Re: Time saving tips for during LAB [Time Management]

Agree...but that's about the startup config you find there you wont add
anything extra and you wont add VTP on you own :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Persio Pucci" <persio_at_gmail.com>
To: "Cisco certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Time saving tips for during LAB [Time Management]

> Mohammed,
>
> Although this sounds like a good idea, you have to be carefull with
> the lab requirements, like where to create the vlans, where they
> should not appear, and even if you are allowed to use VTP or not.
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Mohamed El Henawy <m.henawy_at_link.net>
> wrote:
>> I would like to add as well
>>
>> check all the vlans on all switches before you apply VTP...I heard that
>> sometimes they are nice enough to add these vlans on other switch that
>> wont
>> be server..so you can take it from there
>> 2nd one but I'm not sure how if it bad or not is that if you change the
>> vtp
>> to transparent you can copy and paste the vlans from the config directly
>> then put back the right mode.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Matters" <markccie_at_gmail.com>
>> To: "Ramcharan, Vijay A" <vijay.ramcharan_at_verizonbusiness.com>
>> Cc: "Cisco certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: Time saving tips for during LAB [Time Management]
>>
>>
>>> I like to use notepad also. It helps save me time. I like to cut and
>>> paste
>>> and make all my changes then I paste into the router/switch and verify.
>>>
>>> I tpye out my alias in notepad and at the end of the lab I just add a no
>>> and
>>> copy and paste into my routers/switches. I do the same for the switch
>>> ping
>>> macro's. Once I create a tcl script I save it to the desktop. You can
>>> save
>>> to the desktop but if you reboot you will lose it. I also run my scripts
>>> when I am done with security because I screwed up something really bad
>>> once
>>> and I didn't realize it until I got my score report.
>>>
>>> I use tabs at work and at home. But for the lab I like to spread the
>>> windows
>>> on the screen so I can see what's going on everywhere else when I make a
>>> change.
>>>
>>> I have not used securecrt 4 in a while. Does it allow logging? If so you
>>> can
>>> set it to log to the desktop. You will have a copy of everything. What
>>> do
>>> you think?
>>>
>>>
>>> *As I learn more I remember less. I guess my token bucket is rather
>>> small.
>>> *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Ramcharan, Vijay A <
>>> vijay.ramcharan_at_verizonbusiness.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd reiterate that the discussion of what is or isn't productive is
>>>> rather subjective.
>>>>
>>>> For example, some folks find that using large terminal windows works
>>>> better for them.
>>>> Personally, I took full advantage of the fact that the LCD monitors
>>>> currently in RTP have much better resolution than the screen I looked
>>>> at
>>>> 4 years ago when I was there.
>>>>
>>>> I used a tabbed version of SecureCRT for practice labs at home but the
>>>> version of SCRT in RTP is old enough that there are no tabs.
>>>> Well, I didn't let that stop me from creating a full desktop of 6 SCRT
>>>> windows, properly sized with small fonts, adequate scrollback buffer,
>>>> and a number of other overlapping windows, one to each device. For me,
>>>> seeing when changes to one device result in messages appearing at the
>>>> same time on another device console, is good feedback. I even went as
>>>> far as customizing the background color of each window because staring
>>>> at black on white for long periods doesn't work for me.
>>>>
>>>> ;-0 I don't mean to sound conceited but I think I may know a thing or
>>>> two about taking labs having done a 2 for 2. No, I've never rebooted
>>>> (actually once because the task required it) and no I don't use ping
>>>> scripts, nor do I use aliases. That doesn't mean that they're useless,
>>>> just that I didn't think they'd provide me any additional benefit.
>>>>
>>>> Like I said, it's rather subjective but all the suggestions I've seen
>>>> thus far are good nevertheless.
>>>> Bottom line is, figure what puts you most at ease when doing labs, try
>>>> and recreate that environment as best as you can on lab day and worry
>>>> about more important things. Of course, it helps to have a sound plan
>>>> of
>>>> attack for the actual lab questions as well.
>>>>
>>>> As a time-saving tip, how about something as simple as keeping the DOC
>>>> cd page always open?
>>>> When trying to find a topic, open a new window or tab from the
>>>> appropriate link in the "home" screen. It can shave precious seconds
>>>> off
>>>> navigating back and forth from the home page. But that's something I
>>>> picked up along the way while doing practice labs...
>>>>
>>>> I should also mention that both times I used up just about the entire 8
>>>> hrs as well, so take the bits above about no aliases and such with a
>>>> grain or two of salt.
>>>>
>>>> At the risk of sounding rather dated:
>>>> Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
>>>> One man's meat is another man's poison.
>>>> etc.
>>>>
>>>> Vijay Ramcharan
>>>>
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