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

hehehehh... Well, enjoy your relaxing weekend! Put some of these
"issues" behind you! (grin)

*Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.

JNCI-M, JNCI-ER

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Rick Mur wrote:
> Thanks Scott! And yes my route-map eehhm sorry, road-map is still
> getting bigger ;-)
> I appreciate your concerns ;-) I'll be flying to Budapest next week
> for a weekend of relaxing so I think I'll gain some energy there :-)
> Flowers certainly don't smell like routers, much worse, "I love the
> smell of routers in the morning" :-P
>
>
>
> Rick Mur
> CCIE2 #21946 (R&S / SP)
> CCNP, CCIP, JNCIA-ER, MCSE
> rick_at_rickmur.com
>
>
>
> On 21 mei 2009, at 18:14, Scott Morris wrote:
>
>> 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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