Re: Passed SP lab, 21yr old double CCIE!

Bah... Flowers are over rated...

Congrats man, thats big time... triple it up!!

jason

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Scott Morris <
smorris_at_internetworkexpert.com> wrote:

> That "new router smell"? I keep trying to see if the auto companies
> have something I can hang from my rear-view mirror to make my car smell
> like that.
>
> ;)
>
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> *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
>
> JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
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> Travis Niedens wrote:
> > What? Don't like the smell of a "just out of the box" Cisco router or
> switch
> > ? :)
> >
> > Travis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Scott Morris
> > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:15 AM
> > To: Rick Mur
> > Cc: Cisco certification
> > Subject: Re: Passed SP lab, 21yr old double CCIE!
> >
> > Congratulations Rick! Great job on that! And here I thought you were
> > planning to relax for a little while! But two CCIE's already, and quite
> > the road-map you've laid out there!
> >
> > Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers occasionally! They do not
> > smell like routers! :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> >
> > JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.
> >
> > JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
> >
> > smorris_at_internetworkexpert.com
> >
> >
> > Internetwork Expert, Inc.
> >
> > http://www.InternetworkExpert.com
> >
> > Toll Free: 877-224-8987
> >
> > Outside US: 775-826-4344
> >
> >
> > Knowledge is power.
> >
> > Power corrupts.
> >
> > Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick Mur wrote:
> >
> >> After about 2 months preparation for the Written and 4 months of
> >> preparation for the Lab I passed the CCIE Service Provider lab
> >> yesterday!!
> >> I took my lab in Brussels on the 19th. I was really scared and
> >> stressed the 2 days before. Slept very badly.
> >>
> >> During the exam I had a few things that didn't work right away, which
> >> caused my adrenaline level to get to a pretty high level :-P. I
> >> finished all tasks by lunch with just one skipped. After lunch I got
> >> that one fixed in 15 mins, which shows that taking a break really works.
> >>
> >> The exam was very tough but fair. Much of the topics in the blueprint
> >> was in there and I really saw a difference with R&S. On my R&S lab
> >> most questions were really straightforward, looking for a specific
> >> feature. On my SP lab I got lot's of freedom in choosing things or the
> >> way I wanted it to work. I also had a few questions which requested
> >> thinking out-of-the-box. Something that is so obvious to configure,
> >> wasn't allowed or even possible in the IOS version, so I had to get
> >> around it.
> >>
> >> Wow it's amazing to be a double CCIE now at age 21 :-)
> >>
> >> Funny fact was that I had access to both the new documentation and the
> >> good-old UniverCD. Had a little advantage of that as well :-P
> >>
> >> Brussels was a fine location, much better than San Jose. Great 20" LCD
> >> widescreens, nice temperature, racks behind a glass wall.
> >>
> >> My preparation consisted of a couple of resources. I used all
> >> materials from both Internetwork Expert and IPexpert. They both have a
> >> few pros and cons.
> >>
> >> The INE Class-on-demand is not even a pearl, but a diamond! This was
> >> my greatest eye-opener in the working of a lot of the SP topics. It's
> >> also really focused on SP, so knowledge of IGP and BGP is required. I
> >> really had a good understanding of how and why the stuff works.
> >>
> >> INE workbook 1 is great for SP topics. IPexpert workbook 1 is good for
> >> all topics, but focus is a little less on SP topics and since I
> >> already have R&S I only needed the SP topics.
> >>
> >> IPexpert workbook 3 is something you don't want if you are a little
> >> further. The labs are good for an introduction, but they are really
> >> short and the video breakdowns give little extra information, besides
> >> entering the solutions guide answers. But I contacted IPexpert about
> >> that and their customer service is the best!! They took my arguments,
> >> acknowledged them and promised to improve the labs soon. A thank you
> >> to Mike for that!
> >>
> >> INE workbook 2 is reaaally good for both complex and less-complex
> >> labs. They are great for preparation and I really learned from them.
> >> The solutions guide is without any explanations, just the answers, but
> >> besides that it's great! The level of the labs is a little light. I
> >> would say a level 8 to 9 is the real lab.
> >>
> >> IPexpert workbook 2 is such a fantastic workbook as well. If I can
> >> advice you to buy 1 workbook from them, it's this one! Those 5 full
> >> labs are so intense. Cover so much stuff in each lab. First time I got
> >> totally overwhelmed by it, some are definitely harder than the real
> >> lab. Don't do these labs if have some weak areas, since they'll beat
> >> the crap out of you :-P They are fantastic for lab preparation in the
> >> last month.
> >>
> >> End of April I was able to join the INE SP online bootcamp. This was
> >> great. I guess they should rename it to a mock-lab week. It was
> >> exactly what I needed to built confidence. I scored well on all 3
> >> graded mocklabs and they cover great topics and really can be compared
> >> to the real lab. Brian McGahan has such a great way of explaining
> >> everything and his labs were fantastic. Again it proved the importance
> >> of doing a bootcamp, without it I wouldn't have been that confident
> >> about my level, but after those 5 days I really was ready to go for it!
> >>
> >> Wow I wanted to do a shorter story, but turned out not to be possible
> >> with so much to tell :-P
> >>
> >> Again I'm soo happy passing in first attempt for my SP lab and I think
> >> I'm the youngest double CCIE now on the planet.
> >>
> >> Next up are first some Cisco DataCenter exams, then JNCIS-ER/M and in
> >> a few months I'll start my CCIE Security track!
> >>
> >> Thanks to everyone here and special thanks to Mike from IPexert, Kady
> >> from INE and a huge thanks to Brian McGahan for his great CoD and
> >> bootcamp. Also Scott Morris for his great Wb2 labs from his previous
> >> employer ;-)
> >>
> >> Rick Mur
> >> CCIE2 #21946 (R&S / SP)
> >> JNCIA-ER, MCSE
> >> rick_at_rickmur.com
> >>
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