Re: OSPF Question...other devices in LAN cant intercept

From: Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_ine.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:28:42 -0400

One more observation for you on the proctor in a situation like
this...if they do not provide any guidance in the decision between one
tool over another, it is because they crafted the question with
language that should give you the answer. So in fairness, they simply
cannot "give it away".

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
http://www.INE.com

On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Mohamed El Henawy wrote:

> Thanks Anthony ,Joe
>
> perhaps I went too far with my thinking for this question
> ( Technology labs made me think of a lot of options ) it was more
> simple than that but the point about asking the proctor is very
> good ..hope they will be answering :)
> and your are correct Joe..read data and intercept it are different
> and I don't think the proctor will spend any minutes thinking about
> the difference bet the 2 words
> even though I'm officially lost the points for this question but
> still I'm comfortable...some how in real life I would have put the
> pwd...still ..I know very well I study for the exam not for real life
> Anyway...Thanks a lot for your reply so much appreciated really
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Sequeira" <asequeira_at_ine.com
> >
> To: "Mohamed El Henawy" <m.henawy_at_link.net>
> Cc: "ccie groupstudy" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:29 AM
> Subject: Re: OSPF Question...other devices in LAN cant intercept
> communicatio bet 2 neighbors
>
>
>> Hi Mohamed!
>>
>> Your solution is not strange at all. You are thinking OSPF
>> security and that is an excellent thing.
>>
>> In the actual exam, you need to read very, very carefully to
>> determine the tool or strategy the proctors are looking/grading
>> for. When in doubt, go to them and explain your reasoning for
>> choosing one tool over another and see if they can provide some
>> guidance. If we had wanted OSPF authentication in the task, you
>> would have noticed that we would have hinted at what kind...null,
>> clear text, MD5. Notice that we tend to hint, not come right out
>> and dictate it.
>>
>> What is most important as you go through our training is that you
>> continue to practice task interpretation and master all of the
>> options that exist for solving a particular task. The actual lab
>> will be sure to challenge your problem solving skills...and
>> sometimes requires quite a bit of creativity.
>>
>> Congratulations on your journey - enjoy every minute!
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
>> http://www.INE.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Mohamed El Henawy wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Group ,
>>>
>>> hope someone can guide me here
>>>
>>> I started doing my 1st IE Workbook2
>>>
>>> there is this question OSPF bet 2 routers in same LAN , question
>>> asking
>>> ensure that host devices running ospf on the segment cant
>>> intercept the ospf
>>> communication bet the 2 routers...i put authentication under the
>>> interface and
>>> the answer was with neighbor command..pretty simple
>>>
>>> my question is....wouldn't having pwd would make the traffic cant be
>>> intercepted ??...
>>>
>>> i don't know why I think of such strange solutions....i'm not
>>> even that expert
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks .
>>>
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