can
> > only be found in the gospel message. All my life, I used to believe
> > that my own righteousness was sufficient to have a relationship with
> > God. Reading the Bible for the first time eleven years ago and coming
> > to know Jesus Christ turned all of that thinking upside down! Please
> > read and consider the gospel message for yourself at
> > http://www.gty.org/Resources/Articles/A335 and e-mail me offline with
> > any questions you may have.
> >
> > Regarding the exam, as long as you know each technology in the lab
> > blueprint well and are able to manage the eight hour test window
> > efficiently, you will have a great chance of passing. During my first
> > two lab attempts, I made the mistake of trying to tackle each task
> > sequentially without reading the entire exam at the beginning. As a
> > result, I wasted too many valuable minutes troubleshooting certain tasks
> > in the first part of the exam and did not leave myself enough time at
> > the end of the day for task verification. Read the entire exam before
> > starting any configuration and do not be afraid to skip tasks. Also,
> > the short answer questions at the beginning of the exam are not
> > difficult, if you are well prepared for the lab.
> >
> > Regarding my test preparation, I read the following books - CCIE Routing
> > and Switching Exam Certification Guide, 3rd edition (Odom), Routing
> > TCP/IP Volumes 1 and 2 (Doyle), and Internet Routing Architectures
> > (Halabi). For lab work, I used NLI's workbooks, as well as Internetwork
> > Expert's Mock Lab and the two CCIE Assessor tests. These are all
> > excellent resources, in my opinion. I also attended Narbik's boot camp
> > in August 2008, which was held in Pasadena, CA. To be honest, I was a
> > little bit skeptical heading into Narbik's class after hearing all the
> > hype about him. However, after having completed the boot camp, I can
> > say without hesitation that Narbik is by far the best instructor I have
> > had in my fourteen years of networking. He has a unique gift for making
> > obscure topics very easy to understand. His workbooks are also very
> > good. I would highly recommend Narbik to anyone that is pursuing his or
> > her CCIE.
> >
> > Lastly, I would just like to encourage everyone to stay motivated and
> > keep studying hard!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chan H. Baik
> > CCIE #24239 (R&S)
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Bryan Bartik
CCIE #23707, CCNP
Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
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